Beliefs Quote by Gavin Williamson

I think universities are one of the great civilising forces of life.

— Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

A university education is a privilege, but we should be proud that in Britain it is also a right, no matter what your income…

— David Lammy

If we are serious about Global Britain, we must recognise that international students bring huge benefits to our universities, our local economies and our…

— Jo Johnson

Universities are renowned for their tolerance of unusual characters, especially if they show originality and dedication to their research. I have often made the…

— Tony Attwood

Universities have a big role to play... making it very clear to their counterparts, their networks, that the U.K. is not walking away from…

— Sam Gyimah

Academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them.

— Maajid Nawaz

This is why universities, and civil society more generally, are so important for a democracy like ours, founded on a genuine idealism that we…

— Abhijit Banerjee

We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extremely good, but a very significant…

— Nigel Short

Universities are the cathedrals of the modern age. They shouldn't have to justify their existence by utilitarian criteria.

— David Lodge

An English university is a sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices find shelter and protection after they have been . hunted out…

— Adam Smith

Universities are the custodians not only of the many cultures of man, but of the rational process itself.

— Anonymous

What the British seem to like are television historians and naturalists, not public intellectuals. You can't help feeling that's because one supplies narrative and…

— Will Self