In response to the Sir Paul Nurse’s review of the Research Councils, Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “Research and innovation are essential to increasing productivity in the UK. We must invest at comparable levels to competitor nations. “We must also manage this investment cleverly. Funding excellence wherever it is found means no […]
In response to the report by Bright Blue Going part-time, supported by The Open University, Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “The sharp decline in part-time study at both undergraduate and postgraduate level is of great concern. If we are serious about increasing productivity, it needs to be addressed – and this will […]
The NHS in England is going through major organisational and structural change. Estimated future funding cuts mean the organisation needs to deliver a quality service by upskilling its workforce, building on the strengths of its existing leaders and making sure emerging leaders have the skills they need. The NHS Leadership Academy was formed within the […]
The University of Greenwich has offered work-based learning with Degree Apprenticeship-like characteristics for many years. It currently has 300 part-time students studying on day release courses fully funded by their employers. The university has a commitment to CPD and embedding degree studies into practical study and industry. For example, it has developed a suite of […]
The Masters of Law and Practice (MLP) degree at the University of Huddersfield Law School integrates a traditional three-year law degree (LLB) and one-year Legal Practice Course (LPC) into a four-year course that enables graduates to proceed directly to a training contract with a legal firm. All teaching is based on independent, student-centred learning with an […]
A private and public sector consortium involving Liverpool John Moores University, Mersey Maritime and the Peel Group will benefit the local economy with skills development and opportunities for knowledge-sharing, by creating an education and collaboration campus for advanced manufacturing and engineering. The historic Hydraulic Tower building, which once used to drive the lock gates and […]
Oxford Brookes University offers Year 12 students across Oxfordshire the opportunity to get an insight into university life and study with the 18-month long Brookes Engage programme. The programme has been developed for students who come from backgrounds which are under-represented in higher education. Designed to support pupils to make a successful transition into university […]
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) was instrumental in helping Bristol become European Green Capital for 2015 – the first UK city to win this prestigious award. The city won the award not just because of its plans for the future but because of the city-wide efforts that Bristol’s people and businesses […]
The long awaited government document announces a shake up of the UK higher education system. Our response to the HE Green Paper also appeared in University Business. Read the full story here. The HE Green Paper: Fulfilling our potential: Teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice was published on Friday 6 November. You can read […]
Universities and other sector bodies have given a cautious welcome to proposals contained in a new Green Paper on higher education in THE. Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of University Alliance, said that universities will “welcome the government’s commitment to support more people from disadvantaged backgrounds to access, and succeed within, higher education”. “But this does come […]
