Resource Allocation in U.K. Universities

The investigation described was carried out by a Working Party of the Conference of University Administrators (CUA), and we are grateful for this opportunity to give a progress report. I hasten to add that any errors of interpretation or fact are mine alone. The CUA was inaugurated in 1973 with the primary objective of arranging an annual conference so that university administrators could meet to exchange ideas and information. This objective now extends to a year-round programme of training sessions and discussions of tertiary education. Local branches have been formed, and there is increasing liaison with overseas organizations. The CUA initiates investigations and, for example, received laurels for its reports on forecasting, which were the products of an ad hoc working party similar to that whose work is described in this report.