Augar Review Risks Reinforcing Snobbery About Who Should Go to University
University Alliance CEO, Vanessa Wilson, writes in Research Fortnight on her concerns around the Augar Review.
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Read more of: Augar Review Risks Reinforcing Snobbery About Who Should Go to University
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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, […]
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University Alliance responds to Sir Adrian Smith Review call for evidence
Read more of: University Alliance responds to Sir Adrian Smith Review call for evidenceProfessor Sir Adrian Smith has been commissioned by the government to provide independent advice on the design of future UK funding schemes for international collaboration, innovation and research. The government has said they would like the option to associate to the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, but, in parallel, are […]
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University Alliance responds to review of post-16 level 3 and below qualifications
Read more of: University Alliance responds to review of post-16 level 3 and below qualificationsUniversity Alliance has responded to the first stage of the government’s review of post-16 level 3 and below qualifications.
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The DTA on Screen
Read more of: The DTA on ScreenUniversity Alliance launches a film about its flagship programme the Doctoral Training Alliance.
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UA Chair Professor John Latham is Honoured with a CBE
Read more of: UA Chair Professor John Latham is Honoured with a CBEProfessor John Latham, University Alliance Chair and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University, has been awarded a CBE in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Professor John Latham has been recognised for his services to Higher Education in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. He has been Vice-Chancellor and CEO of Coventry University since 2014, during which […]
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The 2019 University Alliance Summit
Read more of: The 2019 University Alliance SummitCEO Vanessa Wilson reflects on the recent University Alliance summit and looks forward to the future.
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UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar Review
Read more of: UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar ReviewIn response to the Augar Review released today, Professor John Latham, Chair of University Alliance and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University said: “This is a quietly damning critique of the existing system – and a decade of bad policy decisions. Augar is right to argue the current model is unfair, inefficient and incoherent. There are good […]
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AUGAR: Our CEO Vanessa Wilson Sets Out Her Initial Thoughts
Read more of: AUGAR: Our CEO Vanessa Wilson Sets Out Her Initial ThoughtsSo it’s finally landed. And landed very heavily at 200-plus pages and 50 recommendations. Philip Augar and his panel has done exactly what ministers asked for – a serious, detailed and comprehensive assessment of the current system: what works; what doesn’t; and options on how to fix it. There are areas of concern, particularly on […]
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In Short: Our Initial Reaction to the Augar Report
Read more of: In Short: Our Initial Reaction to the Augar ReportFollowing the launch this morning of the post-18 review, we give our initial thoughts. In advance of our full statement, University Alliance CEO, Vanessa Wilson said: “This is a serious, detailed report but we have real doubts that the money, legislative space or political impetus is there. Theresa May’s review risks being dead on arrival. “We […]
