A few years ago I conducted some research into the gender and ethnicity attainment gap in higher education and I was surprised by the number of lecturers who told me they didn’t ‘see’ gender and ethnicity, they just treated all students the same. I thought this was rather an uncritical starting point, because there’s lots […]
University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell has written for Wonkhe today following the publication of the SMF’s report on Widening Participation in partnership with University Alliance and Open University. The report finds that the government is on course to miss its targets of widening participation in higher education – and has found significant differences between institutions’ […]
Today the SMF publishes a new report on Widening Participation, in partnership with University Alliance and the Open University. The research looks in detail at the Prime Minister’s ambition to double the proportion of disadvantaged students entering higher education by 2020. It brings together a range of evidence, examining different possible scenarios on how – and whether – […]
University Alliance chief executive Maddalaine Ansell is speaking at this year’s Times Higher Education Young Universities Summit in Barcelona. Times Higher Education Young Universities Summit returns for a third year on 5 to 7 April 2016 at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona. Examining how universities under 50 years old are rising rapidly in the rankings and […]
Ever read a history book and come across the story of an apprentice bound body and soul for seven, eight years or more, on little or no wage, to their master to learn a craft or trade and acquire the high status that came with it? Today’s modern apprentices couldn’t be more different from their […]
Our evidence to the Apprenticeship Inquiry of the Commons Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy looks at a number of the key issues the Sub-Committee is attempting to address. These include: The target of three million apprentices by 2020, how the Government proposes to achieve this and how this may affect the ‘skills gap’ […]
Four of our universities took home the top prizes at the Guardian University Awards earlier this month – including Inspiring Leader for Ian Dunn (pictured) Coventry University’s Deputy Vice Chancellor for student experience Ian was praised for his focus on developing an exciting curriculum and links with local enterprise. The shortlisted candidates were nominated by the judging panel but the winner […]
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.
