The latest BIS Graduate Labour Market Statistics is good news for graduates with the high-tech skills employers are demanding. Not only is the employment rate for graduates the highest since 2007 but they are more likely to be employed in high-skilled jobs than non-graduates. Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “The latest figures […]
Our Chair, Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol, gave the closing speech at University Alliance summit 2015. He talked about how our universities can work together and build on the strengths of our members to be an innovative and enterprising force in higher education. Today has been an important moment for us to pause […]
Professor Julie Lydon OBE, Vice-Chancellor of University of South Wales, gave an inspirational speech to welcome delegates to the University Summit 2015 – Anticipation. Disruption. Excellence – on Thursday 4 June. The summit offered a timely opportunity for colleagues at Alliance universities to come together, and explore our strengths and how we can work together […]
University Alliance welcomes the publication of OFFA’s annual monitoring of access agreements which revealed that English universities and colleges are on course to meet over 80 per cent of the targets set within their 2013/14 Access Agreements. Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “Supporting people from non-traditional backgrounds to access and succeed in higher education is […]
Last week we published our response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ consultation on support for postgraduate study. Plans for £25,000 loans were unveiled in this year’s budget, following the announcement of £10,000 loans for taught master’s students in last December’s Autumn Statement. Some of our comments have since appeared in a round-up of sector […]
Our chief executive, Maddalaine Ansell, will be speaking at the Westminster Higher Education Forum – Expanding the role of universities in local economic growth on 7 July 2015. She will be giving a presentation during the session on ‘encouraging greater entrepreneurship amongst staff and students’. For more information and the full programme, visit the Westminster Higher Education Forum […]
A new report by the Economist looks at the future of work in the 21st Century. Liz Shutt, Head of Policy, at University Alliance, was interviewed for the report ‘Automated, Creative & Dispersed’ to share her views on the University of the Future. Universities are being encouraged to move closer to industry. More flexible ways […]
University Alliance has submitted a response to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ consultation on support for postgraduate study. The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced in the Autumn Statement 2014 that the Government would introduce income-contingent loans for students under 30 who want to enrol on a postgraduate taught masters in any […]
The Guardian has announced today that Coventry University has reached “the highest position ever achieved by a former polytechnic in the Guardian league table of universities”. The Guardian goes on to say that in reaching number 15 in the table, it is higher than “many research-intensive universities, including Birmingham, Edinburgh, York, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff, Nottingham and Newcastle”. Maddalaine […]
University Alliance signed up to the Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research in 2013. The Concordat for Engaging the Public with Research outlines the expectations and responsibilities of research funders with respect to public engagement, to help embed public engagement in universities and research institutes. This will enhance the future of research and benefit the […]
