BBC coverage of Lord Stern’s independent review of the Research Excellence Framework includes our response to its findings.
One of the review’s recommendations is that all research staff should have to submit work for assessment, rather than allowing universities to put forward a small selection of their academics.
Our statement, which you can read in full here, responded that the assessment process “must not just reward universities with the highest numbers of research-active staff”.
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.
A new report by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) has urged the government to cut bureaucracy and fix the funding issues hindering universities from delivering high-level skills provision such as…
On 19th & 20th November 2025, University Alliance will be attending the Higher Education Transformation Expo at the NEC in Birmingham as a strategic partner of the show. The HE…
