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 […]
A report out today (7 November 2011) by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (Hecsu) has shown a significant fall in graduate unemployment. The annual report, ‘What do Graduates Do?’ shows that six months after finishing their courses, 69.7 per cent were in employment – a 7.9 per cent increase on last year. The report also says that […]
This year at University Alliance we are running a design competition for the cover of our Christmas card to be sent to our key stakeholders. If you would like to take part in the competition, or to advertise it to those who might please either link to this page or send the below details out. […]
University Alliance has submitted the following response to the BIS Technical Consultation – a new, fit-for-purpose regulatory framework for the Higher Education sector. Download it here. We welcome the opportunity to respond to this consultation. At this critical juncture for the higher education sector, it is imperative that an appropriate regulatory framework follows the […]
Effort to mitigate AAB and core-and-margin effects spells trouble for post-92s. Simon Baker reports – read the full article here. Libby Hackett, director of the University Alliance group of institutions, said: “The presumption that these universities can take the hit is extremely frustrating. “It comes down to a fundamental lack of value attributed to certain parts […]
There has been much reported on the impact that increased fees will have on university applications for 2012-13. University Alliance believes that no one should be put off from going to university because of financial concerns or the myth that demand for graduates will dry up. We strongly believe that the value of a degree […]
