Our Annual Summit took place this week at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK campus. It provided a chance for us to think strategically about the factors which will affect the sector in the near future and discuss how we can work together. The implications of Brexit, the role of universities in the industrial strategy and […]
As the academic year draws to an end, students can begin to look beyond exam dates and assignment deadlines to the summer break. For many students the summer represents a chance to earn some much-needed money for their return to study in September. It’s also a chance to reflect on what they want to do once […]
University Alliance is proud to be a reciprocal partner for the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Business and Education Summit 2017, taking place on Thursday 6 July 2017 at etc. venues, St Pauls, 200 Aldersgate, London, EC1A 4HD. University Alliance members can receive a discount on their ticket by contacting <info@www.unialliance.ac.uk> What is the BCC Business and Education […]
A multi-disciplinary learning experience delivered in partnership with the Museum of Liverpool, Channel 4 and The Jockey Club. What do students of fashion, history, fashion communications, film studies, drama and media have in common? At Liverpool John Moores University, 150 of them shared the opportunity to create a celebration of The Crabbie’s Grand National Festival […]
ExpoTees is a live-action pitch and exhibition experience embedded in the curriculum, giving hundreds of students first-hand business experience. The School of Computing at Teesside University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from computer science and games to animation and visual effects. In 2006, the School recognised that not all students were in a position to […]
Combining community services with clinical assessment experience Every year University of Huddersfield staff and students work in partnership with external clinicians and sector partners to provide an innovative undergraduate clinical skills event, and at the same time promote leg health to the local community. Members of the public are invited, via local press advertisements, to […]
Pioneering a new Civil Engineering curriculum based around real-world design challenges co-created and assessed with employers and flexible online learning. With industry relevance and practical application in mind, staff at the University of Salford set about a redesign of the entire BSc Civil Engineering syllabus to embrace experience led teaching in the subject. The course design was drawn from […]
In brief moments, I sometimes crave for an unattainable simplicity in life. But, through working with colleagues and students across the sector, I am continually reminded that it would be a sad, narrow world in which there was just one way to do things well; a singular path to success; only one road to excellence. […]
Dr Sam Grogan, Director of the Teaching Excellence Alliance (TEA) has written an article for Wonkhe about the new University Alliance initiative. You can read the article here and find out more about the TEA on our new webpage.
…I used to speak in front of the class for 95% of the time, now I make a Learning Plan and I make sure to include questions and getting the students to ask questions… …The transformation I see: before, when the clock hit 2pm children would leave to go for private tuition – now, they […]
