Extending higher education opportunities to all those who can benefit is the primary mission for a network of organisations including the Open University (OU). The Social Partnerships Network which also includes learndirect, unionlearn, unison, Workers’ Education Association, Association of Colleges, National Extension College, Leonard Cheshire Disability and the Learn and Work Institute was established in […]
An initiative at the University of South Wales which allows students to combine work with study is helping to improve students’ future employability. Network75 gives undergraduates the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge to real-life work within a host company. During term time, students work in a local business three days per week and attend […]
Unseen by many in the city, hundreds of University of Portsmouth students have given thousands of hours of time and expertise to help the city and region flourish. Among the many volunteers are an artist who redesigned the logo for a small parish church, law students helping those who have been unfairly treated by employers, and […]
Follow this link for case studies from Alliance institutions The government’s ambitions for higher education to improve life chances will only be met if university leaders make tackling inequality a core part of their mission. Our report, Supporting thriving communities: The role of universities in reducing inequality, identifies strategies for success in widening participation drawing […]
Universities play an essential role in supporting people and communities to succeed. For Alliance universities, widening participation activity is integral to their way of working, reflecting their origins in close links to industry and the need to reach out to a more diverse student body. The impact of many universities extends well beyond educating graduates and […]
Our report Supporting thriving communities: The role of universities in reducing inequality has been featured in Times Higher Education. You can read more here about our report – which identifies strategies for success in widening participation drawing on evidence from across the sector. We’ve also brought together a number of case studies which reveal how our […]
Coverage of our report Supporting thriving communities: The role of universities in reducing inequality has appeared in Research Professional (£). You can also read our full press release here and download the report here.
The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) has commented on our report, Supporting Thriving Communities: The role of universities in reducing inequality. OFFA’s Director of Fair Access to Higher Education Professor Les Ebdon said: “I’m glad to see this report celebrating the ways that fair access to university enriches society and the economy as well as transforming individuals’ […]
Following the publication of the Government’s White Paper for Higher Education, University Alliance’s head of policy Graeme Wise takes an in-depth look at how previous pieces of higher education legislation shaped the sector we know today. Writing for Wonkhe, Graeme starts with the Education Act in 1962 before progressing through the next five decades, asking what’s changed, what’s […]
Responding to the government’s Higher Education White Paper, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “We are pleased that the White Paper reflects many of the points made by the sector during the consultation period. “In particular, it is sensible to implement the Teaching Excellence Framework steadily and over time and to keep checking that […]
