Responding 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, […]
In 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 […]
The Professional Doctorates Survey, which was run jointly by UKCGE and University Alliance, has now closed. The survey sought to understand in more detail what is happening in the sector regarding Professional Doctorates and will inform wider research undertaken to understand the perspectives of institutions, funders, employers and the candidates themselves. It also sought to […]
In response to the government’s Immigration White Paper, released today (12 May 2025), University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “What the country and our economy needs at the moment is stability, and whilst we recognise the political imperative to bring down net migration, this kind of ‘finger in the air’ policy making is risky. We […]
Head of Policy Susanna Kalitowski takes a deep-dive into regulatory burden in higher education. Originally published on the Higher Education Policy Institute’s blog The Prime Minister recently declared that Britain has ‘too much regulation and too many regulators’ before the shock announcement to abolish the world’s biggest quango, NHS England. Since December, the Government has been […]
On 11 March 2025, University Alliance hosted a parliamentary event showcasing the role of UA’s leading professional and technical universities across four themes: opportunity, community and civic impact, innovation and growth and skills. The event, which was partly intended as an introduction to UA for new parliamentarians following the 2024 general election, was attended by MPs […]
University Alliance have submitted their response to the Office for Students strategy consultation for the years 2025 – 2030. Find the full submission here. Overview of the response Whilst University Alliance supports many of the priorities set out in the proposed strategy, wewere dismayed to see a lack of focus on cutting the cost and […]
Alliance universities are some of the foremost providers of degree apprenticeships, with apprentices studying everything from Nursing, to Quantity Surveying, to Automotive Engineering all the way to Digital Design. This National Apprenticeships Week we’re showcasing some inspiring degree apprentices from across our membership, highlighting how their courses have shaped their learning and future careers. Abigail, […]
University Alliance has made its submission to the Treasury ahead of this year’s Spending Review. The submission highlights how professional and technical universities are critical to delivering the government’s decade of renewal, and focuses on three of the government’s missions: kickstarting economic growth, building an NHS fit for the future and breaking down the barriers […]
Following the results of the government’s ‘rapid review’ of level 3 qualifications, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “The Protect Student Choice campaign have again succeeded in championing the importance of BTECs: 13 of the AGQs they identified as essential have been saved from defunding in the rapid review of level 3 qualifications. We are […]
