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.
Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “Today’s long awaited Immigration White Paper clearly indicates a very different direction of travel for UK immigration policy. We welcome the news that international students will be able to remain in the UK for six months following graduation, and the lifting of the cap for skilled migration. […]
Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “This review clearly creates some significant policy challenges for government at an already very difficult time. While it is in the public interest that our National Accounts should be as accurate as possible and show a fair reflection of the costs of higher education, we should not let the tail […]
Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “We are always keen to welcome a greater political focus on the technical and professional education which Alliance universities provide so well. As with any reform the key will be not just warm words, but ensuring that change is implemented at the right pace, with correct consultation, and […]
The University Alliance has commented on the appointment of Chris Skidmore as the new Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research & Innovation. Liz Bromley, Acting-CEO of University Alliance said: “We look forward to working positively and constructively with the new minister. “We see the sector’s joint-mission with government over the next 12 months as three-fold.” […]
University Alliance has responded to new research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the impact of universities on graduates earnings by 29 – broken down course-by-course and institution-by-institution. The report [LINK] commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), found attending the university increases women’s earnings by 26% and men’s by 6% compared to non-graduates – […]
University Alliance has today commented on recommendations [LINK] to tackle perceptions of grade inflation and build public confidence in students’ final results. The joint-report by Universities UK (UUK), GuildHE and QAA found the number of UK graduates receiving at least a 2:1 has risen by 55%, at an average rate of 5% annually since 2010/11 – […]
Liz Bromley, Acting CEO of University Alliance commented: “University Alliance believes that students, institutions and the nation benefit from a higher education system that is flexible and reflects the needs both of modern life, and an increasingly diverse cohort of learners. We welcome the aim of this announcement, which mirrors many of the points raised […]
PhD student Sam Capp reflects on his experience of University Alliance’s DTA Programme ahead of the Autumn School this week. The Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) is a programme designed to enable the UK to compete as a knowledge economy in the 21st Century. In order to achieve this a strong research and innovation ecosystem is fundamental. The […]
