University Alliance responds to review of post-16 level 3 and below qualifications
University Alliance has responded to the first stage of the government’s review of post-16 level 3 and below qualifications.
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UA Appoints New Head of Communications and Public Affairs
Read more of: UA Appoints New Head of Communications and Public AffairsUniversity Alliance welcomes Beth Button as the new Head of Communications and Public Affairs. Beth has over 6 years’ experience working in the Higher Education sector, from NUS Wales, Universities Wales and most recently at UUK where she headed up the hugely successful ‘Made at Uni’ campaign. UA CEO Vanessa Wilson welcomed her appointment saying, […]
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UA Members Win Share of £76 Million Government Industrial Strategy Grant
Read more of: UA Members Win Share of £76 Million Government Industrial Strategy GrantPortsmouth, Greenwich and UWE Bristol are among 13 Universities awarded a £76 million grant from the government, announced today, as part of fulfilling the goals of the Industrial Strategy through science and technology. Alliance Universities are at the forefront of technical innovation in research, responding to the requirements of business and society more generally. They […]
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TEA Webinar: Conversations on decolonising curricula/pedagogy
Read more of: TEA Webinar: Conversations on decolonising curricula/pedagogyColleagues from the University of Greenwich host a webinar on decolonising curricula/pedagogy for members of the TEA. 21st June at 12:30pm This one hour webinar will focus on strategies for rethinking your curriculum in light of conversations concerning the decolonising of curricula. The webinar will encourage discussion with participants to reflect upon the questions typically […]
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The DTA on Screen
Read more of: The DTA on ScreenUniversity Alliance launches a film about its flagship programme the Doctoral Training Alliance.
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UA Chair Professor John Latham is Honoured with a CBE
Read more of: UA Chair Professor John Latham is Honoured with a CBEProfessor John Latham, University Alliance Chair and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University, has been awarded a CBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Professor John Latham has been recognised for his services to Higher Education in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. He has been Vice-Chancellor and CEO of Coventry University since 2014, during which […]
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The 2019 University Alliance Summit
Read more of: The 2019 University Alliance SummitCEO Vanessa Wilson reflects on the recent University Alliance summit and looks forward to the future.
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TEA Webinar: CPD Provision for International Staff
Read more of: TEA Webinar: CPD Provision for International StaffColleagues from the University of Greenwich and Coventry University host a webinar on “Challenges, ‘fit’ and impact: online blended CPD provision for international partner staff” for members of the TEA. 6th June at 3pm via ZOOM The webinar focuses on provision of CPD for staff in Trinidad and Cairo (Greenwich partners) and Oman and Ghana […]
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UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar Review
Read more of: UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar ReviewIn response to the Augar Review released today, Professor John Latham, Chair of University Alliance and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University said: “This is a quietly damning critique of the existing system – and a decade of bad policy decisions. Augar is right to argue the current model is unfair, inefficient and incoherent. There are good […]
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AUGAR: Our CEO Vanessa Wilson Sets Out Her Initial Thoughts
Read more of: AUGAR: Our CEO Vanessa Wilson Sets Out Her Initial ThoughtsSo it’s finally landed. And landed very heavily at 200-plus pages and 50 recommendations. Philip Augar and his panel has done exactly what ministers asked for – a serious, detailed and comprehensive assessment of the current system: what works; what doesn’t; and options on how to fix it. There are areas of concern, particularly on […]
