Profile: Professor Alistair Fitt, Deputy Chair of University Alliance
We caught up with Professor Alistair Fitt, VC of Oxford Brookes, to find out more about UA’s new Deputy Chair.
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Two new exciting members join the University Alliance
Read more of: Two new exciting members join the University AllianceUniversity 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 […]
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Profile: Professor Debra Humphris, Chair of University Alliance
Read more of: Profile: Professor Debra Humphris, Chair of University AllianceWe 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.
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University Alliance responds to Higher Technical Education Review consultation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to Higher Technical Education Review consultationUniversity Alliance has responded to the governments proposed reforms to higher technical education in England. The proposals are intended to ensure current and future higher technical qualifications are high quality and relevant to employers, ideally enhancing their prestige and popularity with students. The government’s vision is that, in the future, Level 4 and 5 qualifications […]
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Commuting students – enhancing a different student experience
Read more of: Commuting students – enhancing a different student experienceDr Sal Jarvis from the University of Hertfordshire guest blogs for HEPI on the experience of students who commute.
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TEA Webinar: Trying something different with curriculum design
Read more of: TEA Webinar: Trying something different with curriculum designProfessor Karen Fitzgibbon from the University of South Wales hosts a webinar on activity based approaches to engaging academic and professional service teams in the creation of attribute-led curriculum, for members of the TEA. 8th October (12.30-13.30) Over the past year, the Faculty of Business and Society at the University of South Wales, have been […]
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University Alliance Welcomes New Network Lead, Dr Isabel Spence
Read more of: University Alliance Welcomes New Network Lead, Dr Isabel SpenceUniversity Alliance is pleased to welcome Dr Isabel Spence who will take up the new role of Network Lead. She will be managing and reinvigorating the Alliance networks, which bring together senior staff from across the membership to share ideas and tackle common issues together. Isabel has worked in the education sector for over ten […]
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The DTA is International- Part 2
Read more of: The DTA is International- Part 2Second year DTA student Ifrah Mussa, outlines her experience of studying internationally, on placement in China, during her PhD.
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The Welcome Return of Post-Study Work Visas
Read more of: The Welcome Return of Post-Study Work VisasLast night, the government announced the reintroduction of post-study work visas, allowing international students who have studied at UK universities to stay and work for two years following their graduation. This follows years of lobbying by universities and industry who, since these visas were the scrapped seven years ago, have seen international students deterred from […]
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The DTA is International-Part 1
Read more of: The DTA is International-Part 1In the first part of our DTA is International series, hear from some of the DTA’s current students on why the international element of the programme is so important.
