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  1. University Alliance supports NUS calls for return of Maintenance Grant

    November 22, 2019

    …Institute of Fiscal Studies, this means that the poorest students will accrue debts of £57,000 before graduation.[1] Governments in other parts of the UK have maintained or increased their grant funding, leaving English students out of step with their peers in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and graduating with the highest overall debts. The group has called for: The reinstatement of non-repayable maintenance grant funding for students stud…

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  2. TEA Sandpit Triumphs at this year’s SEDA Conference

    November 21, 2019

    …ng. Participants tease out “quick wins” and strategic workable long-term solutions to ‘wicked’ problems, e.g. addressing the BAME attainment gap, embedding employability and designing inclusive curricula. Penny Sweasey who manages the TEA and runs the sandpit events said “I am really proud of the work we have done through the TEA, bringing universities together to share expertise and find collaborative solutions to common challenges, and I am huge…

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  3. Christmas Card Competition 2019

    October 30, 2019

      We are looking for a creative festive design to decorate the front cover of our 2019 Christmas card. The chosen winner will receive a £50 high-street voucher and be credited on the back of a card, which will be seen by senior politicians, university staff and high-level political influencers, as well as being shared on our website. How to Enter Design an A5 card reflecting the work of University Alliance with a festive twist. See the design bri…

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  5. The Future of Clearing

    July 24, 2019

    …part of the application cycle.” However, as has been exposed by UUK and UCAS’s widespread review into University admissions, clearing is by no means a perfect or universally admired process. Penny recognises this. She said “Across the sector, and in government, there is scrutiny around admissions: there are arguments for and against a post-results admissions system. Whatever the process, universities recognise how quickly the clearing process has…

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  7. University Alliance Backs Joint Commitment on Degree Classifications

    May 20, 2019

    University 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 Standing Committee for Quality Assessment (UKSCQA). Professor Debra Humph…

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  8. UUK/NUS Attainment Report – Our Members comment 

    May 2, 2019

    University Alliance was represented by three member Vice-Chancellors on the advisory panel for the Universities UK and NUS’s report “Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Student Attainment at UK Universities: #ClosingtheGap” The report also highlights projects by University Alliance members.   Kingston University Vice-Chancellor Steven Spier “It shouldn’t need stating, but it is simply unacceptable that race and ethnicity should have any bearing on h…

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  9. Our New Chief Executive Vanessa Wilson

    March 25, 2019

    …ation has collapsed and the apprenticeship system has serious budget and structural flaws. We are in danger through chronic under funding of letting one of the UK’s most valuable assets: it’s education system, collapse The current volatile policy, political and public environment gives us the chance to put forward a bolder vision, mission and strategy for the entire education system. We must build consensus around the value that technical, profess…

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