Commenting on HESA’s statistical first release on student enrolments and qualifications published today, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Whilst it is positive to see a rise in student numbers, the fall in the number of part-time students continues to be a concern. Making it easier for people to keep learning and gain new […]
We are delighted that so many staff and students from Alliance universities have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Our former Chair, Professor Steve West, received a CBE for services to Education. Steve, Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), has been a proactive and tireless advocate for the sector […]
Commenting on government amendments to the Higher Education & Research Bill, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “It is excellent news that the government has heeded University Alliance’s call for knowledge exchange activity to be explicitly recognised as part of Research England’s remit within UKRI. “This will ensure critical funding for business-led innovation activity. […]
Responding to the announcement that Professor Steve West, Vice-Chancellor of UWE Bristol and former UA Chair, will be awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “We are very pleased that Steve’s long and distinguished record of service in higher education has been recognised with this […]
“Chernobyl” – to many this word evokes images of nuclear devastation, a post-apocalyptic world accentuated by the decaying remains of human settlement. Films, books and computer games have all drawn on this imagery, presenting the area as a lethally contaminated landscape, inhabited by mutants – the stuff of nightmares. So it is perhaps unsurprising that […]
University Alliance Chair and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University, Professor John Latham, has written an article for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). He explains the role universities can play in making the UK’s industrial strategy a success. Read the full article on HEFCE’s blog. In our publication, Universities: delivery partners for industrial strategy, we set […]
We responded to the Department for Education’s consultation on postgraduate doctoral loans. Read our submission here or click on the image (right). You can read about the original consultation here.
We responded to the Department for Education’s consultation on part-time maintenance loans. Read our submission here or click on the image (right). You can read about the original consultation here.
Responding to the UCAS End of Cycle Report 2016, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “More students gained a university place this year than ever before – this is testament to the enduring value of a university education. The rise in the proportion of young people from low-participation neighbourhoods going to university shows the impact of […]
The Science and Technology Committee has published its conclusions from its inquiry into setting up UK Research & Innovation. The Higher Education and Research Bill will see the Government create ‘UK Research & Innovation’ (UKRI) — a new organisation of nine ‘councils’ comprising the seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England. We submitted evidence […]
