University Alliance represents 22 major, dynamic, business-like universities at the heart of the sector which deliver world-leading research with impact and are actively business-focussed. These universities educate 26% of all UK students and offer a research-informed, academic learning environment and a culture of entrepreneurialism, equipping graduates for the 21st century. This response follows discussion amongst […]
In response to HEFCE announcement of university funding for 2010-11 Libby Aston, Director of University Alliance, said: “HEFCE have made sensible proposals in response to Government spending cuts. Decisions made by the Funding Council have sought to limit the damage of cuts on high quality teaching and research in our universities. We welcome the commitment to continue to fund […]
University Alliance report shows that ‘misunderstanding and myths about university fees are causing more of a barrier to entry than the system itself.’ In line with the Independent Review of HE Funding and Student Finance, University Alliance has undertaken a thorough and robust consideration of the evidence regarding the impact of fees. The report ‘Impact of Fees: A […]
As universities assess the impact of the Government’s funding cuts, there is better news from at least one part of the sector which is involved in a campaign to increase the size and quality of its research. The last thing education needs is a new acronym, but welcome to NTEU. It stands for New Type […]
In response to the 1994 Group report ‘Analysis of postgraduate provision at UK universities’ Libby Aston, Director of University Alliance, said: “This report is a helpful contribution to the evidence base on postgraduate provision but it is not the whole picture. “Alliance universities deliver nearly 20% of all postgraduate provision. Alliance universities awarded nearly 1,200 PhDs in 2007-08 […]
A strong case for both public and private investment in higher education Any discussion of funding and student finance should take place within a shared understanding of the nature of universities as both public and private institutions. The question of appropriate balance between public and private funding should not be driven only by economic pressures […]
Publicly funded PhDs should become the preserve of the research elite, with doctoral students supported by the state only if they work in departments of a certain standard. The 1994 Group of small research-intensive universities has called for measures that would result in a far greater concentration of doctoral students within the sector. The proposals […]
It is a year since the now-familiar “pockets of excellence” were identified by the 2008 research assessment exercise in universities traditionally considered to be teaching-focused. Despite their often shoestring budgets, these units have shaken up the established order, reversing the trend of concentrating funding in an ever smaller number of top institutions. As a result […]
Next month, a university in the North-east of England will be opening a southern outpost in London when the University of Northumbria sets up shop in trendy Islington. The Northumbria school of design in Newcastle, which is famous for its fashion degrees and award-winning fashion students, hopes to take the capital by storm with its […]
Responding to the Government’s Grant letter to HEFCE published 22 December 2009 [1] Libby Aston, Director of University Alliance, said: “Investing public funding in higher education is just that – an investment. “UK universities are generators of economic growth and wealth creation. The UK invests 1.3% of GDP in its higher education sector and universities, in return, […]