University Alliance’s (UA) annual conference, under the banner ‘Building on our strengths and serving our communities through crisis and beyond’, is being held as a virtual event on Zoom this year. In Conversation with the Shadow Universities Minster In the keynote session of the day, Professor Jane Harrington, Vice-Chancellor for the University of Greenwich, hosted […]
University Alliance (UA) is delighted to announce the winners of the first ever UA Awards. The Awards, held online this evening, were a new feature of the UA’s Annual Summit this year. They were set up with 7 categories to recognise those individuals and teams that have demonstrated the behaviours and values that as a […]
University Alliance’s (UA) annual conference, under the banner ‘Building on our strengths and serving our communities through crisis and beyond’, is being held as a virtual event on Zoom this year. Over two days Summit attendees are hearing from a range of external speakers, and discussing how, as professional and technical universities, we are learning […]
The Universities Minister, Michelle Donelan MP, has this afternoon opened University Alliance’s Summit event with a message thanking the pivotal role Alliance universities have played in the fight against covid, for their support for students and their communities in managing the transition to online delivery, and recognising the role Alliance universities will continue to play […]
University Alliance have responded to the OFS consultation on the integrity and stability of the English higher education sector. View our response here, or by clicking on the image to the left.
On Monday 18 May, University Alliance was invited to give evidence to the Education Select Committee, as part of their inquiry into the impact of covid on education services. UA’s chair, Professor Debra Humphris, gave an overview of the work Alliance universities are doing to support students and staff during this crisis, including: Moving pastoral […]
In response to today’s announcement from the UK government of a package of support for the higher education sector to address immediate and future challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis, University Alliance chair, and Vice Chancellor of the University of Brighton, Professor Debra Humphris said: “University Alliance very much welcomes the package of measures announced […]
Universities UK have today announced a package of measures designed to ensure the higher education sector is able to overcome the financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The support will mean universities are able to play a central role in the national recovery efforts after the crisis. Responding to the announcement, Professor Debra Humphris, […]
Alliance universities are working hard with staff and students’ unions to mitigate disruption and minimise stress and ensure fairness for learners during this period. This includes moving teaching online where possible, and reviewing the delivery of assessments and offering alternative arrangements where needed to ensure fairness in assessment. Commenting on the approaches being taken by […]
