Monthly Archives: July 2012
Comment on OFFA announcement on 2013-14 access agreements
“Alliance institutions are committed to creating life-changing opportunities for all. With a large and diverse intake of students coupled with some of the highest graduate employability rates in the UK they are big players in delivering social mobility. In order … Continue reading
Farewell from Professor Janet Beer
By September, I will have served my term of office as Chair of University Alliance and it will be time to hand over to Steve West at the University of the West of England. The last three years have been … Continue reading
THE – Students need more soft skills, says shadow minister
Mentoring students in “emotional resilience” could improve graduate employability, according to Labour’s shadow higher education minister, who recalled her own challenges as the sole barrister in her chambers from an “immigrant, working-class” background. Shabana Mahmood told an event on graduate … Continue reading
BBC – Labour defends university expansion as good for economy
At Graduate Employability: where next? Shabana Mahmood MP, shadow Minister of State for Higher Education discussed the role of universities in society. Ms Mahmood told an invited audience that she wanted to debunk the myth that the value of a … Continue reading
Graduate Employability: Where next?
A seminar to discuss findings of the University Alliance report The Way We’ll work with Shabana Mahmood MP Tuesday 17 July | Listen to the seminar University Alliance hosting this event, in partnership with Microsoft UK, with Shabana Mahmood MP, Shadow … Continue reading
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