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‘What now?’: how adaptations to assessment during COVID-19 can improve inclusivity
Pandemic learnings As the public Covid-19 inquiry grinds painfully on, it is appropriate for us in the Higher Education sector to conduct a little reflection of our own. There is […]

Placed-based innovation at RGU Orkney
“Orkney is a unique archipelago of islands, regularly ranked as one of the best places to live in the UK. But its appeal is much greater than this. Orkney has […]

How Professional Doctorates are empowering nurses and midwives to lead
In our latest ‘Innovators’ blog, Dr Helen Aveyard writes about how Oxford Brookes University are empowering nurses and midwives to become researchers. “In 2021, The Chief Nursing Officer for ...

How Anglia Ruskin University’s Live Brief modules are enhancing graduate employability
Employability is an individual matter. It requires each student to embrace their professional development and to access the support and opportunities our universities provide. Unfortunately, many s...

Let’s get strategic
If you ask any UK Vice Chancellor what’s keeping them awake at night, it’s highly likely to be the financial sustainability of their institution and the wider sector. Years of […]

Digital transformation is key to boosting student experience
Universities are faced with rising costs and shrinking margins, and the challenges are many. Student attraction and retention remains a priority, amid an everchanging mix of domestic and internatio...

Delivering one of the world’s first Degree Apprenticeships in Midwifery
Professional and technical universities educate approximately 1 in 3 midwives and specialise in innovative provision such as degree apprenticeships. In our latest ‘Innovators’ blog, Sue...

Collaboration and the social dimension at the heart of innovation
Professional and technical universities like those across the Alliance have great links to the creative industries – but creative graduates often find the transition to employment difficult. Dr Edw...

Collaboration will be key in delivering the NHS Workforce Plan
Today (5 July) marks the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service. With the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan announced last week, Dr Denise Baker, Pro Vice-Chancellor Dean of the […]

Lifelong Loan Entitlement: opportunities for learners, choices for universities?
Since the government consultation response to the new Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) was published in March this year, the higher education sector has had a chance to let the news […]