Students starting an undergraduate or masters degree at Kingston University this year were all sent a special copy of About a Boy by Nick Hornby. Starting university can be a nerve-racking experience. Few of us could credibly claim to have enjoyed every second of freshers’ week, or to have sailed through the first term without […]
University Business has also covered our Doctoral Training Alliance following it’s launch this week. To read the story visit here.
Coverage of our recently-launched Doctoral Training Alliance featured in Research Fortnight. “The University Alliance group of business-focused universities has officially launched a doctoral training programme that will run without research council sponsorship.” Read the full story here.
Thirteen Alliance universities have joined forces to launch a new kind of doctoral training programme in response to industry needs and promote the UK’s economic growth and productivity. The largest multi-partner and only nationwide doctoral training initiative of its kind – the Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) – will be launched today (Thursday 24 September 2015) […]
Read our submission to the House of Lords’ Select Committee on Social Mobility.
Read our submission to the House of Commons’ Science & Technology Committee’s Inquiry into the Science Budget.
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).
