The manufacturing and engineering sector is suffering from a severe skills shortage, with a large number of major employers attempting to recruit from a limited pool. Young people often graduate without being ready to have an immediate impact on industry. In order to start addressing these issues, Coventry University and Unipart Manufacturing came up with the […]
Exceptional industry partnerships deliver evidence-based decision making and innovative thinking to industrial partners through academic research, teaching excellence and student creativity. This leads to economic and social impact. The University of Salford is a partner in ‘Pendleton Together’, a £650 million regeneration project designed to completely transform the Pendleton area of Salford. Work on the first […]
Combined authorities should make the case for more levers to shape skills policy, boost productivity and develop regional strengths, working alongside higher education institutions to ensure they are used effectively, argues a new report by University Alliance. In May 2017 directly elected mayors will take up their posts in cities across England for the first time. […]
Skills matter. They are at the heart of productivity and growth. They help people to improve their job satisfaction and their income, and to lead more fulfilled lives. They underpin the success of businesses as well as public and voluntary sector organisations. The success of our towns, cities and regions depend on supporting people to gain […]
Skills development has many functions – economic, social and cultural. Skills are central to success in the complex, rapidly changing economy of the 21st Century, and they are also an important way for people to achieve fulfilment, to be happier and more confident. Our latest report, Developing productive places: The role of universities in skills […]
To coincide with Wonkhe’s event BrHExit: Where next for universities and Europe?, University Alliance Policy and Programmes Manager Tom Frostick has written an article on the importance of EU structural funds, arguing that they must be a key priority for the higher education sector in discussions on Brexit. University Alliance’s Head of Policy, Graeme Wise, will […]
Coverage of Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell’s response to the news that Chris Husbands, the vice-chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, has been appointed the first chair of the teaching excellence framework (TEF) has appeared in THE. You can read the full story here. Our full response to the announcement by BEIS can also be read on our website. […]
Commenting on the announcement of Professor Chris Husbands as the first Chair of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) panel, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Chris is a highly trusted and respected figure both within the higher education sector and beyond. “His strong track record – as well as his impartiality and rigour – […]
Maddalaine Ansell, University Alliance Chief Executive, shared her reflections on the Stern Review with Wonkhe: “Overall, the previous REF worked reasonably well. It increased research quality, encouraged dynamism and, within institutions, helped managers to make strategic decisions. We were therefore pleased that Lord Stern left the bones of it – including assessment predominantly by peer review – […]
Gabriel Huntley, Head of Communications and External Relations writes for Guardian HE Network. The recent EU reference has prompted calls for universities and the scientific community to help repair the divides – economic, cultural, social and regional – the Brexit result exposed. Social innovation taking place within our universities – and their local communities – are […]
