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Mr. Andrew Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Leeds, North-West (Dr. Hampson), Official Report, 10 July, column 164, if he will list the distinctive characteristics in respect of universities and polytechnics.
Mr. Jackson
The distinctive characteristics of polytechnics compared to universities include a greater emphasis on: teaching compared to research; applied research rather than other research; vocational, professional and industrially based courses; sub-degree and part-time courses; provision for a broader range of students; and meeting the particular needs of local and regional employers.