Report urges government to back universities’ high-level skills provision
The Social Market Foundation’s ‘Skills Sidelined’ report has called on the government to back universities providing high-level skills provision to plug skills shortages.
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Shortlisted nominees announced for the Alliance Awards 2025
Read more of: Shortlisted nominees announced for the Alliance Awards 2025We are delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for this year’s Alliance Awards. Each of the nominees, whether an individual or team, has made a significant contribution to their university and local or global communities, going above and beyond to deliver substantial real-world impact. With brand new categories launched this year (including the Teaching Innovation […]
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University Alliance and UCAS bust university myths as students sit final exams
Read more of: University Alliance and UCAS bust university myths as students sit final examsUniversity Alliance, the group that represents professional and technical universities, has joined forces with UCAS to bust common myths about university. As young people across the UK finish their final exams and turn their attention to their next steps, the UniMythsBusted campaign is stepping up activity. UniMythsBusted is taking over UCAS’ social media channels with […]
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University Alliance responds to the increase in OfS registration fees
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the increase in OfS registration feesResponding to the 3.9% increase in registration fees from the Office for Students, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “Increased fees from the Office for Students smacks of a regulator living in a parallel universe to that of the sector it is regulating. At a time when everyone else is focused on tightening their belts, […]
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University Alliance responds to DfE’s Level 7 apprenticeships funding announcement
Read more of: University Alliance responds to DfE’s Level 7 apprenticeships funding announcementIn response to the Department for Education’s announcements on a ‘radical skills revolution’, University Alliance have commented on the limitations placed on Level 7 apprenticeships. University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “Limiting funding for the highest level of apprenticeships to 16–21-year-olds, an age group that only rarely has enough experience to be eligible for them […]
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UA/UKCGE Professional Doctorates survey: initial results revealed
Read more of: UA/UKCGE Professional Doctorates survey: initial results revealedThe Professional Doctorates Survey, which was run jointly by UKCGE and University Alliance, has now closed. The survey sought to understand in more detail what is happening in the sector regarding Professional Doctorates and will inform wider research undertaken to understand the perspectives of institutions, funders, employers and the candidates themselves. It also sought to […]
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University Alliance joins coalition to improve proof-of-concept funding
Read more of: University Alliance joins coalition to improve proof-of-concept fundingUniversity Alliance have joined a coalition coordinated by TenU, urging government to expand a national fund that supports proof-of-concept (PoC) funding. The aim is to bridge the gap between research and commercialisation, and support academics to get their innovations ready for investment. The coalition of organisations includes Knowledge Exchange UK, the Russell Group and University […]
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UA responds to the Immigration White Paper
Read more of: UA responds to the Immigration White PaperIn response to the government’s Immigration White Paper, released today (12 May 2025), University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “What the country and our economy needs at the moment is stability, and whilst we recognise the political imperative to bring down net migration, this kind of ‘finger in the air’ policy making is risky. We […]
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So now will the government take the chainsaw to HE regulation?
Read more of: So now will the government take the chainsaw to HE regulation?Head of Policy Susanna Kalitowski takes a deep-dive into regulatory burden in higher education. Originally published on the Higher Education Policy Institute’s blog The Prime Minister recently declared that Britain has ‘too much regulation and too many regulators’ before the shock announcement to abolish the world’s biggest quango, NHS England. Since December, the Government has been […]
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Health and education leaders meet at summit to identify solutions to the NHS workforce crisis
Read more of: Health and education leaders meet at summit to identify solutions to the NHS workforce crisisToday (Monday 24 March), the University of Derby and University Alliance hosted a roundtable of national health and education leaders, with the aim of identifying ways to ensure the goals originally set out in the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan (2023) can be met. With over 100,000 vacancies in the NHS in England overall (including 27,452 […]
