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Open Doors: universities open for business?

March 1, 2012 | by Libby Hackett

Today we are launching Open Doors, a campaign to encourage more businesses to experience the benefits of collaborating with their local university. As part of this we have launched a […]

Students as co-creator, not consumer?

February 17, 2012 | by Janet Beer

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?

February 14, 2012 | by Naomi Weir

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

January 27, 2012 | by Sam Jones

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?

January 9, 2012 | by Libby Hackett

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

November 28, 2011 | by Libby Hackett

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!

November 22, 2011 | by Louisa Carpenter

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

November 11, 2011 | by Andrew Henry

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

November 7, 2011 | by Louisa Carpenter

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 […]

Students at Plymouth University

So much more than just a degree

October 24, 2011 | by Andrew Henry

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 […]