News & Media
UA Appoints New Head of Communications and Public Affairs
University Alliance welcomes Beth Button as the new Head of Communications and Public Affairs. Beth has over 6 years’ experience working in the Higher Education sector, from NUS Wales, Universities...
UA Members Win Share of £76 Million Government Industrial Strategy Grant
Portsmouth, Greenwich and UWE Bristol are among 13 Universities awarded a £76 million grant from the government, announced today, as part of fulfilling the goals of the Industrial Strategy through ...
The DTA on Screen
University Alliance launches a film about its flagship programme the Doctoral Training Alliance. Read more »
UA Chair Professor John Latham is Honoured with a CBE
Professor John Latham, University Alliance Chair and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University, has been awarded a CBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Professor John Latham has been reco...
UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar Review
In response to the Augar Review released today, Professor John Latham, Chair of University Alliance and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University said: “This is a quietly damning critique of the exist...
In Short: Our Initial Reaction to the Augar Report
Following the launch this morning of the post-18 review, we give our initial thoughts. In advance of our full statement, University Alliance CEO, Vanessa Wilson said: “This is a serious, […]
UA CEO Vanessa Wilson speaks to the BBC on University Funding
University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson spoke to the BBC on Saturday 25th May about the anticipated publication of the ‘Post-18 Review’. She warned that “We need to move quickly to...
Alliance Universities Working to Tackle the HE ‘Care Leaver Crisis’
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 ...
University Alliance Backs Joint Commitment on Degree Classifications
University Alliance has backed new measures to tackle ‘unexplained’ grade inflation and protect the value of degrees. The new sector-wide statement-of-intent sets out how universities will be more ...
Coventry University Launches Major New Mental Health Pilot
Yesterday, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, it was announced that Coventry University, alongside partners from The University of Warwick and West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), was awa...
