Commenting on the package of education reforms announced today by the Prime Minister Theresa May, including a requirement for universities who want to charge higher fees to establish a new school or sponsor an existing underperforming school, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “There is a broad consensus that the most significant barrier to […]
Coverage of the election of Professor John Latham (Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University) as the new chair of University Alliance has appeared in the Coventry Observer. You can read our full press release on the announcement here.
Our University Alliance position paper on the Higher Education & Research Bill has been published ahead of the House of Commons Bill Committee taking evidence this week. Professor Quintin McKellar CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire and University Alliance’s regulatory lead will give evidence to the committee on Tuesday 6 September representing UA. Read the position paper […]
Ahead of the Higher Education & Research Bill Committee meeting this week, Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell writes for Times Higher Education. She looks at the role the new Office for Students could play in promoting collaboration as well encouraging competition between English HE providers. She writes, “There are, however, differences between the higher education market […]
Professor John Latham, Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University, has been elected as the new Chair of University Alliance, the mission group representing Britain’s universities for cities and regions. He takes up the role this month replacing Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, who has served as Alliance Chair since 2012. As the government devolves powers and budgets away […]
An interview with the new Chair of University Alliance Professor John Latham has appeared in Times Higher Education. Talking in his interview about the distinctiveness of University Alliance institutions, he described “a technology group of universities, those that have been heavily focused on supporting their region or city, vocational in a lot of the activity they do. […]
Coverage of the announcement that Professor John Latham, Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University, is our new chair has appeared in University Business. Read our press release here.
We’ve all seen the images of students jumping for joy with their A-level results clutched tightly in their hand. For those who had applied to university, they would have known early via Ucas Track in the morning if their place had been confirmed. But if you missed out on the grades you need for your preferred course, […]
Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell writes for Huffington Post on A-level results day 2016. She argues in the piece that for students considering whether to go to university, that ‘the important thing is to choose a degree with your eyes open.’ She adds: “The facts are that even now 80% graduates are working in a graduate job […]
Manchester Metropolitan University is a key driver of the regional and national economy by helping to support small and large businesses with the knowledge and expertise they need to succeed. Situated in the heart of the new Northern Powerhouse hub, the University plays a central role in the transfer of skills to the city’s thriving […]