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  1. New fund opens to provide international placement opportunities for DTA fellows

    UA’s Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) is piloting a new ‘Legacy Fund’ – which will provide DTA3 alum with the opportunity to undertake an international placement. The DTA3 Legacy Fund is for DTA3 fellows following graduation from their doctoral studies. The fund will enable a 1-to-2-month international placement, in which they will explore challenges facing UK […]

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  2. UA members awarded over £3million to expand healthcare degree apprenticeships

    The Office for Students (OfS) has allocated over £3.3million to develop healthcare degree apprenticeships, as a result of a successful joint bid led by Middlesex University and supported by University Alliance (UA). The funding, worth £3,381,000, will allow a number of UA members to form the Healthcare Education Consortium. Collectively, they will coordinate the delivery […]

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  3. Alliance Awards 2024: Winners announced during ceremony hosted by the University of West London  

    The winners of the Alliance Awards 2024 have been announced this evening, during a ceremony hosted by University of West London at their Ealing campus.   The Alliance Awards celebrates excellence in higher education and recognise achievements across all parts of Alliance universities.   Representing 16 of the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, University Alliance founded […]

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  4. University Alliance responds to UCAS figures released on A Level Results day

    In response to UCAS figures released today, Vanessa Wilson, University Alliance CEO, said: “It’s fantastic to see an increase in those from disadvantaged backgrounds increasingly applying to university. A university education remains a key pathway to achieve better lifetime earnings and opportunities and we must continue to ensure that students from all backgrounds are able […]

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  5. What you study is more important than where you study, according to new survey of graduate employers

    When hiring, employers tend to value a graduate’s skills, the subject they studied, and vocational experience gained during their degree ahead of grades achieved or whether the graduate studied at a particular university, according to a new survey conducted by CBI Economics. Commissioned by University Alliance, CBI Economics conducted a survey of 252 UK employers […]

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  6. Coventry University says…

    Six key questions students in Clearing should ask this year Coventry University Provost Ian Dunn The countdown to the biggest day of thousands of students’ lives so far has begun. A-level results day is on August 15 and while so many students already have what happens next planned out, things can change once results are […]

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  7. Tegan’s story – Robert Gordon University

    Tegan shares her university journey from studying Journalism at RGU and changing course via Clearing during her studies to enrol in Communication Design. She tells us more about the process, the support she received, and the many highlights of her time at RGU so far. Why did you apply through Clearing? I applied through Clearing in August 2022 after having […]

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