Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell response to the higher education White Paper, Success as a Knowledge Economy was featured in Times Higher Education’s round-up of the sector’s comments. Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance said: “The right regime for higher education and research is essential for building the knowledge economy of the future. These plans […]
Ahead of the HE White Paper, Wonkhe asked Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell on her predictions for what could come out of the plans. She said: “The White Paper will introduce the next phase of the Government’s extensive reform programme. So far, this has been radical – going right to the heart of what higher […]
Responding to HEPI’s report on the educational underachievement of young men, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “This is an important piece of work – both men and women should be able to benefit from a university education. There is growing evidence that young men are not fulfilling their potential and this needs to be addressed. “The […]
Further coverage of Lord Stern’s Review of the Research Excellence Framework in THE cites our view on the need for research to be funded wherever excellence is found. The article focuses on a proposal that every academic, even those on teaching-only contracts, is submitted to the assessment exercise. Our response to Lord Stern’s review argues against measures […]
Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell has written a piece for Research Fortnight on lifetime learning accounts. She writes: “Most education policy is focussed on young people going through school, college or university for the first time. This makes sense practically and politically. If youngsters get it right the first time, society won’t need to put it right […]
UA Chair Professor Steve West has been featured in the Guardian’s coverage of the Institute of Fiscal Studies’ report on graduate incomes. The report found that students from richer homes earn thousands more after graduating than their poorer peers – even if they attended the same universities. Prof Steve West, chairman of University Alliance, said: […]
Commenting on the IFS study of graduate earnings, University Alliance Chair Professor Steve West said: “This major study, the first of its kind, demonstrates the enduring value of a degree, measured in terms of the difference between graduate and non-graduate earnings a decade after leaving university. “However, the report’s most striking conclusion is the extent […]
Thurs 2 June, 9am – 5pm Engineering and Computing Building, Coventry University Our Annual Summit brings together our member institutions and key stakeholders to focus on the key issues facing the higher education sector. This year we are exploring the role of our universities as leaders in their cities and regions, delivering the world-class teaching, research […]
As the Government launches its consultation today on how changes to funding for nurse, midwife and allied health professional degree places can be implemented, UA policy officer Tom Frostick writes for Wonkhe about the implications this could have for our health ecosystem. In his blog, Unanswered questions about the government’s changes to health education, Tom asks what do these […]
How do you build, nurture and engage a brand new community if everyone in it is busy and not always in the same place at the same time? It’s a knotty problem that all of us have to unravel in our modern digital society but even more so for the PhD students enrolled in the […]
