It is amazing that, even now, some people still ask, “what is the role of higher education?” and “what is the value of a degree?” The bottom line is this: in companies and professions across Britain, and in the case of the University of South Wales, over 120 countries around the world, there are graduates […]
Our latest report, Job Ready: Universities, employers and students creating success, is based on in-depth interviews with small and large employers, including British Airways, IBM, Marks and Spencer and Bank of America, showing employers are putting graduates at the heart of their strategies to innovate and grow. Download the report here. The report is based on extensive and […]
A new study being published today based on in-depth interviews with small and large employers, including British Airways, IBM, Marks and Spencer and Bank of America, shows employers are putting graduates at the heart of their strategies to innovate and grow. University Alliance, representing top universities for employability in science, technology, design and the professions, […]
Writing about employability ahead of the launch of Job Ready (launching 8 July 2014), Daisy Hooper writes for the NCUB blog: ‘The increasing focus of universities on graduate employability is great news for individuals, for the economy and for society. Gone are the days when an individual could go to university, get a job straight after graduation […]
I had the pleasure of chairing the launch event for HELP UK this morning. At the event I set out some of the reasons why University Alliance has undertaken this work which I wanted to share here more widely. Our approach at University Alliance is to look for solutions and to provide constructive contributions to the […]
For a quick overview of HELP UK read our summary booklet
We need to underpin a higher education sector that can drive the UK’s competitiveness in a global knowledge economy and can anticipate a new labour market shaped by rapid changes in technology, globalisation and increased economic uncertainty. This needs to be about more than just supporting school-leavers entering higher education as the current system does. […]
The UK cannot predict or plan for the future with any certainty. However, we do know that much is changing in the world around us: how we work, create, share and receive knowledge; how we deliver value; and how we connect to communities around the world. Our education system needs to adapt to this rapid […]
A new report sets out clear thinking and simple steps to enabling universal access to student loans for the first time while bringing down the massive cost of the current loans system. Summary report here Full report here Background evidence report here University Alliance, representing 22 leading global universities for science, technology, design and the […]
Alliance universities are enterprise universities. They lead the enterprise and entrepreneurship agenda with over 21,000 business links (including 14,000 SMEs) and 50% of all turnover and 40% of all jobs from UK graduate start-ups. So the review Lord Young has been undertaking is really important to us. We welcome many of the recommendations in Lord […]
