University Alliance secures major changes to proposed TEF framework
University Alliance and its members have secured significant changes to the Office for Students’ (OfS) proposed Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
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Four University Alliance members awarded funding to boost UK defence skills
Read more of: Four University Alliance members awarded funding to boost UK defence skillsUA welcomes the government investment to strengthen the UK’s defence skills pipeline, with four of our member universities awarded funding through the Strategic Priorities Grant.
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“Tightening entry requirements risks shutting the door on capable students” – University Alliance’s response to Policy Exchange’s recommendations to restrict entry requirements
Read more of: “Tightening entry requirements risks shutting the door on capable students” – University Alliance’s response to Policy Exchange’s recommendations to restrict entry requirementsUniversity Alliance has raised concerns about proposals to restrict entry requirements to university, which have been recommended in Policy Exchange’s Tarnished Towers report.
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‘We need to be honest with young people considering their options: university offers distinctive benefits’ – UA responds to the British Social Attitudes Survey
Read more of: ‘We need to be honest with young people considering their options: university offers distinctive benefits’ – UA responds to the British Social Attitudes SurveyVanessa Wilson, Chief Executive of University Alliance has responded to the British Social Attitudes Survey report on higher education by the National Centre for Social Research.
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Starmer criticism of degrees ‘shortsighted, misinformed and a dangerous simplification’ says University Alliance CEO as she welcomes NEET review
Read more of: Starmer criticism of degrees ‘shortsighted, misinformed and a dangerous simplification’ says University Alliance CEO as she welcomes NEET reviewVanessa Wilson CEO of University Alliance has welcomed Alan Milburn’s interim report into the rise of NEETs, but criticised the PM’s comments on university degrees.
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‘This offers some relief for Alliance universities’: University Alliance comments on changes to the SCAPE discount rate
Read more of: ‘This offers some relief for Alliance universities’: University Alliance comments on changes to the SCAPE discount rateUA has responded to the announcement by Torsten Bell, Minister for Pensions, on the SCAPE discount rate.
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Alliance Awards 2026 shortlist announced
Read more of: Alliance Awards 2026 shortlist announcedUniversity Alliance has today announced the shortlist for its seventh annual Alliance Awards 2026.
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Ten University Alliance members approved to deliver LLE modular courses
Read more of: Ten University Alliance members approved to deliver LLE modular coursesTen Alliance universities have been approved by the Department for Education to deliver modular courses under the government’s new Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).
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University Alliance sets out four principles for student finance reform
Read more of: University Alliance sets out four principles for student finance reformRead University Alliance’s response to the Treasury Select Committee’s inquiry on Student loans and taxation of graduates.
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University Alliance responds to the Education Committee’s report on Higher Education and Funding
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the Education Committee’s report on Higher Education and FundingUA CEO Vanessa Wilson has commented in response to the Education Committee’s report ‘Higher Education and Funding: Threat of Insolvency and International Students’.
