This blog was initially published by Research Fortnight. The new government’s agenda poses universities some existential questions, says Vanessa Wilson A December election was always going to be a daunting prospect. But one heartening aspect was witnessing the role of universities and students’ unions in supporting student voter registration and turnout. It might not have […]
University Alliance, the voice of professional and technical universities, gave congratulations to the Conservative party on their successful election campaign and reaffirmed their commitment to working with the new government. Vanessa Wilson, University Alliance Chief Executive said: “We congratulate the Prime Minister and look forward to working with the new government to realise commitments on […]
With a potential future Conservative government threatening to tackle “low-value” degrees, what do we actually mean by “value” when it comes to Higher Education and how we can avoid being led astray by narrow definitions?
As we prepare for a new government Susanna Kalitowski looks at the problematic divide between HE and FE and how this is preventing us addressing key skills shortages.
Commitments from political parties to return financial support for nursing students are welcome, but for Alliance universities to help resolve the NHS workforce crisis, investment must be made across the pipeline of education and delivery. A crisis in the NHS workforce Alliance Universities train over 56,000 nurses, midwives, occupational therapists and other allied healthcare professionals […]
University Alliance has joined forces with the National Union of Students (NUS), Universities UK, Million Plus and the Association of Colleges to call for the next government to reinstate and extend non-repayable maintenance funding for all students studying a higher education qualification.
The Teaching Excellence Alliance, one of the University Alliance member programmes, is celebrating this week as the TEA Sandpit was awarded the Educational Development Initiative of the Year by SEDA.
We caught up with Professor Alistair Fitt, VC of Oxford Brookes, to find out more about UA’s new Deputy Chair.
University Alliance today announced that two new members, Birmingham City University and Leeds Beckett University, are joining the mission group. The two universities’ membership is effective immediately, having been formally ratified by the organisation’s directors at yesterday’s (17 October 2019) members’ meeting. They join the Alliance just as the group launches its renewed vision, mission […]
We met with the University of Brighton Vice-Chancellor and newly appointed University Alliance Chair to find out more about her past and what drives her.
