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Four reasons why Universities should be at the heart of the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan
Dr Denise Baker, Chair of the Deans of Health Network at University Alliance, comments on how universities can help the Government and the NHS deliver the health and social care […]

In conversation with business leaders: here’s what SMEs like mine need from the Chancellor
Tell us about your business, and how you began developing it. After 20 years working in executive search and interim management in London and Asia, I’d reached a stage where […]

University Alliance’s 2022 in review
In the year of five Education Secretaries, it’s fair to say it’s been an eventful year within the Higher Education Sector! It’s certainly been an eventful year for UA and […]

#WeAreInternational blog: Sadaf Akbari
Sadaf’s prize-winning innovative tissue engineering research An international PhD student at Kingston University whose research could help address the global organ donor shortage took home the top ...

#WeAreInternational blog: Faustina Edward
Faustina helps prepare students for the world of work in new Centre for Graduate Success role An international student who graduated with a law degree from Kingston University two years […]

#WeAreInternational blog: Rabia Khan
Rabia’s studies in public health led her to advise the government on its Covid response Rabia balanced her Master’s in Public Health at the University of Derby with looking after […]

#WeAreInternational blog: Fatima Muktar
Fatima is designing an effective waste management intervention model Fatima Muktar is a full-time doctoral candidate at the University of South Wales (USW) and a member of the Advanced Materials [&...

#WeAreInternational blog: Blessing Adeleke
Blessing is researching sustainable soil-based alternatives to cement A Civil Engineering graduate from Nigeria, Blessing Adeleke investigated the use of magnesium oxide (MgO) waste, and other indu...

UA Speech: “Higher education and courses policy going forward”
This is an edited version of a speech our CEO Vanessa Wilson delivered to the Westminster Higher Education Forum on 7th November 2022. She spoke about the future of course […]

#WeAreInternational blog: Heraldas Gaspariunas
Heraldas studied International Business and secured funding for his biotech start-up Originally hailing from Lithuania, Heraldas Gaspariunas graduated from the University of Hertfordshire in 2020 w...