We are delighted Vanessa Wilson has started as the new CEO of University Alliance. Vanessa joins us from her previous role as Director of Commercial and Communications at UK Sport, the government’s lead agency for delivering elite sporting success and major sporting event hosting in the UK. Her role included championing the significance of public […]
University Alliance has welcomed the new International Education Strategy that the UK Government announced this morning. Vanessa Wilson, Chief Executive of University Alliance commented: “University Alliance welcomes the Government’s International Education Strategy. International education. This remains a huge and growing opportunity for the UK and our universities and with this strategy the government has clearly […]
Teesside University is setting the quality benchmark for apprenticeships having been among the first higher education institutions in the country to have its provision subject to full inspection by Ofsted. The education watchdog examined the University’s Higher Apprenticeship provision across five categories, rating every area as outstanding, from leadership and management, to learner outcomes. Teesside […]
Funding from EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND Doctoral Fellowship programme will help over 80 students to study in the UK. University Alliance and their partners have hailed the success of their groundbreaking new programme to support PhD candidates – DTA3/COFUND. So far 30 candidates from 14 different countries have won places at leading British universities through this scheme. […]
John Latham, Chair of University Alliance commented: “We welcome this timely report and are pleased that so many University Alliance colleagues have contributed to and supported its findings. This project has been a thorough and substantive piece of work and represents a major contribution to the sector, just as events are requiring us to consider and […]
University Alliance has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, Vanessa Wilson, who will take up the role on 18th March 2019. Vanessa is the current Director of Commercial and Communications at UK Sport, the government’s lead agency for delivering elite sporting success and major sporting event hosting in the UK. A key part of Vanessa’s […]
Coventry University will lead a £20 million global research hub announced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) today as part an ambitious new approach – funded through UKRI’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) – to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. The UKRI GCRF South-South Migration, Inequality and Development Hub will see […]
We have a fantastic new position available in our Communications & Membership team. University Alliance is looking for a Communications & Engagement Officer to join our experienced team, based at our London office. To find out more about this exciting new position click here. Applications close: 8th February.
The Minister for Universities Chris Skidmore MP talked this week about the need for universities to do as much as they can to support disabled students. You can read the full text of his comments here.
This week’s Wonkhe podcast covered a range topics including grammar schools, the value of different course and regulation and featured University Alliance’s Head of Policy Graeme Wise. Other guests included Shakespeare Martineau partner Smita Jamdar and Wonkhe’s founder and CEO, Mark Leach. To read more and listen in click here.