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  1. University Alliance responds to the Autumn Statement

    …ties “We are delighted to hear the Chancellor so vocally champion the UK’s world leading universities. The diverse strength of our higher education system is one of our country’s greatest assets, and if we want to increase investment from overseas, we should be highlighting that wherever we can.” On student maintenance support “There was a notable absence of support for students in today’s budget. Current student maintenance support is inadequate…

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  2. ‘Delivering the Healthcare Workforce of the Future’: University Alliance publishes proposals to help tackle the NHS workforce crisis

    …ns on workforce planning is also crucial to growing the domestic workforce. “There is huge potential for the higher education sector to scale up its nursing training provision, and, in doing so, alleviate the strain on NHS trusts and other clinical placement providers. University Alliance members stand ready to work with the NHS and the Government to help provide solutions to longstanding issues and to deliver a workforce fit for the future.”…

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  3. Briefing: international students at Alliance universities

    …seini secured a full-time job as a Quantity Surveyor with Bouygues UK Construction, a leading construction company. Husseini Musa (Nigeria) – MSc Construction Project Management, Robert Gordon University. Having spent several years as Senior Architectural Designer at Places for People, one of the UK’s largest social hosing providers, Shabnam now puts her architectural training into practice as Design Lead at Modularwise.  Modularwise is a leading…

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  4. University Alliance media coverage `

    …bers of Commerce 6/4/2021 https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/latest-news/news/2021/4/6/eight-point-plan-for-education-to-spearhead-recovery/ Oxford Mail – 1/4/2021 https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19200742.university-alliance-outlines-role-covid-recovery-uk/   Research impact publication Research Professional 10/3/2021 https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2021-3-university-alliance-highlights-societal-impact-of-…

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  5. Design: a long view

    …someone in the first half of the nineteenth-century might come across the word design was when reading about the designs that eligible young men might have for eligible young women in the novels of Jane Austen. Used in this way, the word design describes the agency of intention – a plan or a scheme. “…the word design describes the agency of intention – a plan or a scheme” Nevertheless, the embodiment and realization of intention is a concept perh…

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  6. Using bees’ communication patterns to improve energy efficiency in homes

    …how to use their energy in the most efficient way possible, based on their usage. However, research has shown that this guidance does not effectively communicate people’s energy use at different scales. Sonja Oliveira, who is an Associate Professor for architecture and sustainability design innovation, and is leading the project, said: “As the world moves towards everything depending on electricity, including transport, we need a better way to com…

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  7. Developing low-cost air quality monitors for Heathrow Airport

    …t Programme for its air quality monitoring networks across major cities within developing countries. The pilot network scheme focused on Nairobi, with a further 30 cities targeted in Africa and beyond. To date, the OPC-N2 has been sold in more than 60 countries, including China, the USA, Japan, Germany, France, Spain, India, Peru, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand. In many cases, developers and researchers are using the unique capabilitie…

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  8. Professional doctorates – and why these are my two favourite words in the HE dictionary

    …iduals won’t necessarily have followed a career path as we would recognise today and may not have pursued the qualifications route, such as getting a degree or a post graduate qualification. All the more reason to take stock and consider how we recognise, reward and bottle a lifetime of knowledge and experience that goes well beyond the parameters of a degree. Professional doctorates enable participants to continue working in their chosen industry…

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