COP26 needs to address air quality as well as climate change
First published in Air Quality News on 29th October 2021 Dr Jo Barnes, Senior Research Fellow at UWE Bristol explains why COP26 must address air quality as well as climate […] Read More »
By Professor Julie Lydon
How supermarkets can engage consumers to think more about household food waste
First published in The Grocer New research shows how shoppers can be educated to think more about food and prevent waste, says Dr Cathrine Jansson-Boyd, associate professor in consumer psychology […] Read More »
DTA Summer School 2021 – coming together to explore interdisciplinarity
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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 »
