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Director, University Alliance
In 2009, Libby Hackett was appointed as the first Director of University Alliance – representing 23 universities at the heart of the higher education sector to Government, Whitehall and the media.
Libby has extensive experience of working in the higher education policy environment. She joined University Alliance from The Russell Group of Universities where she was Director of Research and before that she had been a special advisor to the Parliamentary Select Committee for Education and Skills.
Libby started her career as an analyst at the Higher Education Funding Council for England, progressing to a senior policy role. She then joined the Higher Education Policy Institute from its establishment in 2002 as their first Senior Researcher.
Libby is a Senior Research Fellow in Higher Education Policy at the University of Lincoln. She has published various research papers with a focus on supply and demand in higher education, the graduate labour market and social mobility.
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The way we’ll work – do we really need more graduates? The UK has ‘too many graduates’. This is a sentiment frequently captured in newspaper headlines and widely held by many in the UK. But is it true?
Libby Hackett 28 March 2012
University Alliance: "Universities are central to the economic recovery" The vital role that universities play in creating economic growth is a huge focus for University Alliance. It is a fact that seems self-evident and yet as Professor Wendy Purcell highlights in our ‘Growing the Future’ publication, “this role is often underplayed, under-utilised and misunderstood.”
Libby Hackett 03 November 2011