Staff and students often lack some of the new skills and knowledge required to respond to the needs of tomorrow; too often we are still teaching approaches and values that are no longer relevant and don’t have the confidence to be truly innovative.

Staff within institutions may have innovative ideas but often feel unsure of themselves and don’t have the confidence to put their ideas into practice because of institutional hierarchies and limited opportunities for experimentation.

Institutions across the world, especially in poorer countries, are unable to access the kinds of networks that many of us take for granted, to share and develop best practice and experience other cultures and attitudes.

Often, there is little institutional experience in accessing funding successfully or the funding available is limited; there is a lack of adequate, experienced support to design and manage projects.

Projects that should lead to institutional change falter as soon as funding ends, largely because the framework of funding is time-dependent and financially driven, even when many of the activities could be achieved far more economically or resources may be found without relying on public fundin