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  1. Alliance Fees report shows myths are more of a barrier than the system itself

    January 28, 2010

    …ynamic, business-like universities at the heart of the sector that deliver world-leading research with impact and are actively business focussed. Alliance universities educate 26% of all UK students and achieve some of the highest graduate-level employment rates. These universities offer a research-informed, academic learning environment and a culture of entrepreneurialism, equipping graduates for the 21st century. Alliance universities Aberystwyt…

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  2. University Alliance says investment in HE ‘crucial’ for UK economy

    December 22, 2009

    …rful instruments of change and social justice. At any point in time it is crucial to maintain public investment in higher education in order to drive the UK knowledge economy and, at a time of recession, even more so. “Banking and higher education have both previously been described as the jewels in the crown of the UK economy. As a new economy takes shape, this Government and any future Government needs to consider carefully the consequences of t…

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  3. Concentration and diversity: understanding the relationship between excellence, concentration and critical mass in UK research

    December 7, 2009

    …he UK has one of the most highly selective research funding methods in the world – QR funding in 2009-10, based on RAE 2008, has not changed that: In 2007-8, four institutions received 29 per cent of Quality-related (QR) funding (and 23 around 75 per cent). In 2009-10, four institutions received 32 per cent of QR funding (and 25 around 75 per cent). Selectivity can, however, be taken too far. HEFCE’s ‘Fundamental Review of Research Policy and Fund…

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  4. Review of Postgraduate Education, DBIS

    March 8, 2009

    …namic, business-like universities at the heart of the sector which deliver world-leading research with impact and are actively business-focussed. Alliance universities educate 26% of all UK students and achieve some of the highest graduate-level employment rates. These universities offer a research- informed, academic learning environment and a culture of entrepreneurialism, equipping graduates for the 21st century. [Download consultation response…

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  5. Ellie’s story – Robert Gordon University

    August 7, 2024

    June 26, 2024 Find Ellie’s story on the RGU student blog here. RGU student Ellie shares her journey applying to RGU through Clearing to study Law, and all the support she received from RGU before and after she enrolled. Why did you apply through Clearing? After receiving my university offers in early 2020, I decided to make a change and confirmed an offer to study away from Aberdeen since I had grown up and spent my entire life here. Spending the…

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  6. UA briefing on international students

    February 7, 2024

    …to sponsor international student visas if they are not compliant with visa rules, so they are committed to ensuring any students they recruit are here legitimately. Universities are teaching institutions with highly dedicated teaching staff: they want their students to be in their classrooms, labs and studios, learning and gaining good outcomes. Universities do work with overseas agents to help international students navigate the UK university sec…

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  7. Universities, the NHS, and health workforce transformation

    February 5, 2024

    …at a time when applications to nursing programmes are declining, even the trusted supplier role becomes less reliable and ICBs run the risk of not having the right staff with the right skills in the right place unless there is a joint effort to effect a change. Coordinated delivery Delivering an ambitious workforce plan in a financially challenging environment will require new creative ways of working – how can the existing workforce be reskilled,…

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  8. Changes to student maintenance loans: UA’s response

    January 30, 2024

    On Thursday 25 January, the government announced that maintenance loan payments would rise by 2.5% from September 2024 for students in England. On Friday 26th, the Department for Education released its Equality Impact Assessment for HE student finance in 2024/25, which looked at the impact of the proposed changes. In our latest briefing, we highlight how the proposed levels of student maintenance support fall short, and make the case for improved…

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  9. University Alliance responds to the initial proposed changes to the Research Excellence Framework (REF)

    June 15, 2023

    In response to the initial proposed changes to the Research Excellence Framework (REF), Vanessa Wilson CEO of University Alliance said: “We welcome the initial proposed changes to the next Research Excellence Framework. In our consultation response to the Future Research Assessment Programme, we outlined concerns that REF would become a more frequent exercise. We are therefore delighted that REF will next be conducted in 2028. This brings a degre…

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  10. “Innovation needs to be kick-started”: University Alliance responds to Horizon alternative proposals

    April 6, 2023

    On 6 April 2023, the Government released a prospectus for a potential UK alternative to the Horizon Europe, named Pioneer. In response, Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance, said: “The whole Higher Education sector has been unanimous that association with Horizon Europe will always be our preference ahead of any alternative scheme. That said, University Alliance will consider the proposals in the Pioneer prospectus with great interest. Rese…

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