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  1. University Alliance responds to the Government’s announcement on tuition fees and student maintenance

    November 4, 2024

    University Alliance has responded to the Secretary of State for Education’s announcement today (4 November) that tuition fees and the amount of student maintenance loan available would be increased in line with inflation. Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance, said: “As University Alliance, representing professional and technical universities, we welcome this commitment to the financial […]

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  2. New campaign launches to ‘bust’ common myths about applying to university

    November 4, 2024

    The ‘Uni Myths Busted’ campaign launches today (Monday 4 November) to support university applicants who are preparing to apply for university this year or in 2025. The campaign launches as thousands of applicants across the country focus on their university choices and applications, ahead of the January deadline for undergraduate applications. The four-week campaign features […]

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  3. The DfE has changed its accountability measures for schools. Here’s why it’s significant.

    October 31, 2024

    On Thursday 24 October, the Department for Education (DfE) published an Interim Update to its 16 to 18 accountability measures, which indicated a subtle, yet significant shift in how the Department views and values young people. What has changed? The update concerns what are called ‘destination measures’. These measures record, for each individual school and […]

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  4. University Alliance publish asks ahead of 2024 Autumn Budget

    October 22, 2024

    University Alliance has published their budget submission to the Treasury, which was submitted on Tuesday 10 September, outlining their asks for the October 2024 Budget and 2025/26 Departmental Expenditure Limits. Three asks have been highlighted as part of the submission, with each ask accompanied by a policy recommendations and an explanation of the rationale and […]

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  5. Help us help you: what the budget needs to do to enable universities to support their regions

    October 22, 2024

    “University Alliance made its submission to the Treasury on Tuesday 10 September for the Budget which will take place on 30th October. The submission reflected what we and our members, as large professional and technical universities located in major conurbations across the UK, believe would make the biggest material impact for our students, our universities […]

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  6. New fund opens to provide international placement opportunities for DTA fellows

    October 8, 2024

    UA’s Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) is piloting a new ‘Legacy Fund’ – which will provide DTA3 alum with the opportunity to undertake an international placement. The DTA3 Legacy Fund is for DTA3 fellows following graduation from their doctoral studies. The fund will enable a 1-to-2-month international placement, in which they will explore challenges facing UK […]

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  7. UA members awarded over £3million to expand healthcare degree apprenticeships

    October 2, 2024

    The Office for Students (OfS) has allocated over £3.3million to develop healthcare degree apprenticeships, as a result of a successful joint bid led by Middlesex University and supported by University Alliance (UA). The funding, worth £3,381,000, will allow a number of UA members to form the Healthcare Education Consortium. Collectively, they will coordinate the delivery […]

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  8. Middlesex’s innovative platforming of ‘Pro-localism’ through The Newham Plays

    September 20, 2024

    In our latest ‘Innovators’ blog, Dr James Kenworth provides insight into the way Middlesex University is preserving creativity in the higher education sector and in local communities through ‘Pro – localism’ and experience-building opportunities. “The Newham Plays create cultural participation opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds. The series has become a significant proponent of […]

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  9. Alliance Awards 2024: Winners announced during ceremony hosted by the University of West London  

    September 10, 2024

    The winners of the Alliance Awards 2024 have been announced this evening, during a ceremony hosted by University of West London at their Ealing campus.   The Alliance Awards celebrates excellence in higher education and recognise achievements across all parts of Alliance universities.   Representing 16 of the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, University Alliance founded […]

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  10. Let’s Get Technical: Priorities for the government

    August 28, 2024

    In 2023, we published Let’s Get Technical, our manifesto for professional and technical universities. With a change of government taking place In summer 2024, we published an updated policy publication, titled: Let’s Get Technical: Priorities for the new government. This publication expands our recommendations for the new government, with policy proposals for the short-term and […]

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