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University Alliance Response on Accelerated Degrees

November 20, 2018

Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “University Alliance believes that students, institutions and the nation benefit from a higher education system that is flexible and reflec...

University Alliance responds to Pearson-CBI Education & Skills Survey

November 5, 2018

Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “University Alliance is not surprised by either the continuing importance that employers attach to technical & professional educa...

University Alliance responds to Education Select Committee report in Value for Money in HE

November 5, 2018

Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “This report is the latest in a long line to highlight several underlying issues in our education system, not least the shocking [&he...

University Alliance responds to Budget 2018

October 30, 2018

Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “This was a disappointing, if not surprising budget. There remain huge structural questions about the future funding and direction, not jus...

All Universities need to raise our game on access and participation – University Alliance response to the Office for Students consultation

October 24, 2018

University Alliance has responded to the Office for Students’ consultation on A New Approach to Regulating Access & Participation in English Higher Education. Liz Bromley, Acting Chief Ex...

University Alliance comment on UPP Civic Universities report

October 22, 2018

Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “The decline in part-time and adult education has been a deeply troubling trend for the last 20 years. We’ve had report after […]

University Alliance responds to Education Select Committee report on apprenticeships

October 8, 2018

Liz Bromley, Acting Chief Executive of University Alliance commented: “The system is not broken but it does need urgent fixing in many areas.The report is right to demand degree apprenticeships are...

University Alliance launches new programme for international PhD fellowships part-funded by the European Union.

September 3, 2018

For 2018 – 2019 University Alliance has launched the DTA3/COFUND Programme which will support 83 PhD fellowships which has a direct application process.

University Alliance responds to UUK report on solving future skills challenges

August 6, 2018

Commenting on Solving future skills challenges published by Universities UK, University Alliance Acting Chief Executive Liz Bromley said: “We welcome this report’s call for closer collaboration bet...

THE: REF submission rules ‘could increase burden’ on departments

July 30, 2018

New rules on staff submissions for REF 2021 were covered by Times Higher Education in a recent story. The coverage includes a quote from Liz Bromley, acting chief executive of University […]