DTA Summer School 2021 – coming together to explore interdisciplinarity

2 Sep 2021 in Blog

University Alliance’s Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) delivers structured PhD training opportunities to attract and nurture research talent across Alliance universities and partner institutions. Annual Summer Schools... Read More »

We must support the diversification of academia’s media face

30 Aug 2021 in Blog

(Originally printed in Times Higher Education on 22nd August 2021) An initiative by the University Alliance to offer training and support to BAME scholars is an important step in the […] Read More »

Alliance universities are fulfilling a civic role within their communities

27 Aug 2021 in Blog

University Alliance institutions are supporting their local communities through encouraging volunteering, bolstering social enterprises and designing projects to help local people.  Our universities’ deep roots ... Read More »

Powering the UK's future

Alliance universities play key role in regeneration and investment in local communities

20 Aug 2021 in Blog

Alliance universities have a deep roots in their local communities, stretching back hundreds of years, with strong links to local industry, businesses and cultural institutions. Their anchor status in the […] Read More »

Harnessing the power of university-sponsored Multi Academy Trust partnerships

18 Aug 2021 in Blog

This blog was written by: Professor Debra Humphris, Chair of University Alliance and Vice-Chancellor, University of Brighton; Dr John Smith, Chief Executive of Brighton Academies Trust; Ian Dunn, Provost, Coventry [&h... Read More »

Addressing a lost opportunity in the NHS workforce crisis: higher education’s future role in clinical placement management

5 Aug 2021 in Blog

This blog first appeared in HEPI on 3 August 2021 The National Health Service is enjoying a unique moment in its 73 year-old history as its value is brought into sharp […] Read More »

Sexual consent education at Oxford Brookes University

4 Aug 2021 in Blog

Rachel is also project manager for the Sexual Consent Education project the University. University Alliance recently held a seminar for members to share institutional approaches to policies and practice on […] Read More »

High tech facilities at Alliance universities are helping to power the NHS

16 Jul 2021 in Blog Uncategorized

University Alliance institutions are at the forefront of training the UK’s future health and social care workforce, training 25% of all nursing and midwifery students and 18% of all social […] Read More »

UA institutions play important role in action against climate change

11 Jun 2021 in Blog Uncategorized

Some of the world’s most influential leaders are convening in Cornwall this weekend for the G7 summit, with discussions on combatting the climate crisis high on their agendas. With this […] Read More »

How volunteering for the NHS helped me become a pandemic-resilient PGR (and introduced me to the Queen!)

10 Jun 2021 in Blog

As a doctoral researcher, I found myself in a lonely place at the beginning of the pandemic, wallowing in self-pity about the impact the pandemic was having on my research, […] Read More »