‘This offers some relief for Alliance universities’: University Alliance comments on changes to the SCAPE discount rate
UA has responded to the announcement by Torsten Bell, Minister for Pensions, on the SCAPE discount rate.
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Read more of: ‘This offers some relief for Alliance universities’: University Alliance comments on changes to the SCAPE discount rate
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University Alliance responds to the Education Committee’s report on Higher Education and Funding
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the Education Committee’s report on Higher Education and FundingUA CEO Vanessa Wilson has commented in response to the Education Committee’s report ‘Higher Education and Funding: Threat of Insolvency and International Students’.
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‘The levy will make the financial position of post-92 institutions more precarious’ – UA’s response to the International Student Levy technical consultation
Read more of: ‘The levy will make the financial position of post-92 institutions more precarious’ – UA’s response to the International Student Levy technical consultationUniversity Alliance has published its response to the DfE’s call for views on the technical detail of the International Student Levy.
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Reading the tea leaves: what Higher Education can learn from the past term and what’s brewing for 2026
Read more of: Reading the tea leaves: what Higher Education can learn from the past term and what’s brewing for 2026As the autumn term closes, the tea leaves have settled. What patterns do they reveal about the government’s vision for higher education and how universities will fare under it? The past few months have been hugely consequential for the sector. The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper might have been the centrepiece, but announcements have […]
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University Alliance responds to OfS consultation on the future approach to quality regulation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to OfS consultation on the future approach to quality regulationUniversity Alliance has responded to the Office for Students’ consultation on the future approach to quality regulation.
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University Alliance responds to the Post-16 Education and Skills white paper
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the Post-16 Education and Skills white paperRead Vanessa Wilson’s response to the Post-16 Education and Skills white paper.
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University Alliance’s submission to the Autumn budget 2025
Read more of: University Alliance’s submission to the Autumn budget 2025University Alliance have made their submission to the Autumn budget, which will be announced in November this year.
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New YouGov poll shows more than 8 in 10 support student loan forgiveness, grants or bursaries for students training to work in the NHS
Read more of: New YouGov poll shows more than 8 in 10 support student loan forgiveness, grants or bursaries for students training to work in the NHSNew public polling on UK higher education, commissioned by University Alliance and conducted by YouGov, has revealed that the public back increased financial support for students training to enter vital professions, including the NHS, teaching, social work and policing.
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University Alliance responds to the increase in OfS registration fees
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the increase in OfS registration feesResponding to the 3.9% increase in registration fees from the Office for Students, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “Increased fees from the Office for Students smacks of a regulator living in a parallel universe to that of the sector it is regulating. At a time when everyone else is focused on tightening their belts, […]
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University Alliance responds to DfE’s Level 7 apprenticeships funding announcement
Read more of: University Alliance responds to DfE’s Level 7 apprenticeships funding announcementIn response to the Department for Education’s announcements on a ‘radical skills revolution’, University Alliance have commented on the limitations placed on Level 7 apprenticeships. University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “Limiting funding for the highest level of apprenticeships to 16–21-year-olds, an age group that only rarely has enough experience to be eligible for them […]