…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….
…, the Concordat aims to strengthen existing good practice in public engagement by ensuring it is valued, recognised and supported. Read more about the Concordat here….
…Our chief executive Maddalaine Ansell is interviewed in Wonkhe’s ‘People in higher education’ series. Read it here….
…Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell has been interviewed for THE’s Q&A feature. Read the full story here….
…Read University Alliance response to HEFCE here….
Research Fortnight has run a piece on the grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England – the letter confirms that quality-related (QR) funding will be maintained in 2015-16 but has sparked speculation about whether the funding will end up being further concentrated in a smaller number of elite institutions. Our response to this issue appeared in the story. The University Alliance group of business-focused universities also wel…
…A recent blog by Professor Steve West, Chair of University Alliance, calling on politicians to pledge to re-introduce the two-year post-study work visa allowing qualified international graduates to stay in the UK to work for a limited time, has featured in Business Leader. Read the story here….
