Our fast-changing world means innovation is crucial to succeeding in the global economy. Businesses across all industries depend on cutting-edge research that will allow them to compete and deliver the products and services their customers demand. Ground-breaking research at Alliance universities is helping business and industry partners translate new knowledge into innovative products and services destined for domestic and worldwide markets. Our…
Sherelle Corbridge, second year Law student at Sheffield Hallam University, tells us about her experience at the second exclusive University Alliance open day with prestigious law firm Clifford Chance. Clifford Chance clearly put a lot of effort into organising the open day and it was a huge success! I learnt so much in one day and feel honoured to have been a part of it. The Graduate Recruitment Session was really useful. During the workshop we …
Update: we’ve extended the deadline for this review until Wednesday 21 January – we’d love to hear from you about your thoughts. University Alliance has convened a high-level roundtable of experts from across the higher education sector, industry and central government including No10, Treasury and BIS to explore the ‘New Context for Research Excellence’. They will consider issues raised in a discussion paper written with input from experts from H…
Twelve Alliance universities will receive more than £48 million funding for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching capital projects during 2015-16. Alliance universities will receive almost a quarter of the £200 million pot that will be shared by 73 universities and colleges to ensure the higher education sector can develop the facilities and infrastructure vital to meeting the increasing demand for STEM subjects. They i…
We’ve a winner – check out the design which has won this year’s Christmas card design competition. Our theme for this year was ‘Collaboration’, inspired by the extensive number of partnerships that both University Alliance and our universities have engaged with over the past year. University Alliance Christmas Card Competition 2014 winner: Emma Daniels The winning entry came from Emma Daniel, a BA (Hons) Graphic Design student at Sheffield Hallam…
Today in the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced the results of the Government’s Science & Research Capital Consultation outlining how it will spend £5.9 billion of science research capital from now until 2020/2021. University Alliance welcomes this support for science and research demonstrating the government’s continuing commitment to invest in excellent research, wherever it is found. Professor Andrew Wathey, Lead Vice-Chancellor for Re…
Today’s Autumn Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer included plans to introduce postgraduate loans of up to £10,000. University Alliance had long campaigned for this proposal. Our statement on the announcement was used in an article by THE following Mr Osborne’s speech in the House. Steve West, the University Alliance chair and University of the West of England vice-chancellor, said: “We strongly welcome the chancellor’s announcement toda…
Professor Steve West, Chair of University Alliance, said: “We strongly welcome the Chancellor’s announcement today to develop a government-backed postgraduate loan system. Postgraduate study is vital to ensure Britain develops and grows global talent, which will be key to our future success. “The proportion of postgraduates in the economy is bound to become an increasingly important indicator of economic strength. Yet the UK has seen a fall…
Can you teach someone to be an entrepreneur? At the OECD What Works Conference, hosted by Aalto University last week in Helsinki, the value of the rich environment provided by universities focussing on entrepreneurship brought this issue alive. As ever with universities it isn’t just about teaching. To my mind the intrinsic value of a university are all those other things that make up a student’s experience, some measurable, some not. It is about…
Professor Steve West, Chair of University Alliance welcomed the report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee on Business-University Collaboration. He added: “This is an important review for which the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee should be commended – particularly for the thorough approach it undertook in understanding what is required for effective business-university collaboration. We were pleased to see Committee membe…
