CSR: Research and innovation funding
…f university-business partnerships. This must include activities with small- and medium-sized enterprises. Click on the document (right) to read what we are calling on the Government to support….
…f university-business partnerships. This must include activities with small- and medium-sized enterprises. Click on the document (right) to read what we are calling on the Government to support….
…We’ve submitted our response to BIS Select Committee Inquiry into the Productivity Plan. Read what we recommend to secure Britain’s future and drive local economic growth by clicking on the document (right). …
…ation are taking their toll on UK universities as international students struggle to stump up the fees for entry, according to university and business leaders. Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance, which represents 18 colleges, said that Cameron’s stance could damage the competitiveness of the UK. “We rely on skills — particularly high-level skills — in order to compete internationally,” she said. Read the full story in th…
…s of foreign students from India. “We rely on skills — particularly high-level skills — in order to compete internationally.” To read the full story visit here….
…a triumph of faith over experience, to assume that higher education would be entirely immune as the financial stakes rise.” To read the full blog visit here….
…University – two University Alliance member institutions. It also adds on “What of the government’s plans to link TEF results to the future level of tuition fees? The move has been welcomed by the Russell Group of research-intensive universities, and University Alliance called the decision “reasonable”.” You can find our full response here. Read the article here…
…6-17 onwards for new students. Meanwhile the Government will consult on freezing the loan repayment threshold for five years. You can read our full response to the Budget here….
Read our letter to the Financial Times following recent coverage on the role of universities and colleges in delivering a skilled workforce for the UK. Sir, We disagree with Baroness Alison Wolf’s claim that the “UK’s education system was too skewed towards universities” (“UK employers warned of ‘mass exodus’ of skills as workers retire”, June 25). Many universities, including all in the University Alliance, are providing highly technical trainin…
…Professor Mary Stuart, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln, gave an interview during the Going Global conference organised by the British Council as UA’s lead on international affairs. She also spoke in a Going Global session hosted by the Alliance and its partner Australian Technology Network of Universities about the requirements of a global workforce. You can read the full interview here. …
…ans for taught master’s students in last December’s Autumn Statement. Some of our comments have since appeared in a round-up of sector responses in a story in Times Higher Education. To read the story visit here. You can also find our consultation response, alongside previous submissions to government departments on policy, here….