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National Care Leaver’s Week 2020 – how Kingston University is helping care leavers through their studies
This article first appeared on the Kingston University website on the 29 October. Kingston University’s KU Cares programme offers tailored support to help care leavers through their studies, ...
A postcode lottery is stopping children in care from going to university
This article first appeared in the Guardian on the 29 October 2020. For Care Leavers Week, UA Chair Professor Debra Humphris addresses the challenges facing care leavers accessing higher education,...
Digital teaching and learning has a future – but we must get the balance right
Earlier this month, the Teaching and Learning network were delighted to be joined by Sir Michael Barber, to discuss the challenges and opportunities that have arisen from our experiences in […]
Celebrating the very best of DTA creativity and research talent at the Images of Research Awards
The Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) recently held its Images of Research 2020 competition awards, showcasing the very best of Alliance universities early career research talent and creativity in s...
3 years in 3 minutes: DTA student success in the 3MT
Ifrah Mussa, a third year DTA student from Kingston University, shares her experience in taking part in the Vitae 3 Minute Thesis competition and reaching the semi finals. I first […]
Why study at an Alliance university?
Up and down the country, thousands of young people will be anxiously opening their A level or BTEC results this morning in the hope they’ve achieved the grades that have […]
Continuing the conversation between Emma Hardy MP and Professor Jane Harrington, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich
The Covid-19 crisis should be an opportunity to re-examine how we deliver education, and, as was discussed recently ‘in conversation with Emma Hardy MP’ at the University Alliance Summit, a […]
Polling the public to inform our strategic planning to the recovery response
The coronavirus pandemic has touched just about every aspect of our lives and it is certain that we will witness lasting economic, social, cultural and health implications for decades to […]
The importance of listening to businesses in developing degree apprenticeships
Since degree apprenticeships were introduced in 2015, Alliance universities across the country have embraced the opportunity to drive skills development and collaboration with businesses. We work w...
Realising the benefits of the KEF through collaboration
The KEF affords universities an opportunity to highlight the impact of Knowledge Exchange, but at Greenwich and across University Alliance, we believe its true social, economic and environmental be...
