Staff at Alliance universities have been recognised for exceptional achievement and service in the annual New Year’s Honours List. Among them are three academics from UWE Bristol: Professor Nichola Rumsey, Co-Director of the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) at UWE Bristol, has been awarded an OBE for services to people affected by an altered appearance. […]
Joshua Chauhan, a second year law student at Plymouth University, recently attended an open day at Clifford Chance law firm exclusively organised for Alliance universities students. Below he shares some of his experiences from the day. An Open Day in the offices of any law firm is always a welcome insight for a law student. […]
The Royal Society’s pairing scheme brings together research scientists with UK parliamentarians and civil servants. They learn about each other’s work by spending time together in Westminster and the researcher’s labs. Darrin Baines, Professor in Health Economics at Coventry University has analysed many aspects of health care efficiency over a 20 year career. He took […]
Responding to the government’s announcement of the Stern Review of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) today, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Lord Stern’s review of research funding provides an important opportunity to both recognise and better understand Britain’s research strengths, building on the dynamism and diversity which exist in the system. “As Sir […]
Professor John Latham, Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University, has been elected as the new Deputy Chair of University Alliance. Professor Latham will take up the three-year position on 1 January 2016, succeeding Professor Mary Stuart, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln, who has performed the role since 2012. Steve West, Vice Chancellor of the University of […]
University Alliance is rolling out a series of regional workshops to encourage collaboration between employers and universities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. The series of free events follow the publication of a report by University Alliance and the University of Lincoln in October on employer engagement in curriculum design and delivery, which […]
University Alliance (UA) is collaborating with universities across the country to deliver 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. They offer university staff with […]
Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell was featured in coverage of the Royal Society debate on the government’s proposals for the Teaching Excellence Framework. Maddalaine was speaking at the event, where she said that ‘there was much evidence of good teaching in English university. She cited evidence including higher education institutions’ performance in the National Student Survey, Quality Assurance […]
Professor David Maguire is Vice Chancellor of the University of Greenwich and gave evidence this week representing University Alliance This week I gave evidence to the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee’s inquiry on assessing quality in higher education, representing University Alliance. The inquiry is timely, given the amount, and radical nature, of […]
Students and staff have been demonstrating the wealth of creativity thriving within Alliance universities by entering our annual Christmas card competition. This year’s theme was ‘Making the difference in our cities and regions‘, inspired by our new mission and the impact our universities have on their local communities and the UK. We’re pleased to reveal the […]
