The passage of the Higher Education and Research Act saw numerous contributions from Lord Willetts, who drew on his own experience promoting and defending the ideas of the Browne Review and his implementation of these outside of legislation.
He still maintains an active interest in higher education, contributing to teaching at King’s College and the Cass Business School and has senior roles at two highly influential think-tanks – Executive Chair at the Resolution Foundation, and a Governor at the National Institute for Economic and Social Research. His forthcoming book on higher education policy later this year looks set to make a splash.