In Language Matters More and More, the British Academy warns of a serious disparity between the supply of and demand for recommends that UK Vice-Chancellors:
• ADOPT a wider definition of ‘internationalisation’, rather than focus simply on recruitment of overseas students
• ENSURE that universities place this broader understanding of internationalisation and language learning at the heart of their missions
• RESPOND to the growing internationalisation of the graduate jobs market
• PROVIDE language training to meet the needs of their researchers
• ENCOURAGE and enable their students to take time out of their studies to work or study abroad
• MAKE PROVISION for their students to study a language while studying for a non-language degree
• WORK COLLABORATIVELY to sustain languages at a time of considerable fiscal restraints.