This document discusses challenges facing universities in Scotland, including funding cuts and proposals for alternative funding models. It outlines Scotland's Independent Budget Review which aims to assess universities' economic contribution and role as Scotland's 7th sector. The document also provides examples of university initiatives and argues for innovative thinking to address budget challenges in a way that maintains access to education.

1. Facing up to today's challenges: building for tomorrow Professor Anton Muscatelli, Convener, Universities Scotland

2. Total spending & revenues Any material on UK deficit etc....

5. Less than 50% from the public purse BUT - needed Other income Core public funding

6. HE funding in Scotland: the impact of 5 per cent cut in 2011/12

7. Chief Economic Adviser, Dr Andrew Goudie’s medium to long term outlook for public expenditure in Scotland

9. Submissions to the Browne Review: more fees please Group Position Russell Group Fee cap should be removed incrementally 1994 Group Fee cap should be raised in stages University Alliance Universities to decide ‘graduate contributions’ for different courses with a ceiling set by Government Universities UK Graduate contribution should increase over time to a maximum level Guild HE Against an entirely uncapped system but in favour of higher fees Million + Bursaries removed and replaced with lower fees UCU Abolish tuition fees & charge business and education tax

10. NUS vote for students pledge 1,000 candidates for the UK election signed the pledge. Signatories included: Nick Clegg (Lib Dem) Vince Cable (Lib Dem) Phil Woolas (Lab) Tony McNulty (Lab) Roberta Blackman-Woods (Lab) David Lammy (Lab) Cathy Jamieson (Lab) Steve McCabe (Lab), Janet Anderson (Lab), Andrew Smith (Lab Alan Whitehead (Lab), Caroline Lucas (Green)............

12. Scottish Government position on future funding "I want to hear the views of the students, student leaders, university principals, unions and the entire stakeholder community about what we might do in Scotland to provide a long-term and sustainable funding solution - a uniquely Scottish solution - to funding universities in the future. "But this government does not believe that the answer to those questions is tuition fees." Mike Russell, NUS Scotland conference, 6 March 2010

19. Example one: The Saltire Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University

20. Example two: SHEDL

21. Example three: Shared HE-FE library at the Scottish Borders Campus