University Alliance has elected Professor Steve West, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West of England, Bristol, as their new Chair. Professor West will take up the three-year position in August 2012, succeeding current chair Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, who has been chair since 2009. Professor Janet Beer, Vice Chancellor of […]
Responding to the launch of Government’s Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth Libby Hackett, Director of University Alliance, said: “The Government’s commitment to research funding following excellence wherever it exists will safeguard the UK research base and is indeed welcome. By continuing to fund small but excellent research facilities, Government is recognising the critical role […]
Two proposals have been put forward to avert the “polarisation” of the sector as a result of the government’s student number plans in a letter from University Alliance Chair, Professor Janet Beer, to the Secretary of State, Vince Cable, and Universities Minister, David Willetts. The full article by Simon Baker can be read here. Read […]
University Alliance has submitted the following response to the Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: The EU Contribution. Download it here.
With the latest UCAS figures released today, University Alliance Director, Libby Hackett, is calling for the debate not to lose sight of the bigger issues at stake. Writing on our blog she said: “The Chancellor faces a huge challenge in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement. One of the critical areas he will need to address is the short-term […]
The Chancellor faces a huge challenge in tomorrow’s Autumn Statement. One of the critical areas he will need to address is the short-term crisis of soaring youth unemployment whilst at the same time setting out the long-term strategy to keep the UK’s labour market globally competitive. This is crying out for some joined-up thinking. Youth […]
This year at University Alliance we ran a design competition for the cover of our Christmas cards. The competition was open to staff and students of Alliance universities. The theme for this year’s competition was ‘Growth’, participants were asked to provide a 50 word summary of how their design fitted this theme. The winning entry […]
On the 1st September 2012 the way students contribute to their tuition fee changes. There has been a lot of confusion to what this will actually mean. In this handy guide we look at key things that prospective students need to remember: No upfront money is asked for: the Student Loan Company (SLC) automatically pay […]
From 2012, a lot is changing about the way a university education is paid for. The changes may seem big, but they needn’t be daunting, nor should they put anyone off going to university. To help make it easier for people to understand the changes, Martin Lewis and the team at MoneySavingExpert.com have come up […]
In the University Alliance response to the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee: Government reform of Higher Education report, Director, Libby Hackett said: “We are entering a time of incredible change for students and universities. Combined with the new student control measures, the scale and pace of the change against the backdrop of the unknown is […]
