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The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 2
Doctoral Training Alliance researcher SreeHarsha Bandaru writes about his experience of crossing the divide between academia and industry, at the Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp, and how being part of ...

The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 1
In part one of the series hear from two of our researchers on their experience working with industry and the benefits this has brought to their academic careers. Read more »

Regional Investment, European Funding and Defining Value: The Future Challenges for Research
This blog was initially published by Research Fortnight. The new government’s agenda poses universities some existential questions, says Vanessa Wilson A December election was always going t...

British Academy join our call to look beyond salary-led definitions of value
With a potential future Conservative government threatening to tackle “low-value” degrees, what do we actually mean by “value” when it comes to Higher Education and how we can avoid being led astra...

Invest in technical skills by bridging the false HE/ FE divide
As we prepare for a new government Susanna Kalitowski looks at the problematic divide between HE and FE and how this is preventing us addressing key skills shortages. Read more »

The Next Government must Invest Across the Whole of Nursing Education
Commitments from political parties to return financial support for nursing students are welcome, but for Alliance universities to help resolve the NHS workforce crisis, investment must be made acro...

Profile: Professor Alistair Fitt, Deputy Chair of University Alliance
We caught up with Professor Alistair Fitt, VC of Oxford Brookes, to find out more about UA's new Deputy Chair. Read more »

Profile: Professor Debra Humphris, Chair of University Alliance
We met with the University of Brighton Vice-Chancellor and newly appointed University Alliance Chair to find out more about her past and what drives her. Read more »

Commuting students – enhancing a different student experience
Dr Sal Jarvis from the University of Hertfordshire guest blogs for HEPI on the experience of students who commute. Read more »

The DTA is International- Part 2
Second year DTA student Ifrah Mussa, outlines her experience of studying internationally, on placement in China, during her PhD. Read more »