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  1. Event: University Alliance – Deloitte science and innovation showcase, 12 March 2015

    …e it is the envy of our global competitors, and continues to transform our world? Please join us as we showcase excellent UK research, and celebrate its transformative impact on our society and economy – building sustainability, improving healthcare, growing industries and shaping society. As well as the launch of a new report into the UK’s research ecosystem, the event will include a science fair. This will give you the opportunity to discover an…

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  2. University Alliance review into developing the best environment for research excellence

    …ure which acknowledges the complex feedback loops necessary to successful, world-leading research and innovation. The concept of an ecosystem can help us understand the complementarity, collaboration and interdependency throughout the system, which contributes to the success of the whole. The aim is to keep this ecosystem healthy, responsive and adaptable in the face of a changing landscape – which is why we think it is time to interrogate researc…

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  3. Alliance universities to receive almost a quarter of HEFCE investment to boost STEM teaching facilities

    …o ensure the higher education sector can develop the facilities and infrastructure vital to meeting the increasing demand for STEM subjects. They include new provision in Chemistry and Physics, which declined during the last decade. Many of the projects support new collaborations with industry and sharing of space between subjects to support innovative teaching and improve efficiency. Funding is awarded on a matched basis with industry. Sam Jones,…

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  4. What is the role for universities in entrepreneurship?

    …-person event to become one of the leading tech and start-up events in the world, reaching 7000 attendees from 68 countries in 2013. The role of universities represented at the conference is one wholly familiar to Alliance universities – they provide an environment to create communities which have become the lifeblood for a new breed of start-up. Within these universities an idea can quickly be tested and developed into a business. These entrepren…

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  5. University Alliance responds to Universities UK report on international students in higher education

    …Chair of University Alliance, said: “In addition to removing international students from the net migration target, the government needs to reintroduce the two year post-study work visas for all graduates from UK universities. It is madness that we are cutting off this pipeline of the world’s brightest talent. “Not only are they paying their own way and investing in our excellent university system – benefitting local students and communities – they…

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  6. University Alliance welcomes Greg Clark MP as Minister of State for Universities and Science

    …is an exciting time for UK higher education and research. Our place in the world as global leaders in higher education and the role of universities as anchor institutions within their cities and regions will only become more significant through University Enterprise Zones and city deals. Alliance universities are at the heart of the changing higher education, driving the employability, entrepreneurialism and innovation agendas and playing an impor…

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  7. FT – Bring post-student work visas back

    …t to identify that UK universities benefit from being able to tap into the world’s brightest and most committed undergraduates (“Closing the doors to foreign students”, editorial, April 8). Worryingly, though, we are losing international students to competing nations, such as Canada and Australia, due to the UK’s restrictive policy on post-study work visas. Alliance universities (which deliver 50 per cent of all science, technology, engineering an…

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  8. Decision to lift the cap on ambition has been vindicated

    …ce to ensuring their resilience and success in an increasingly competitive world. “It is pleasing to see that the message is getting out to prospective students that a university education is free at the point of entry and that a degree is still the best option for securing employment. Graduate earnings are on average 57% higher than those who leave education at 18 and it is important that those who have the ability are given the opportunity to go…

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