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Students as co-creator, not consumer?
Last week I went to another Alliance university, Bournemouth, to give a lecture on what we can do, as a sector, to make the reality live up to the rhetoric […]
Too many graduates?
There has been a lot of noise around whether or not a university degree is a worthwhile investment. This has been largely done by looking at the annual price tag […]
Web economy to double by 2016; meanwhile we’re choking off knowledge economy
Boston Consulting Group, commissioned by Google, has today published a report, Digital Manifesto, showing the digital economy is set to double by 2016. It is further proof that the digital […]
What does 2012 hold for HE policy?
Despite turbulent economic times in 2012, there is a bigger global picture that will have a greater impact on the future of higher education: the rapid acceleration of new technology, […]
Tough times call for joined-up thinking
The Chancellor faces a huge challenge in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement. One of the critical areas he will need to address is the short-term crisis of soaring youth unemployment whilst at [&hell...
Congratulations to the winner of our Christmas card design competition!
This year at University Alliance we ran a design competition for the cover of our Christmas cards. The competition was open to staff and students of Alliance universities. The theme […]
It is crucial that we tackle myths about tuition fees
On the 1st September 2012 the way students contribute to their tuition fee changes. There has been a lot of confusion to what this will actually mean. In this handy […]
University Alliance Christmas card competition
This year at University Alliance we are running a design competition for the cover of our Christmas card to be sent to our key stakeholders. If you would like to […]
So much more than just a degree
There has been much reported on the impact that increased fees will have on university applications for 2012-13. University Alliance believes that no one should be put off from going […]
University Alliance at Party Conferences
University Alliance officially launched ‘Growing the future: universities leading, changing and creating the regional economy’, during this year’s party conference season. Our team travelled to Bir...
