…r regional distribution of research funding. The greatest hope for driving regional regeneration through research and development is via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which is intended to replace EU structural funding, but we urgently need answers on how it will work. Vanessa Wilson Chief executive, University Alliance This letter first appeared in the Times, on 13 July 2021….
In response to the announcement that University Alliance board member and Vice Chancellor of UWE Bristol Professor Steve West has been elected as the new President of Universities UK, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “We are thrilled that UWE Bristol’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Steve West has been announced as the new President of Universities UK. Professor West is an active and invaluable member of University Alliance having also pre…
In his first budget speech, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced £22 billion of investment into research and development. The full detailed breakdown of this investment will follow, but he did announce that £400 million of the money would go to Universities across the UK, outside London and the South East, the so-called ‘Golden Triangle’. Responding to this announcement, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson Said “Alliance universities work at t…
This week, Professor Jane Harrington took up her post as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich. Professor Harrington joins Greenwich from another Alliance University, UWE Bristol, where she spent five years as Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Her specific interests include widening participation in Higher Education, enhancing teaching excellence and the student experience, and working closely with business. On her new position, and relati…
University 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 years, within parliament, the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Microbiology Society and…
…r careers. For its delivery, we are working very closely with our partner trusts. This includes recruitment, interviews and quarterly tripartite review meetings, where we monitor the apprentices’ progress. Currently, we are working with 13 Trusts across London and the South East. Traditionally, Greenwich had attracted local, more mature students onto these programmes. However, the then-Government’s decision to withdraw the NHS Bursary Scheme in 20…
…n. See 2023’s shortlisted nominees Find out about last year’s winners here Read our nominations guide here (automatic download, PDF) Key dates Nominations open: 00:01, 2 May 2023 Nominations close: 00:01, 9 June 2023 Awards ceremony: 12 September 2023 The winners will be announced at the Alliance Awards evening on 12 September. Hosted by the University of South Wales, the evening of celebration will include guest speakers, entertainment and dinner…
…ould have taken a different path after leaving secondary school. I certainly would not be in the position I find myself in right now, excited and ready to start my training year as a Pre-registration Pharmacist!…
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