UA Members win Both Research Categories at this Year’s THE Awards
Portsmouth University and Birmingham City University were among the winners at last night’s Times Higher Education Awards Ceremony hosted in London.
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Read more of: UA Members win Both Research Categories at this Year’s THE Awards
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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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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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New team take office to lead University Alliance.
Read more of: New team take office to lead University Alliance.Professor Debra Humphris takes office as chair of University Alliance as the mission group launches its new strategy.
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University Alliance and sector partners call for reform of the student visa system
Read more of: University Alliance and sector partners call for reform of the student visa systemUniversity Alliance has contributed to a UUK report on the tier 4 student visa system, out today.
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UUK Highlights the Role of Degree Apprenticeships
Read more of: UUK Highlights the Role of Degree ApprenticeshipsUniversity Alliance colleagues comment on the Universities UK report on degree apprenticeships.
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A Snapshot of Science
Read more of: A Snapshot of ScienceDTA Bioscience researchers describe their PhDs in just one image.
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Augar Review Risks Reinforcing Snobbery About Who Should Go to University
Read more of: Augar Review Risks Reinforcing Snobbery About Who Should Go to UniversityUniversity Alliance CEO, Vanessa Wilson, writes in Research Fortnight on her concerns around the Augar Review.
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Embedding and Assessing Compassion on the University Curriculum
Read more of: Embedding and Assessing Compassion on the University CurriculumDr Theo Gilbert from the University of Hertfordshire hosts a webinar on compassion within curricula. 28th June at 12:30pm This one hour webinar will focus on using micro-ethnography (the close study of interactions within face-to-face groups), Theo Gilbert seeks out pedagogically relevant findings on the science of compassion that are fast emerging from clinical psychology, […]