Professor 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 […]
In 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 […]
Following 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 […]
University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson spoke to the BBC on Saturday 25th May about the anticipated publication of the ‘Post-18 Review’. She warned that “We need to move quickly to end the uncertainty, confusion and damage to colleges and universities’ finances.” To find out more, read the full article here.
Alliance members Kingston and Oxford Brookes are two of the eight universities piloting a new project announced today to improve the support received by care leavers in higher education. Currently only 12% of care leavers progress to higher education and these students are twice as likely to drop out than their contemporaries. The government has […]
University Alliance has backed new measures to tackle ‘unexplained’ grade inflation and protect the value of degrees. The new sector-wide statement-of-intent sets out how universities will be more transparent about how degrees are classified and to tackle perceptions that courses are being dumbed down. It follows a UK-wide consultation on degree classification led by the UK […]
Yesterday, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, it was announced that Coventry University, alongside partners from The University of Warwick and West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), was awarded £6.8 million by the Government to tackle poor mental health in the workplace. A sixth of England’s working age (16-64) population suffers from a mental health […]
University Alliance was represented by three member Vice-Chancellors on the advisory panel for the Universities UK and NUS’s report “Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Student Attainment at UK Universities: #ClosingtheGap” The report also highlights projects by University Alliance members. Kingston University Vice-Chancellor Steven Spier “It shouldn’t need stating, but it is simply unacceptable that […]
University Alliance has commented on today’s publication of the joint Universities UK and NUS report – “Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic student attainment at UK universities: #ClosingtheGap” University Alliance Chief Executive Vanessa Wilson said: “Racial discrimination is one of society’s greatest ills. Equality, inclusion and diversity are simply not optional extras. They are integral […]
Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance commented: “We are extremely disappointed by this news which will have a significant financial impact on our members and the high quality education they provide. This is especially damaging, coming on top of a range of additional costs for universities as employers which the Treasury & the Government have […]
