Ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review this autumn, University Alliance has set out key priorities for the Government to deliver a strong higher education sector and secure Britain’s ability to compete in a dynamic and fast changing world. Skills Numbers. More graduates are needed to keep pace with growing demand for higher skills. The cap […]
We’ve published our submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review – Research and innovation funding. We have also summarised the key priorities for research and innovation funding we are calling on Government to bear in mind ahead of the CSR. They are: Investment. Research funding boosts UK growth and productivity and attracts high levels of inward investment. Government must invest […]
Read University Alliance’s submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review – ‘Skills for new growth’. We have also summarised the key priorities for skills for new growth for the Government to bear in mind ahead of the CSR. They are: Numbers. More graduates are needed to keep pace with growing demand for higher skills. The cap on student numbers must remain […]
We’ve submitted our response to BIS Select Committee Inquiry into the Productivity Plan. Read what we recommend to secure Britain’s future and drive local economic growth by clicking on the document (right).
David Cameron’s tough rules on immigration are taking their toll on UK universities as international students struggle to stump up the fees for entry, according to university and business leaders. Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance, which represents 18 colleges, said that Cameron’s stance could damage the competitiveness of the UK. “We rely […]
Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell has been quoted in coverage by Bloomberg Business on the Government’s immigration policy. In July, Business Secretary Sajid Javid called for those studying in Britain to lose the right to stay once they’ve finished their courses. The approach contrasts with that of Canada or Australia, where post-study routes to work are […]
The Higher Education Statistics Agency published the results of the longitudinal survey of 2010/11 graduates which asks what they are doing three and a half years after leaving university. Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “These results confirm the value of a university degree. 94% of graduates are in work or study three and a […]
Last month, the Conservative Government launched its “Productivity Plan” – an ambitious document which aims ‘to reverse the long-term productivity problem and secure rising living standards and a better quality of life for our citizens’[1]. The 15-point plan includes a chapter on high-quality science and innovation, and the role that the creation and application of […]
Our chair Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, has responded to the CIPD report that claims the number of people graduating from university now vastly outweighs the number of high-skilled jobs available. Professor West writes in the Guardian HE Network Blog, “But [CIPD’s] warning seems extremely shortsighted in its assumptions – if anything, graduate employment […]
Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “The widely reported CIPD figure that 58.8% of graduates are in non-graduate jobs comes from 2010 during a weak economy. The latest Graduate Labour Market Statistics found that more graduates are in work this year than at any time since 2007 and that graduates earn almost £10,000 […]
