14 October 2015, ExCEL, London Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell will be giving a speech at this year’s HE and FE Show. The show which is free to attend has a broad programme leader speakers from government and policy, including David Willetts, former Universities and Science Minister and visiting professor, the Policy Institute and Sir Ian Diamond, […]
Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said in response to the annual National Student Survey published today: “It is positive to see high levels of student satisfaction being maintained within UK higher education. This shows that the sector is working hard to deliver a quality experience for students who are, quite rightly, keen to […]
Tuesday 17 November, 9am – 4pm UA Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell will be speaking at the Inside Government event “Delivering effective, engaging Degree Apprenticeships” in London. In her session, Looking to the Future – Effectively Implementing Degree Apprenticeships Across Higher Education Institutions, she will be exploring the role of degree apprenticeships in bridging the academic-vocational divide […]
Thursday 22 October 2015, 8.30 – 1pm, Central London. Dr Faye Taylor, University Alliance Policy and Project Manager, will join a panel discussion at an event organised by the Westminster Higher Education Forum on the future for Postgraduate Taught education. The panel will examine the impact of the introduction of PGT loans on students and […]
Monday 5 October, 17.45 – 19.00 Manchester Central Library We have joined forces with Bright Blue and GuildHE to organise a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference with the theme: “University: is it worth it?” The event will explore whether universities provide value for money in relation to students, government and the wider economy.Speakers include: Jo Johnson […]
The Higher Education Policy Institute has published a write up of our event ‘Building the Teaching Excellence Framework‘ on their website. “The University Alliance hosted a stimulating event to discuss the threats and opportunities of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) earlier today. Not only were there platform speeches from senior people from HEFCE, BIS, Coventry […]
University Alliance’s Treasurer and Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University, Professor Edward Peck, recently wrote a blog for Wonkhe focusing on the need to find new ways to measure graduate success. These issues were explored at a University Alliance roundtable that Professor Peck chaired in July which brought together colleagues from the civil service, employers, the HE […]
An extensive look at how the proposed TEF might work by Dame Julia King in Times Higher Education. The piece features substantial comments from Quintar McKellar, VC of University of Hertsfordshire and Chris Rust, professor of higher education at Oxford Brookes University – two University Alliance member institutions. It also adds on “What of the […]
Date: 13 October 2015 Time: 4.30-6.30pm Venue: Strangers’ Dining Room, House of Commons, London University Alliance with University of Lincoln invites you to a parliamentary reception hosted by Roberta Blackman-Woods MP, Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary University Group. We will be launching a major new research report exploring the emergence of […]
University Alliance welcomes the Government’s Productivity Plan, unveiled by the Business Secretary Sajid Javid today. Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of University Alliance – Britain’s universities for cities and regions – said: “We welcome the Government’s Productivity Plan which recognises the important role universities play in securing the UK’s future success. Alliance universities have a long history of […]
