University Alliance has today submitted a response to the Nurse Review of Research Councils. Sir Paul Nurse was asked to lead an independent advisory group to review, with research councils, how they can evolve to support research in the most effective ways. Our response builds on much of the evidence in our latest research report, Evolve. Connect. […]
It was great to be at the Guardian University Awards 2015 at RIBA last month where there was a great showing from Alliance Universities. I celebrated with colleagues from Nottingham Trent University as we gained triple recognition for innovative projects. NTU scooped first and second prize in the Teaching Excellence category – inadvertently competing against ourselves […]
Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell has been interviewed for THE’s Q&A feature. Read the full story here.
In response to the results of the 2013/2014 HE Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) Survey released by HESA today, Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “The latest HE-BCI results show graduate start-ups are continuing to grow within our group of innovative and entrepreneurial institutions. More than 1,200 businesses were launched by Alliance graduates […]
Research funding allocations reward ambition and excellence. Alliance universities see an increase of 31% to their HEFCE research funding. The Higher Education Funding Council for England has today announced how it will be distributing £3.97bn to universities. Of this, £1.6bn is for quality-related research funding. Alliance universities have today seen a 31% increase in their […]
Thursday 4 June 2015, 12.00 – 18.30 Newport City Campus, University of South Wales, Newport NP20 2BP Speakers and programme announced The Annual Summit welcomes University Alliance colleagues including Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Pro Vice-Chancellors, Communications Leads, Deans and anyone else at Alliance universities who is interested in our work. There is so much uncertainty on the […]
In response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s budget announcements yesterday, Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “We looked at the Chancellor’s measures to support UK research and innovation with interest – in particular, the introduction of income-contingent loans of up to £25,000 to support PhDs and research-based masters degrees. “We need to support […]
Location: Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London Future EdTech 2015 is neither another conference or trade show…it’s your opportunity to join the conversation. 50+ global thought-leaders and innovators sharing their latest projects and 250+ of your peers in attendance will provide you with the expertise at the heart of the new education economy through carefully curated sessions, […]
Alliance universities took home the top prizes at the Guardian University Awards last night. The Awards recognise inspiring projects around employability, student experience, research impact and business partnerships. Alliance universities were the winners or runner-ups in 11 of the 14 categories. Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance said: “Congratulations to all Alliance universities who […]
Article originally published on Wonkhe. The UK’s research and innovation ecosystem is one of our greatest national assets. From discovering the structure of DNA to finding cures for cancer, university research is behind amazing and life-changing discoveries. Exciting stories from the world of research hit the news every day. Two recent examples are the discovery […]
