The new secretary of state responsible for universities, Lord Mandelson, has his hands full with the cost of providing student support, the dearth of university places this summer, and planning for the review of tuition fees and the higher education framework.
And another row is brewing – between university groups over research policy and funding.
Vice-chancellors across the sector are vying for Mandelson’s ear, particularly given the squeeze on income and the rising pay and pension costs they face. The core research funding allocated to universities after December’s research assessment exercise (RAE) kicks in next month. And the funding council plans to shave 1% (of £16m) off its research budget next year.
Alliance universities are some of the foremost providers of degree apprenticeships, with apprentices studying everything from Nursing, to Quantity Surveying, to Automotive Engineering all the way to Digital Design. This…
University Alliance has made its submission to the Treasury ahead of this year’s Spending Review. The submission highlights how professional and technical universities are critical to delivering the government’s decade…
To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, University Alliance (UA) and the University of Derby have jointly published a comprehensive report that explores the current enablers of and barriers to delivering…