…pular degree apprenticeships offer is supported to grow. To really turbo-charge degree apprenticeships, regulatory reform will also be necessary. We stand ready to support the Labour party as they continue to shape their skills policy.” …
…ng prosperity across the UK. Technical and professional universities are already acting as catalysts for growth across the UK, and we believe they can do much, much more. This is a vision for how government can work with us to do that. The arrival of new ministers across government is an important opportunity for a new cross-government approach to harnessing the power of universities as engines for growth across communities, regions and the nation…
…t recent proposal on access to their publications for academics – for both reading and publishing – University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson pledges UA’s support: Our universities are fully committed to the approach being taken by the UK’s Elsevier Negotiation Team and support the recommendation to reject the most recent proposal from Elsevier on the basis it does not yet meet the two core objectives of the negotiations: to reduce costs to levels wh…
…EF as a coherent set of proposals, and delay implementation until they are ready to be rolled out together, preferably no earlier than the start of the 2022/23 academic year. Areas in which additional clarity is particularly needed include: Regulatory thresholds – the level at which investigations will be triggered; what proportion of an institution’s provision would need to be affected before that threshold is reached; and how these patterns will…
…ectives of the Comprehensive Spending Review, including including levelling-up across the UK; unleashing innovation and delivering the plan for growth, and ensuring strong and innovative public services here. Read more about the ways Alliance universities can help deliver on the key objectives of the Comprehensive Spending Review and the successful realisation of the manifesto commitments here. …
…ospital workers Developing a training video (for resus) to be used by the trust to train staff to respond to Covid19 Students are volunteering in local trusts and delivering services such as food banks and producing care packages for those vulnerable in the community Providing expertise and scientific evidence to inform decision making of resilience forums and public engagement through the media Download the full list of ways Alliance Universities…
…ve effort to develop a holistic measure of value in partnership with students, employers, communities and society as a whole.” Read the full article here….
…nt to support and further invest in higher technical education, and we are ready to deliver the skills needed to ensure the UK keeps up with the global pace of innovation post Brexit.” Notes University Alliance is the voice of professional and technical universities working at the heart of their communities. Alliance universities work with industry to deliver innovative applied research and practical skills-based learning to solve the problems o…
…think there should be a proportionate and risk-based approach to regulation. This is not indicated by the proposal to apply new technical ongoing registration conditions. You can read our full response here. To discuss our response, please contact Ellie Russell, Deputy Head of Policy ellie@unialliance.ac.uk….
…evels is confirmed it will be difficult to determine the level and nature of overlap with other qualifications, and we are concerned that the pace of reform could outstrip a fuller and more informed basis for decision-making. You can read our full response here. Detailed plans will be brought forward in the second stage of consultation, which is expected in late 2019. To discuss our response, please contact Ellie Russell, Deputy Head of Policy ell…
