…The vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England has been elected as the new chair of the University Alliance as the mission group expands its membership to 24 institutions. Simon Baker reports – read the full article here….
…y the tuition fees. No student will ever be asked to pay upfront. This is true even if someone has the money in the bank to pay for the course. “The system is similar to no win, no fee. If you don’t benefit, you don’t contribute” Liz Shutt, University Alliance Living costs are taken care of: students can apply for an annual loan of up to £5,550 for day-to-day living costs. If their family income is under £42,600 they will also get a living grant (…
…d: “The presumption that these universities can take the hit is extremely frustrating. “It comes down to a fundamental lack of value attributed to certain parts of our higher education sector by this government.” Alliance universities deliver about a quarter of all Sivs places, but the large size of some of the institutions means that they form only about 11 per cent of their overall student numbers – compared with 22 per cent at the Russell Group…
…n the higher education White Paper draws to a close, Jack Groves reports – read full article here. Janet Beer, chair of the University Alliance, argued that the proposals could result in fewer places on “high-demand, high-quality courses with good employment outcomes in the mainstream of the sector”. “We are concerned that this won’t lead to a demand led system. We therefore strongly support Hefce and the government’s commitment to monitor the sit…
…using funding on large units may stifle research base. Paul Jump reports – read full report here. Concentrating research funding on large departments would not improve research quality or productivity, according to a report commissioned by the University Alliance. The mission group, which represents 23 “business-engaged” universities, most of which have relatively small departments, asked the data provider Thomson Reuters to analyse citation profi…
…The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lincoln is helping to launch a campaign highlighting the value of going to university. Professor Mary Stuart is the lead Vice Chancellor of the More than just a degreenational campaign and will speak alongside Universities Minister David Willets at the launch at the Houses of Parliament. Read the full article here….
…Fees of less than £7,000 would have a “direct impact” on the quality of courses since the cost of running many degree programmes is already between £7,000 and £10,000, according to Libby Aston, director of University Alliance. Universities must be able to provide quality courses to students which cannot be done through “cut price” alternatives, she warned. Read the full article. …
…Fees of less than £7,000 would have a “direct impact” on the quality of courses since the cost of running many degree programmes is already between £7,000 and £10,000, according to Libby Aston, director of University Alliance. Universities must be able to provide quality courses to students which cannot be done through “cut price” alternatives, she warned. Read the full article (paywall)…
…m is being considered in a review led by Lord Browne, a former chief executive of BP. His report is to published in October. Read the full article. …
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