University Alliance media coverage `

 Headline coverage for the period January-April 2021

 

Driving academic diversity campaign 

Research Professional- 27/04/21

University Alliance pledges academic diversity in media

University Business- 27/04/21

https://universitybusiness.co.uk/headlines/university-alliance-calls-for-more-academic-diversity-in-the-media/

 

Student returns 

BBC R4 Today programme – 14/04/21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1862OflFk4

LBC Radio with Eddie Mair – 13/04/21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8yklY139cM

The Guardian – 13/04/21

English universities despair as in-person teaching ruled out before 17 May | Higher education | The Guardian

The Daily Mail – 13/04/21

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9467119/Covid-lockdown-UK-university-students-allowed-campus-17.html

BBC News – 13/04/21

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-56731330

LBC Radio with Nick Ferrari – 14/04/21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gsY2kSNpSI

The Telegraph – 14/04/21

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/04/13/students-hopes-early-return-campus-dashed/

Research Professional – 18/04/21

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-he-views-2021-4-no-going-back/

Research Professional – 7/4/2021

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-politics-2021-4-uuk-government-silence-on-student-return-illogical/

The Guardian – 6/4/2021

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/apr/06/universities-angry-failure-include-reopening-covid-roadmap

Research Professional-  6/4/2021

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-he-government-education-2021-4-johnson-ignoring-overwhelming-evidence-on-campus-return/

Times Higher Education – 5/4/2021

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/v-cs-disappointed-pm-fails-set-date-campus-reopening

Daily Mail- 22/02/21

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-9288027/University-students-practical-courses-set-return-person-teaching.html

 

PM open letter 

LBC- 2/4/2021

https://youtu.be/YhFdtiJXTTo

University Business – 1/4/2021

https://universitybusiness.co.uk/people-policy-politics/end-of-university-covid-restrictions-still-under-review-donelan-says/

BBC – 1/4/2021

Million students ‘forgotten’ in lack of uni return date – BBC News

Talk Radio w/ Debra Humphris – 31/3/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4XiUFDX4Vs

University Business- 30/3/2021

https://universitybusiness.co.uk/headlines/allow-the-re-opening-of-university-campuses-says-mission-group/

University Business- 26/3/2021

https://universitybusiness.co.uk/headlines/universities-urge-government-to-allow-a-12-april-return-to-campus/

 

Powering UK’s Future campaign

Public Sector Focus: 28/04/2021  (p30)

https://flickread.com/edition/html/index.php?pdf=6088175300cef#16

Times Higher Education; 13/04/21

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/uk-universities-are-not-obstacles-government-needs-overcome

Express and Star – 02/04/2021

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/education/2021/04/02/universities-plan-to-lead-post-lockdown-recovery/

Research Professional 31/3/2021

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-he-agencies-other-2021-3-university-alliance-wants-more-say-in-uk-s-economic-future/

Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce 6/4/2021

https://www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com/latest-news/news/2021/4/6/eight-point-plan-for-education-to-spearhead-recovery/

Oxford Mail – 1/4/2021

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19200742.university-alliance-outlines-role-covid-recovery-uk/

 

Research impact publication

Research Professional 10/3/2021

https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2021-3-university-alliance-highlights-societal-impact-of-its-r-d/

Wonkhe – 10/03/2021

https://wonkhe.com/blogs/scaling-up-gender-diversity-in-the-university-spinout-ecosystem/

 

Augar 

University Business- 22/01/21

https://universitybusiness.co.uk/people-policy-politics/higher-education-sector-responds-to-dfes-interim-augar-response/

Wonkhe- 09/02/21

https://wonkhe.com/blogs/obsessions-with-outcomes-wont-deliver-the-flexible-revolution/

University Business- 27/02/21

https://universitybusiness.co.uk/people-policy-politics/future-government-policy-risks-social-mobility-and-prosperity-says-university-alliance-chief/

 

A Levels 

Research Professional- 01/02/21

‘Significant risks’ from giving students early A-level results

 

New LGBT+ network

University Business – 16/02/21

https://universitybusiness.co.uk/headlines/new-network-for-lgbtq-postgraduate-researchers/

Research Professional- 16/02/21

University Alliance launches LGBTQ+ postgrad network

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