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.
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 […]
