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  1. Historic compact agreed to take back control of the UK’s creative education system

    As the country welcomes in a new political era, leading representatives and policy thinkers from across the creative arts, education and local government have agreed a historic compact. Following an intense day of panel sessions, workshops and keynote speeches at the Creative Education Summit, hosted by Birmingham City University’s prestigious Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (RBC), the group has devised a clear action plan intended to restore valu…

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  2. University Alliance release ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’ 

    In a new publication, University Alliance has set out a range of impactful priority actions for the government to take in their first 100 days in power. UA’s latest policy briefing ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’ identifies policies that are cost-neutral or low-cost to deliver that could help professional and technical universities deliver the government’s agenda. In partnership with government and industry, University Alliance argue th…

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    'Let's Get Technical: The First 100 Days'
  3. University Alliance and Creative UK publish letter about the importance of creative courses in HE

    (Originally published in The Telegraph on 13/12/21) Together with Creative UK, University Alliance published a letter in the Telegraph, urging government to enact a fair value assessment of creative courses in Higher Education, before making any funding decisions. The letter was signed by over 90 people, significant individuals from the worlds of music, government, business, education and more. See the full letter and list of signatories below: A…

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  4. Taskforce on research sustainability needs creative solutions

    This article first appeared in Research Professional News on the 21/06/2020 The taskforce on research sustainability must involve professional and technical universities, says UA Chair Debra Humphris At University Alliance, we welcomed the creation of the Ministerial University Research and Knowledge Exchange Sustainability Taskforce. As significant providers of applied research, drivers of innovation and leaders in knowledge exchange, we saw it …

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