"priority subject" is a correct and usable phrase in written English that can be used to refer to an issue that is particularly important.
For example, "Education reform is a priority subject for the government."
The state is essentially withdrawing from funding university teaching except in a small number of "priority" subject areas.
Some initiatives may be restructured according to "grand challenges"—for example, Skoltech may build more capacity based on national technological priorities (photonics, neurotechnologies, advanced manufacturing, IT), as well as leading universities may reconsider their priority subject areas in teaching courses.
Should health be a priority subject in the agenda, prioritizing health issues including provision of better working conditions and service structure should not prove a hard bone to swallow.
"People are beginning to understand there is nothing in the world so remote that it can't impact you as a person". William H. Foege, Director, US Centers for Disease Control, 1977 1983 Health has become an area for diplomatic engagement and a priority subject on the world stage.
A high priority study subject is the effects of noise on children, including cognitive effects and their reversibility.
However, Mr Cridland would welcome the priority subjects being expanded to include the arts as well.
The review says the government could remove public funding from all but "priority" subjects, such as medicine, science and engineering.
Despite what Browne says about this new Higher Education Council being independent, it is pretty obvious the government is going to decide what the priority subjects are this week.
"We want to attract the most able graduates to train to teach in priority subjects like maths and physics," says Lin Hinnigan, chief executive at the Teaching Agency.
How will library provision work if in future only books on "priority subjects" may be purchased with public money and the rest put into storage to make space on the shelves?
The Browne review gives us a clear steer, noting that £700m will remain for funding the teaching of priority subjects; this implies other teaching funding, about £3.2bn a year, could be removed.
