University Alliance is one of the British Council’s Reciprocal Partners for this year’s Going Global summit, taking place in May in Cape Town, South Africa. Going Global is an annual forum for education leaders from across the world, coming together to debate issues and challenges facing the sector globally, strengthen networks and discuss collaborative solutions. […]
A clinical system that is used in a handheld device such as an iPad or smartphones ‘watches’ patients’ vital signs, saving almost 800 lives in its first year. The Learning Clinic developed the VitalPAC system with help from medics at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust and clinical outcome modelling experts from the hospital and the University of […]
A free online course supports health and social care workers in providing palliative or end of life care. Sheffield Hallam University partnered with St Luke’s Hospice to launch the free online course. It provides a flexible learning opportunity based on conversations about death and dying, increasing awareness of the needs and experiences of patients nearing […]
The University of Lincoln is producing new generations of nurses to meet the workforce needs of its local healthcare community. Almost 100 new nurses began work on the wards of Lincolnshire’s hospitals in the summer/autumn of 2015 after completing their undergraduate degrees with the University of Lincoln in the 2014/15 academic year. It was the […]
At the Spending Review (Autumn 2015) the Government announced that it would be taking forward the recommendations of the Nurse review and introduce a new body – Research UK – which would work across the seven existing Research Councils. It was also announced that the Government would look to integrate Innovate UK into Research UK. […]
University Alliance today issues its response to the government’s Green Paper, Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice. Read our response in full here (PDF) We agree that excellent teaching within universities should be recognised and rewarded – and made available to everyone with the ability and aspiration to benefit from it. Our […]
Read our response to the Government’s Green Paper: Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice. (Either click on the link above or the image) We agree that excellent teaching within universities should be recognised and rewarded – and made available to everyone with the ability and aspiration to benefit from it. Our response […]
Dr Jean-Christophe Nebel, Associate Professor in Computing Science and Bioinformatics at Kingston University, recently took part in the Royal Society’s pairing scheme. He shadowed Graham Dean, Higher Scientific Officer at the Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST). Before taking part in the programme, I, like probably many scientists, imagined a Parliament full […]
Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell recently had a blog published by Wonkhe on what is needed to ensure more students from disadvantaged backgrounds access and succeed in higher education. “The recent Green Paper includes a laudable promise from the Government which plans to continue to push for better access, retention and progression for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and […]
University Business has covered our announcement that Professor John Latham, Vice Chancellor of Coventry University, will be our new Deputy Chair. You can also read our full response here.
