Writing for Wonkhe’s series on wicked problems facing the HE sector, UA CEO, Vanessa Wilson, examined the issues around defining value when it comes to higher education. Vanessa said “narrow definitions of value based on salary potential could risk discounting the immense social and cultural value that the many teachers, artists, nurses, and others bring. […]
In part one of the series hear from two of our researchers on their experience working with industry and the benefits this has brought to their academic careers.
This blog was initially published by Research Fortnight. The new government’s agenda poses universities some existential questions, says Vanessa Wilson A December election was always going to be a daunting prospect. But one heartening aspect was witnessing the role of universities and students’ unions in supporting student voter registration and turnout. It might not have […]
University Alliance, the voice of professional and technical universities, gave congratulations to the Conservative party on their successful election campaign and reaffirmed their commitment to working with the new government. Vanessa Wilson, University Alliance Chief Executive said: “We congratulate the Prime Minister and look forward to working with the new government to realise commitments on […]
This week, Professor Jane Harrington took up her post as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich. Professor Harrington joins Greenwich from another Alliance University, UWE Bristol, where she spent five years as Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Her specific interests include widening participation in Higher Education, enhancing teaching excellence and the student experience, and working closely […]
With a potential future Conservative government threatening to tackle “low-value” degrees, what do we actually mean by “value” when it comes to Higher Education and how we can avoid being led astray by narrow definitions?
As we prepare for a new government Susanna Kalitowski looks at the problematic divide between HE and FE and how this is preventing us addressing key skills shortages.
This year’s University Alliance Christmas Card Competition has been won by Hanna Jujka, a first year Illustration student from the University of Brighton. The competition tasked students and staff across Alliance Universities with designing a card which would reflect the work of the alliance their members as well as the Christmas Spirit. Hanna’s winning card […]
Portsmouth University and Birmingham City University were among the winners at last night’s Times Higher Education Awards Ceremony hosted in London.
Commitments from political parties to return financial support for nursing students are welcome, but for Alliance universities to help resolve the NHS workforce crisis, investment must be made across the pipeline of education and delivery. A crisis in the NHS workforce Alliance Universities train over 56,000 nurses, midwives, occupational therapists and other allied healthcare professionals […]
