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  1. University Alliance responds to the Government’s Skills for jobs White Paper and Interim Conclusion of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding

    January 21, 2021

    …ls, and more broadly as an essential part of the national education infrastructure, it is right that further education receives additional investment and post-16 education is reformed. However, it is also vital that the role of universities in delivering technical skills is not forgotten; the divide between academic and technical education can be overstated. Alliance universities are both technical and academic in their education and research, wit…

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  2. UA hosts Research & Innovation roundtable with Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, Chief Executive of UKRI

    January 18, 2021

    On Wednesday 13 January, University Alliance hosted a roundtable with our Research & Innovation network and Chief Executive of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser. The discussion centred around creating and enabling a positive research culture within higher education institutions and improving equality, diversity and inclusion across the whole research and innovation pipeline; reflecting the shared priorities of UKRI an…

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  3. Group calls for urgent clarity over UK Shared Prosperity Fund

    November 17, 2020

    …a. “At Teesside University alone, we have leveraged over £50m through EU Structural funds. These have delivered infrastructure and innovation such as our National Horizons Centre, and supported over 1000 SME’s; directly supporting jobs and regional businesses in the Tees Valley. “With the existing funding due to end and no plan in place for the UKSPF, we run the risk of a gap emerging between funding regimes and the programmes they support, result…

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  4. Leeds fashion students create masks and scrubs for front-line workers

    October 26, 2020

    …he other side and beat this virus.” Second year BA (Hons) Fashion student, Ruby Lee, has also designed sets of scrubs which have been donated to the NHS workforce. She said: “I have made three sets of scrubs so far, however, I plan on making more once I have completed my university projects along with face masks. I have learnt all the skills I have used to make the scrubs at university such as understanding patterns and constructing garments to a…

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  5. The Greenwich accommodation staff keeping students safe

    October 23, 2020

    …nwich Hero Series, celebrating the teams of people who maintain the smooth running of the university and are putting the measures in place to keep students and staff safe. Athanasios Sotirakopoulos & Marie Dove, the University of Greenwich accommodation staff, have continued to work through lockdown and as campuses reopen, are keeping student residents safe. Thank you for everything you do to keep our university a safe place to be. All of the resi…

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  6. Oxford Brookes delivering the Lockdown 5-a-Day

    October 23, 2020

    …s across Oxford. During a typical week, 475 food parcels, including fresh fruit and vegetables, were distributed across the city. It was recognised that emergency food needed to be available to those who need it, but it was also important that it provided a balanced diet, with parcels adjusted to meet different dietary needs. Nutritionist Isabel Butler, Centre Manager of the Oxford Brookes Centre for Nutrition and Health has been providing her exp…

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  7. NSS review must seek to enhance student experience

    September 23, 2020

    Reacting to the launch of the Office for Students (OfS) review into the National Student Survey (NSS), University Alliance Chief Executive Vanessa Wilson said: “We welcome what we hope to be an evidence based consultation from OfS that seeks to enhance the NSS and ultimately, improve student experience. “The NSS plays an important role in helping raise the voice of students across the country, and is a vital tool in improving the quality of provi…

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  8. HEE funding boost a positive first step in addressing placement availability

    August 27, 2020

    …nue to experience a block in the talent pipeline. “Alliance universities already work effectively with their local NHS trusts and other partners to unlock capacity and availability for students, but this additional funding will be a vital mechanism for them to meet the increasing demand. “It’s also good to see HEE, the Department for Health & Social Care and the Department for Education (DfE) working in tandem to overcome this challenge in some mu…

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  9. UA reacts to government’s ‘triple lock’ promise for exam results

    August 12, 2020

    Reacting to the Government’s ‘triple lock’ promise for Exam results in England and Northern Ireland, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “The late hour of this change in government policy creates unnecessary additional stress for learners and a number of challenges for universities, but applicants should be reassured that universities are incredibly flexible and will do what they can to best support students to realise their ambitions in…

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  10. Public believes HE will be important to UK’s recovery from Covid

    June 10, 2020

    …e links have never been stronger or more important than during the Coronavirus crisis.” “Our universities sit on the very nexus of Higher Education, industry and the public sector. They will be essential to the national economic, social and cultural recovery effort in the months and years ahead.” Headline findings: – 62% say universities should prioritise medicine, nursing and engineering over all other subjects, including 50 per cent for STEM sub…

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