A very interesting meeting with Professor Steve West CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West of England. We discussed future provision and expansion of university accommodation with 900 new units of accommodation scheduled for the next academic year with plans for a further 2,500. These vital facilities will reduce the reliance of the student population on HMOs and should definitely be supported by the local area as well as being an exciting development for the university to expand and a boost to the local economy. We also discussed higher education funding, as well as STEM and UWE's discussions with international employers in terms of favouring a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths, Innovation and Enterprise approach. Additionally, we talked about apprenticeships and mental health support for students, as well as the future of government strategy working with universities.
