…to understand the changes, Martin Lewis and the team at MoneySavingExpert.com have come up with a range of easy to understand guides and videos. We’ve posted them here along with the brilliant animation by Alliance member, Bournemouth University. Student finance day, 14 November, 2011 Student Finance Day, on November 14, is a national day dedicated to explaining the 2012 changes to student finance in England. The main aim of the campaign is simpl…
…ect of technology on occupations involving analytical, problem solving and complex communication activities: typically graduate attributes. “Our report shows that the UK economy is not presenting any of the four labour market signals we considered in this report that might suggest there are too many graduates in the economy. Graduate vacancies continue to grow. Jobs in ‘graduate dense’ occupations are an increasing proportion of the total workforc…
…, London saw some of the strongest growth in gross value added (GVA) per head compared to other UK cities but its progress in reducing poverty was only average. London universities tend to be diverse in terms of their ethnic profile. In each of the three universities we looked at, around half the students identify as coming from an ethnic minority. All three have a long history of supporting widening participation. Although they are engaged in con…
…the Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock. Professor McKellar was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2011 for services to science. He was a distinguished researcher with interests in the pharmacology of anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs in domestic animals. He graduated from Glasgow University Veterinary School in 1981 and went on to gain a PhD in Veterinary Parasitology in 1984. In August 1997 Professor…
…nd technology-rich learning spaces. Since its completion in 2012, it has become a key component of the university’s marketing strategy proving that good design transcends conventional boundaries. Truly inspiring spaces have to work at many levels. For the individual students it is about them gaining confidence and developing character and then through developing relationships with their peers, adapting a more collaborative approach to work and beg…
…exist and we certainly would not be growing at the rate we are, unless we had benefitted from the Keep+ intervention. I am extremely grateful to the programme.” Director of a small business “Without the funding, coaching and support, my business wouldn’t exist, its as simple as that.” Kirsten Antoncich, Clinical Director, Positive Progress What’s the problem? Following Brexit, the UK will no longer have access to funds via the ERDF. The fun…
…nomy and society. We need to ensure that universities are positioned and ready to deliver the knowledge, networks and communities of the future. Reduced funding from Government is no excuse for limited ambition. Our world class sector can flourish, given a clear and ambitious long-term vision of universities. We remain committed to working with Government to direct their investment towards sustaining a healthy, diverse, world-class university sect…
…he gold standard, and where we aim to mitigate, as far as possible, the disadvantages of commuting. But that isn’t necessarily how our students see it. I remember a commuting parent who I interviewed once saying fiercely to me: When I leave here, I’ve got twenty minutes to go and pick them [the children] up from concert band. And then its onto something else and on to something else. That’s the way it is and that’s fine. It’s not stopping me enjoy…
…uates is threatening the future growth of the UK. It is time for thought leaders across the political, business, academic and charity worlds to work together, to think long term about how we ensure there are enough places to meet greater demand from young people and have the high-skilled capabilities we need to grow the economy.” Notes to editors Media contact: Andrew Henry, ahenry@university-alliance.ac.uk | 07833 236 629 University Alliance repo…
…ew university research facilities. The fund will allocate its first bids in 2012-13 and will attract additional co-investment from the private sector. Libby Hackett, Director of University Alliance said: Improving competitiveness, thinking of new and creative approaches and high-level skills have always been crucial to business success and growth. Universities are key to unlocking this hidden potential and we welcome further support to strengthen…