Postgraduate students are to be given greater access to student loans to help improving access to education. Coverage of the budget 2016 in the Financial Times also featured comment from Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell, who urged the government to consider accounts for students that allow them to access finance throughout their entire working life. “Support for […]
Loans for PhD students of up to £25,000 will be introduced from 2018-19, the government has announced. Confirmation of the timescale was disclosed in the Budget “red book” published after chancellor George Osborne’s speech on 16 March. The document also says that the government will “review the gaps in support for lifetime learning, including for flexible and […]
Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell was featured in University Business’ coverage of the 2016 Budget on the Chancellor’s plans for HE. During this parliament, loans will be introduced for level 3 to level 6 training in further education, part-time second degrees in STEM, and postgraduate taught master’s courses. To read the coverage, visit here.
Responding to the 2016 Budget, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Our universities – as leaders in their cities and regions – are key partners in the devolution agenda. “Today’s devolution deals will see our institutions doing even more to drive growth: supporting innovation, educating the workforce of tomorrow and working collaboratively to make […]
Degree Apprenticeships represent great new opportunities for both students and universities. In doing so, they are helping to challenge prejudices around applied professional teaching and learning. They deliver the transferable skills that you would expect from a degree: critical thinking, resilience, effective communication and time management, while providing employers with individuals who are able to be productive to […]
Four Alliance universities have achieved or retained a prestigious award which helps to realise the potential of researchers. Kingston University has achieved the European Commission HR Excellence in Research Awards, while Manchester Metropolitan University has retained theirs following a two-year self assessment. University of Huddersfield and Plymouth University also retained their Award following their four-year self-assessment. Institutions […]
Last week, University Alliance and the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) held an expert roundtable on digital skills to help inform the ongoing Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry on Digital Skills. The event, at the London offices of Google UK, involved representatives from universities, sector bodies and business, and was chaired by Nicola Blackwood, […]
Over the past couple of months, we’ve run a series of regional workshops, exploring how to best support STEM-related employer engagement in higher education. These events follow the recent publication of our research report, Mind the gap – engaging employers to secure the future of STEM in higher education. As part of the programme, the […]
Commenting on the HEFCE Grant Letter and Science & Research Allocations Booklet published today, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Overall today’s announcements will support universities in meeting the Government’s aims by increasing productivity and driving innovation and growth. “Ministers’ backing for the dual support system by maintaining vital Quality Related (QR) funding is excellent news, as […]
The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee’s report on assessing quality in higher education calls for the government should consult carefully on next steps in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Coverage of the report in Times Higher Education includes a comment from Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell. She said: “The BIS Committee is right to focus on the need […]