Master’s Level History Scholarships
Debate between Baroness Northover and Baroness Smith of Malvern(1 month, 1 week ago)
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Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab)
My study was rather more in the area of economics than in history There are some interesting examples of where some of those have worked, but I am not going to rise to the noble Lord’s challenge. On the whole, I agree with his analysis about most of those proposals.
Baroness Northover (LD)
My Lords, we have rightly been very proud of our universities, but we have to secure their future, as the noble Baroness said. How are we supporting universities in this new era? What are we doing to ensure that we encourage those from overseas to come to study and research here, that they are not put off by an unwelcoming environment, as is so often the case, and that they are not counted in the immigration figures? We do not want the United Kingdom to decline and fall.
Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab)
On the subject of history, it is well worth noting that today is the Windrush anniversary, and we should recognise the significance of that element of our history. We remain in this country and in our higher education system welcoming to international students. That is why we have many universities in the top flight of international universities. We are continuing to see and welcome students who want to come to this country to study and, in doing that, to make a contribution to our universities and those they study alongside.