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VC Professor Lynn Dobbs opened #LondonMetXHEPI by speaking about her own "obsession" with civic engagement which she says is underpinned by what @LondonMetUni "has always done. Our role isn't just to educate people, but to work with our local partners to drive equity."
Councillor @JanetBurgess1 adds that despite the popular vision of Islington as a centre of affluence, there are high rates of poverty, particularly among elderly residents. She says universities can provide the "sustained, strategic engagement" needed to reskill local residents.
. @SirBobKerslake says COVID has “laid the foundation for a very powerful civic university movement in the future” but we must resist rhetoric that it is a leveller. “It has been been felt most acutely among the most deprived communities.” #LondonMetXHEPI
"We need to be bold in what we're setting out to do. Universities can't just put out statements and policies without committing to taking tangible actions to back them up," says @ShakiraSweet1 #LondonMetXHEPI
The London Met Lab is "one of the best examples I’ve seen of universities thinking differently about what their place in the community is," says @JustineGreening. "The concept of a civic university is absolutely crucial now.” #LondonMetXHEPI
