Debra Humphris, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Brighton, features in the Guardian HE Network’s latest ‘2 VCs on‘ blog. She highlights the work of our Teaching Excellence Alliance, which we set up last year to share best practice on teaching. You can find out more about the TEA here.
Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell was featured in coverage of the new report from the Social Market Foundation with University Alliance and Pearson, Vocation, Vocation, Vocation. The report calls for greater recognition of the ‘important contributions’ of vocational entry routes to higher education (HE). Maddalaine Ansell said there had to be support for vocational alternatives to A-levels as a […]
This report comes at an opportune moment. Not just educational policy, but the future of the country’s economy, is at a crossroads. The Government has just published its long-awaited Industrial Strategy white paper, setting out bold ambitions to “ensure that everyone can improve their skills throughout their lives” and putting the development of people at […]
Vocation, Vocation, Vocation – a new report from the Social Market Foundation with University Alliance and Pearson – calls for greater recognition of the ‘important contributions’ of vocational entry routes to higher education (HE). The report includes a foreword from Professor Edward Peck, University Alliance Treasurer and Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University.
A new report from the Social Market Foundation with University Alliance and Pearson, calls for greater recognition of the ‘important contributions’ of vocational entry routes to higher education (HE). The report, Vocation, Vocation, Vocation, includes a foreword from Professor Edward Peck, University Alliance Treasurer and Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University. Commenting, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell […]
Gabriel Huntley, Head of Communications and External Relations for University Alliance, has written a blog for Wonkhe on the need for universities to ensure students can succeed regardless of the qualifications they come with. He also calls for greater recognition of the vital progression role vocational qualifications, particularly over the last decade, have provided for […]
University Alliance has written to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in response to its call for evidence on ‘international students: economic and social impacts’. In a letter to Professor Alan Manning, chair of the MAC, we supported Universities UK’s (UUK) submission to the Inquiry which highlighted the importance of the international market to UK higher […]
One of the prevailing values that guides my work and that of the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice is fighting injustice on behalf of those who need it most – and with Justice for Her, we are now seeing that borne out through direct action. We are leading a groundbreaking project, a collaborative effort […]
Alliance universities are no strangers to change. Whilst most of our member institutions are comparatively ‘new’ as universities, all have longer histories of their own, with the majority founded in response to the Industrial Revolution. Emerging in partnership with new industries and growing cities almost two centuries ago, this civic role remains at the heart […]
Network at the world’s largest open conference for leaders of international education – explore collaborative solutions with more than 1,200 leaders from 80 countries at Going Global in Kuala Lumpur from 2-4 May 2018. The British Council’s annual conference for leaders of international education, Going Global 2018 will explore the theme, ‘Global connections, local impact: […]
