Let’s Get Technical: Priorities for the new government
With a change of government taking place In summer 2024, we published an updated policy publication, titled: Let’s Get Technical: Priorities for the new government.
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University Alliance release ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’
Read more of: University Alliance release ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’In a new publication, University Alliance has set out a range of impactful priority actions for the government to take in their first 100 days in power. UA’s latest policy briefing ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’ identifies policies that are cost-neutral or low-cost to deliver that could help professional and technical universities deliver […]
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University Alliance responds to OfS call for evidence on public grant funding
Read more of: University Alliance responds to OfS call for evidence on public grant fundingUniversity Alliance has published their response to the Office for Students’ call for evidence on public grant funding. See the full response here.
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University Alliance responds to OfS consultation on proposed regulatory advice
Read more of: University Alliance responds to OfS consultation on proposed regulatory adviceUniversity Alliance has published their response to the Office for Students’ consultation on proposed regulatory advice and other matters relating to freedom of speech. Summary We welcome the principle of OfS developing guidance on freedom of speech with practicalexamples. However, UA members have not found the draft guidance as helpful as it could be. Theexamples […]
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UA’s asks ahead of the Spring Budget
Read more of: UA’s asks ahead of the Spring BudgetAddressing the immediate challenges facing our universities and their students UK universities now incur losses of £6bn annually on their core activities of research and teaching for UK home students. Our members are making significant changes to adjust to financial pressures, including major restructuring and transformation programmes. Recent analysis by PwC demonstrates that all universities […]
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UA briefing on international students
Read more of: UA briefing on international studentsInternational student numbers have been growing in the UK as part of a government strategy to grow education export income for the UK, provide financial sustainability for universities without increasing the contribution of taxpayers or UK students, and ensure our country remains globally connected. Universities have supported this strategy both because we believe in the power of […]
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‘What now?’: how adaptations to assessment during COVID-19 can improve inclusivity
Read more of: ‘What now?’: how adaptations to assessment during COVID-19 can improve inclusivityPandemic learnings As the public Covid-19 inquiry grinds painfully on, it is appropriate for us in the Higher Education sector to conduct a little reflection of our own. There is much about lockdown life we all want to forget: the grim headlines, the concern for our loved ones and ourselves, the questionable Netflix binges and […]
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University Alliance responds to People, Culture and Environment REF consultation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to People, Culture and Environment REF consultationUniversity Alliance have responded to the consultation for the People, Culture and Environment element of the Research Excellence Framework. See the full submission here.
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‘Let’s Get Technical’: University Alliance publishes five policy asks for the next Government
Read more of: ‘Let’s Get Technical’: University Alliance publishes five policy asks for the next GovernmentNote: in July 2024, following the election of a new Labour government, University Alliance has published an updated publication Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days. This sets out our recommendations for the government’s first 100 days in office, and in the long-term. University Alliance, an association of the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, […]
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#ArtIsEssential campaign coalition launch Creative Education Manifesto, calling on all political parties to protect the creative arts talent pipeline
Read more of: #ArtIsEssential campaign coalition launch Creative Education Manifesto, calling on all political parties to protect the creative arts talent pipelineAhead of party conference season, a coalition of creative and higher education organisations have launched their Creative Education Manifesto, calling on all political parties to commit collectively to restoring creative arts education. The manifesto contains eight key asks which, if actioned, the coalition argues will help protect the critical talent pipeline that feeds the UK’s […]
