During the last two years, over two hundred and thirty providers of higher education have submitted Access and Participation Plans (APP) for approval to the Office for Students (OfS). Another forty-six are set to submit in the next six months. In these new plans, providers lay out how they will improve equality of opportunity for […]
My name is Andrei Feraru, and today I own a Coventry-based business called Feraru Dynamics with my brother Vlad. My journey from undergraduate student to entrepreneur began while on placement with Rolls-Royce as a student at Coventry. That was when I first learned about the devastating effects of a preventable condition called Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. […]
“On the 11th of March 2025, I was fortunate to be invited to represent both the University Alliance’s (UA) Doctoral Training Alliance Programme (DTA) and Teesside University at a parliamentary reception at the Palace of Westminster. Vice Chancellors of multiple UA universities were in attendance, alongside Members of Parliament, the Shadow Cabinet and even the […]
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 […]
Those of us who worked with former Higher Education Minister Robert Halfon will be all too familiar with his “two favourite words in the English language”, “Degree” and “Apprenticeships”. I would like to advocate for two more: “Professional” and “Doctorates,” for many of the same reasons that Robert Halfon was such a cheer leader for […]
My internship at University Alliance was incredible. When application season arrived, like many English students, I felt apprehensive about future career prospects, unsure of which roles my degree would prepare me for, and only had a vague idea of what I wanted to do post-graduation. The only things I was certain of at the time […]
Alliance universities are some of the foremost providers of degree apprenticeships, with apprentices studying everything from Nursing, to Quantity Surveying, to Automotive Engineering all the way to Digital Design. This National Apprenticeships Week we’re showcasing some inspiring degree apprentices from across our membership, highlighting how their courses have shaped their learning and future careers. Abigail, […]
What started as a small university-funded initiative in 2019 has now delivered over 120 projects and collaborated with industry giants like BBC, Unilever, Matt Collishaw, Canary Wharf, Wates and Mozilla. Studio KT1 was meant to last three years, but it thrived during a global pandemic, launched an award-winning pop-up, and became a profitable, student-powered creative […]
In December 2024, University Alliance worked with partners across a broad range of sectors to coordinate a letter to the chancellor, calling on her to protect apprenticeship levy funding for Level 7 apprenticeships – the most advanced level of apprenticeship. This was a response to the government indicating that they plan to prevent employers from […]
“As the end of another busy year approaches, the time is right to take stock and reflect on the last 12 months. A lot has changed: this time last December, we had a different government, different tuition and maintenance loan levels and a slightly different set of challenges. Whilst the challenges we face have evolved […]
