University Alliance and sector partners call for reform of the student visa system
University Alliance has contributed to a UUK report on the tier 4 student visa system, out today.
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Read more of: University Alliance and sector partners call for reform of the student visa system
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UUK Highlights the Role of Degree Apprenticeships
Read more of: UUK Highlights the Role of Degree ApprenticeshipsUniversity Alliance colleagues comment on the Universities UK report on degree apprenticeships.
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Augar Review Risks Reinforcing Snobbery About Who Should Go to University
Read more of: Augar Review Risks Reinforcing Snobbery About Who Should Go to UniversityUniversity Alliance CEO, Vanessa Wilson, writes in Research Fortnight on her concerns around the Augar Review.
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University Alliance responds to Sir Adrian Smith Review call for evidence
Read more of: University Alliance responds to Sir Adrian Smith Review call for evidenceProfessor Sir Adrian Smith has been commissioned by the government to provide independent advice on the design of future UK funding schemes for international collaboration, innovation and research. The government has said they would like the option to associate to the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, but, in parallel, are […]
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University Alliance responds to review of post-16 level 3 and below qualifications
Read more of: University Alliance responds to review of post-16 level 3 and below qualificationsUniversity Alliance has responded to the first stage of the government’s review of post-16 level 3 and below qualifications.
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UA Appoints New Head of Communications and Public Affairs
Read more of: UA Appoints New Head of Communications and Public AffairsUniversity 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 Wales and most recently at UUK where she headed up the hugely successful ‘Made at Uni’ campaign. UA CEO Vanessa Wilson welcomed her appointment saying, […]
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UA Members Win Share of £76 Million Government Industrial Strategy Grant
Read more of: UA Members Win Share of £76 Million Government Industrial Strategy GrantPortsmouth, 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 science and technology. Alliance Universities are at the forefront of technical innovation in research, responding to the requirements of business and society more generally. They […]
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The DTA on Screen
Read more of: The DTA on ScreenUniversity Alliance launches a film about its flagship programme the Doctoral Training Alliance.
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UA Chair Professor John Latham is Honoured with a CBE
Read more of: UA Chair Professor John Latham is Honoured with a CBEProfessor 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 recognised for his services to Higher Education in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. He has been Vice-Chancellor and CEO of Coventry University since 2014, during which […]
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UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar Review
Read more of: UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar ReviewIn 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 existing system – and a decade of bad policy decisions. Augar is right to argue the current model is unfair, inefficient and incoherent. There are good […]
