By Professor Steve West

Professor West took the position of Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West of England, Bristol in 2008. He has been the Chair of University Alliance since August 2012.

Closing speech UA Summit 2016: Leading the way in our cities and regions

3 Jun 2016 in Blog

Closing speech given by Professor Steve West at the UA Summit 2016 at Coventry University on Thursday 2 June 2016 Thank you Maddalaine. And thank you to John and all […] Read More »

Guardian HE Network: It’s foolish to argue that we don’t need so many graduates in the UK

20 Aug 2015 in Blog

Our chair Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, has responded to the CIPD report that claims the number of people graduating from university now vastly outweighs the number of high-skilled […] Read More »

Closing speech at UA Summit 2015: Building on our Strengths

5 Jun 2015 in Blog

Our Chair, Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, gave the closing speech at University Alliance summit 2015. He talked about how our universities can work together and build on […] Read More »

International students welcome here

7 Jan 2015 in Blog

This May, the country will go to the polls to elect a new parliament. If we believe the old saying that a week in politics is a long time, then […] Read More »

Shaping the future of higher education and research

25 Sep 2014 in Blog

Over the past five years, since we established ourselves as a group, University Alliance has gone from strength to strength. It has united diverse and excellent universities, providing them with […] Read More »

Why universities are the best places to start a business

7 May 2014 in Blog

Article originally published on The Conversation. Creative ideas and how we turn them into successful business ventures and social enterprises are vital to the UK’s global competitiveness. But how do […] Read More »

The truth about widening participation at university

16 Aug 2013 in Blog

It is misleading to say that those universities with the fewest poor students are required to spend more recruiting and supporting them. This was argued in the Times article, ‘Universities […] Read More »

Party Conferences: an opportunity to set out our vision for universities

19 Oct 2012 in Blog

I have recently returned from my first ever Party Conference season and I wanted to share with you the points I made at the events we ran there. More about […] Read More »

The sector’s long-term health has to be at the forefront of our thinking

11 Sep 2012 in Blog

As I start my term of office as Chair of University Alliance, we see the initial impact of the reforms to higher education begin to work their way through. Students […] Read More »

It’s time to take our heads out of the sand

17 May 2012 in Blog

Higher education is going through massive change at the moment, as is the country. So much focus is on dealing with the here and now, which is obviously critical, but there […] Read More »