Our member universities specialise in working with industry and employers.
Their teaching is hands on, and designed to prepare students for careers. Their knowledge and research drive industry to innovate, thrive and meet challenges.
Our members are leading the way in innovation and business support in the green, tech, creative and healthcare industries. They are leading providers of teaching in healthcare, the creative industries, social sciences, engineering, business and computing. They are some of the biggest degree apprenticeship providers in the UK.
What do we do as an Alliance?
We come together as the University Alliance group to benefit our member universities and their communities, and to provide expertise to policy makers.
That includes:
- Providing professional networks for leaders and staff at our member universities to learn from each other and work through common issues and opportunities.
- Running joint programmes across our member universities. For example, the Doctoral Training Alliance is a shared programme which supports doctoral researchers with their career development.
- Developing research, insights and advice to help inform government policy on higher education and other relevant issues, and linking government up with people working ‘on the ground’ in our member universities.
- Delivering communications and engagement to help people understand how our member universities work and what makes them special.
UA in facts and stats
19
Of the UK’s leading professional and technical universities.
Gold standard teaching and student experience
Many Alliance universities are rated gold for teaching excellence and student experience according to the government’s Teaching Excellence Framework.
93%
Of graduates from Alliance Universities were in work or another activity like further study just 15 months after graduating.
66%
Of all research at Alliance universities is world leading or internationally excellent.
1/5
Of all students at Alliance universities had been eligible for free school meals (in 2023/24)
1/3
Of all nurses in England are taught at an Alliance university.
Leaders in…
Healthcare, engineering, social sciences, creative industries, business and computing.