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The Future of Clearing

July 24, 2019

Penny Sweasey, Manager of University Alliance’s Teaching Excellence Alliance, speaks to University Business Magazine on the current clearing process. Read more »

Augar Review Risks Reinforcing Snobbery About Who Should Go to University

July 11, 2019

University Alliance CEO, Vanessa Wilson, writes in Research Fortnight on her concerns around the Augar Review. Read more »

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Alliance Universities Working to Tackle the HE ‘Care Leaver Crisis’

May 22, 2019

Alliance members Kingston and Oxford Brookes are two of the eight universities piloting a new project announced today to improve the support received by care leavers in higher education. Currently ...

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UUK/NUS Attainment Report – Our Members comment 

May 2, 2019

University Alliance was represented by three member Vice-Chancellors on the advisory panel for the Universities UK and NUS’s report “Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Student Attainment at UK Univer...

“EQUALITY IS NOT AN OPTIONAL EXTRA” – University Alliance comment on UUK BAME Attainment Report

May 2, 2019

University Alliance has commented on today’s publication of the joint Universities UK and NUS report – “Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic student attainment at UK universities: #ClosingtheGap”...

UA responds to UPP Civic University Commission report

February 12, 2019

John Latham, Chair of University Alliance commented: “We welcome this timely report and are pleased that so many University Alliance colleagues have contributed to and supported its findings....

University Alliance responds to Immigration White Paper

December 19, 2018

Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “Today’s long awaited Immigration White Paper clearly indicates a very different direction of travel for UK immigration policy....

University Alliance responds to ONS announcement on student loans

December 17, 2018

Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “This review clearly creates some significant policy challenges for government at an already very difficult time. While it is in the ...

University Alliance statement on Damian Hinds’ speech on L4/5

December 6, 2018

Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “We are always keen to welcome a greater political focus on the technical and professional education which Alliance universities provide so...

University Alliance comments on new Universities & Science Minister’s appointment

December 5, 2018

The University Alliance has commented on the appointment of Chris Skidmore as the new Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research & Innovation. Liz Bromley, Acting-CEO of University A...