University Alliance responds to review of post-16 level 3 and below qualifications
University 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 […]
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In Short: Our Initial Reaction to the Augar Report
Read more of: In Short: Our Initial Reaction to the Augar ReportFollowing 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, detailed report but we have real doubts that the money, legislative space or political impetus is there. Theresa May’s review risks being dead on arrival. “We […]
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UA CEO Vanessa Wilson speaks to the BBC on University Funding
Read more of: UA CEO Vanessa Wilson speaks to the BBC on University FundingUniversity 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 end the uncertainty, confusion and damage to colleges and universities’ finances.” To find out more, read the full article here.
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Alliance Universities Working to Tackle the HE ‘Care Leaver Crisis’
Read more of: 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 only 12% of care leavers progress to higher education and these students are twice as likely to drop out than their contemporaries. The government has […]
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University Alliance Backs Joint Commitment on Degree Classifications
Read more of: University Alliance Backs Joint Commitment on Degree ClassificationsUniversity 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 transparent about how degrees are classified and to tackle perceptions that courses are being dumbed down. It follows a UK-wide consultation on degree classification led by the UK […]
