University Alliance responds to the Office for Students’ NSS Phase 2 consultation
See the full consultation response here.
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University Alliance responds to the BEIS ‘Plan B’ announcement, on an alternative to Horizon Europe
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the BEIS ‘Plan B’ announcement, on an alternative to Horizon EuropeResponding to the BEIS announcement yesterday on a ‘Plan B’ alternative to Horizon Europe, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “University Alliance welcomes yesterday’s announcement from government which provides some assurance that plans are finally forming to ensure that researchers and universities alike are not facing a possible funding cliff edge at the end of the […]
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Under attack: it’s time universities responded seriously to the worsening threat of cybercrime
Read more of: Under attack: it’s time universities responded seriously to the worsening threat of cybercrimeThe cost of cyberattacks on UK universities is rising. Universities have suffered hard over the past year, with cybercriminals causing extensive disruption to phone, website, and IT systems, leaving institutions scrambling to get students on-campus again after a post-pandemic switch to hybrid learning. Others have suffered network outages lasting days after ransomware locked-up systems, creating […]
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University Alliance responds to the UKRI PGR New Deal consultation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the UKRI PGR New Deal consultationSee the full University Alliance consultation response here.
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University Alliance responds to the Higher Education reform consultation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the Higher Education reform consultationHigher Education funding is in need of radical reform: University Alliance responds to the Higher Education reform consultation University Alliance (UA), which represents the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, has today submitted its response to the Department for Education’s consultation on higher education reform. The representative group argues that despite the transformative potential of […]
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University Alliance sets out its vision for a successful Lifelong Loan Entitlement in LLE blueprint
Read more of: University Alliance sets out its vision for a successful Lifelong Loan Entitlement in LLE blueprintUniversity Alliance announce vision on how to turbo-charge lifelong learning Read Lifelong learning: a blueprint for success here. University Alliance, which represents 14 of the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, has today (5 May 2022) released its LLE Blueprint. The blueprint is a vision for the successful delivery of the Department for Education’s proposed […]
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University Alliance announces support for Elsevier open access agreement
Read more of: University Alliance announces support for Elsevier open access agreementResponding to the recent agreement between UK universities and research institutions, and Elsevier on open access to their research portfolio, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “University Alliance welcomes the news that UK universities and research institutions have reached an open access agreement with Elsevier following the sector’s acceptance of the latest proposal. The agreement, […]
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University Alliance responds to OfS consultations on TEF, student outcomes and the construction of indicators
Read more of: University Alliance responds to OfS consultations on TEF, student outcomes and the construction of indicatorsGovernment proposals on quality in higher education could ‘wreak havoc on the levelling up agenda’: University Alliance responds to Office for Students consultations University Alliance [UA] has today [Wednesday 16 March 2022] responded to three consultations launched by the Office for Students [OfS] on 20 January 2022. The consultations sought views on a range of […]
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University Alliance responds to Horizon Europe funding extension
Read more of: University Alliance responds to Horizon Europe funding extensionResponding to the announcement today from BEIS that Horizon Europe applicants will receive a funding extension guarantee, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “We warmly welcome the announcement extending the UK government funding guarantee for successful UK applicants to Horizon Europe until December 2022. Alliance institutions have been successful recipients of EU programme funding for […]
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University Alliance responds to government announcements on PQA and LLE reforms
Read more of: University Alliance responds to government announcements on PQA and LLE reformsResponding to the announcements today from the Department for Education around Post-Qualification Admissions and the Lifelong Loan Entitlement proposals, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “We are pleased to see that our concerns were heeded concerning the proposed Post-Qualification Admissions reform. Moving to this model would have been disruptive and costly, forcing students to make […]
