News & Media

BBC: University research ‘must widen impact’

July 28, 2016

BBC coverage of Lord Stern’s independent review of the Research Excellence Framework includes our response to its findings. One of the review’s recommendations is that all research staf...

UA/HEA workshop: What is research-led teaching and why is it important?

July 28, 2016

Tuesday 20 September 2016, 9.30am – 3pm Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London The Teaching Excellence Framework is intended to provide a mechanism to measure and reward excellent teac...

University Alliance response to the Stern Review

July 28, 2016

Commenting on the Independent Review of the Research Excellence Framework led by Lord Stern, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “We are pleased that Lord Stern recomm...

Research Fortnight: All assessment systems come at a price

July 22, 2016

This article by Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of University Alliance, was originally published in Research Fortnight on 19 July 2016.  Researchers love to hate the Research Excellence Framewor...

Wonkhe: Amidst the chaos, the HE Bill is a raft that can take us to calmer waters

July 18, 2016

Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell writes for Wonkhe on the need to proceed with the Higher Education and Research Bill now we have a new government. As well as examining the reasons why […]

Research Fortnight: Caught in the torchlight – Beware of what lurks in the dark corners of the higher education and research bill

July 10, 2016

Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell writes for Research Fortnight on opening up the market to new providers. It is unclear what will happen to the bill, with Brexit, Chilcot and Trident keeping [&hel...

University Business: Technical education simplified to just 15 employment routes

July 8, 2016

Coverage of the Post-16 Skills Plan, which sets out the Government’s innovative vision for the future of technical education, has appeared in University Business. The Plan accepted recommenda...

UA responds to the publication of the Government’s Skills Plan

July 8, 2016

University Alliance welcomes the Government’s Skills Plan published today.  It is essential that the UK has a skills system that gives both young people and adults the opportunity to gain […]

Research Fortnight HE: Mission groups split on higher education bill

July 6, 2016

UA chief executive Maddalaine Ansell spoke to Research Fortnight HE about the progress of the Higher Education and Research Bill for their article which highlighted sector concerns that recent poli...

Awards for Alliance universities at THELMAS

June 24, 2016

Nottingham Trent University took home the top prize in two categories at the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards (THELMAS) last night. The institution picked up the awards for [...