…omes Framework (TEF) calls for views – which closed in February. The Review, commissioned by the government and led by Dame Shirley Pearce, is due to report in the summer. Read the full terms of reference here. University Alliance Chair John Latham said: “We back a robust, independent framework on teaching and learning quality. The entire system is subsidised heavily by the taxpayer and no one should be afraid of scrutiny. “The TEF is right in pri…
…Goldsmiths, University of London. Having read English at Worcester College, Oxford, Liz lived in the Middle East, teaching English and working for Japan Airlines before moving to Oman with a young family. Liz joined the Open University in 1996, leaving eventually after serving a number of years as the OU’s first non-academic Associate Dean in the Faculty of Health and Social Care, responsible for academic staff working in the OU’s 13 Regional Cen…
…dards and quality in higher education, she was previously an auditor for the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and is currently a member of the QAA Advisory Panel for Wales. Her representational roles include board membership of UCEA, HECSU, University Alliance, Higher Education Wales, HEFCW Student Experience, Teaching & Quality Committee and she is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Applied Research in Higher Educatio…
…and then Pro Vice-Chancellor, International. He studied at Lincoln College, Oxford, and specialises in industrial applied mathematics. He has published three books and more than 90 research papers and has spent many years attending study groups with industry all over the world, where real unsolved industrial problems are studied by groups of mathematicians. Alistair’s research focuses on two main areas, namely the flow of glass, food and other co…
…rm Workforce Plan is of huge importance to the future of healthcare in the UK, and it won’t be delivered without training significantly more nurses. I am very pleased to see that nursing acceptances are marginally up on last year, but we will need a substantially greater number of nursing students to meet the aims of the Long-Term Workforce Plan. The ongoing decline in the number of mature students studying nursing is a trend to watch. These stude…
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…events you can attend. Download slides from UA talk summarising labour market trends Sign up for email alerts Original research We and our member universities keep a close eye on labour market trends, and that includes surveying and regularly speaking to employers. In March 2024, we have commissioned CBI Economics to conduct a large-scale survey of employers to understand what they look for in applicants, and particularly university graduates. Th…