We have weaknesses in our communities. Public sector provision in health, education and social services needs better leadership. The relationships between the cultures of the UK call for better understanding of their qualities. These efforts are fundamental to living in a civilised country. They teach citizens of all ages above 17 and reach out to the international community like a permanent, home-based diplomatic and trade mission.
Every profession qualifies at a university or college.
This is where our capacity to analyse and adapt are nurtured. Their research lays the foundations for a brighter future. Universities are weapons against disease, inventors of world class techniques - they foster tomorrow s world today. And at the heart of the universities are the people who work in them, who make it all tick. They guard against the consequences of ignorance and foolish risk.