News Releases

Success at Guardian University Awards 2016

March 17, 2016

Four of our universities took home the top prizes at the Guardian University Awards earlier this month – including Inspiring Leader for Ian Dunn (pictured) Coventry University’s Deputy ...

Budget 2016: University Alliance response

March 16, 2016

Responding to the 2016 Budget, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Our universities – as leaders in their cities and regions – are key partners in the devolution agen...

University Alliance response: Grant Letter & Science and Research Allocations

March 7, 2016

Commenting on the HEFCE Grant Letter and Science & Research Allocations Booklet published today, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Overall today’s announc...

University Alliance responds to BIS Committee’s report on the Teaching Excellence Framework

February 29, 2016

Commenting on the BIS Committee’s report on The Teaching Excellence Framework: Assessing Quality in Higher Education, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “The BIS Committee ...

Universities are key to building healthy cities

February 25, 2016

Universities have a unique role to play in making health and wellbeing provision more efficient and responsive to local populations, so people can lead happy, healthy lives, a new research report [...

Building healthy cities: Alliance universities case studies

February 25, 2016 | by Rachel Clarke

In our Regional Leadership Series report Building healthy cities: The role of universities in the health ecosystem, we set out a case for the contribution universities make to health and wellbeing....

University Alliance responds to HEPI paper on designing a Teaching Excellence Framework

February 25, 2016

Commenting on the HEPI paper Designing a Teaching Excellence Framework: Lessons from other sectors, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “This report makes a strong and timel...

University Alliance responds to UCAS January deadline statistical release

February 4, 2016

Commenting on the UCAS January deadline statistical release, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Making university education available to everyone who can benefit is ...

Going Global 2016

January 28, 2016

University Alliance is one of the British Council’s Reciprocal Partners for this year’s Going Global summit, taking place in May in Cape Town, South Africa. Going Global is an annual […]

University Alliance: Higher Education Green Paper response

January 15, 2016

University Alliance today issues its response to the government’s Green Paper, Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice. Read our response in full here (PDF...