University Alliance has published their budget submission to the Treasury, which was submitted on Tuesday 10 September, outlining their asks for the October 2024 Budget and 2025/26 Departmental Expenditure Limits. Three asks have been highlighted as part of the submission, with each ask accompanied by a policy recommendations and an explanation of the rationale and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
My Clearing success story at Brighton My account as a student who went through the Clearing process and successfully got onto the course of my dreams! My Personal Clearing Experience My university Clearing journey was a rollercoaster of unexpected decisions and opportunities that led me to study my dream course at the University of Brighton. […]
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 […]
2024 graduate Alix shares how Clearing allowed her to join RGU, her university of choice, after she didn’t get the grades she needed to have her first offer accepted. She tells us more about the Clearing process and how she has been supported at RGU. What is Clearing? UCAS Clearing is a second chance for students to get […]
June 26, 2024 Find Ellie’s story on the RGU student blog here. RGU student Ellie shares her journey applying to RGU through Clearing to study Law, and all the support she received from RGU before and after she enrolled. Why did you apply through Clearing? After receiving my university offers in early 2020, I decided to make […]
