…University Alliance have today (30 June 2020) sent the following letter to Ministers across the Department for Education, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, outlining how Alliance universities can support the covid recovery and regeneration efforts. …
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…cational development initiatives that demonstrably improve practice and outcomes in higher education. TEA Sandpits have been hosted by individual members of the TEA and have been attended by over 300 staff and students. The intensive one-day events focus on finding concrete solutions to some of the greatest challenges within HE teaching and learning. Participants tease out “quick wins” and strategic workable long-term solutions to ‘wicked’ problem…
…is, Birmingham city was also the first university in the world to hire a Professor of Blockchain, and the first in the UK to run an undergraduate course in Black studies…
…work visas, announced last night, is fantastic news for universities, businesses and communities. It has always been clear to the HE sector that opportunities for employment after graduation are key to attracting the best international students to the UK, which will be even more crucial post-Brexit. The UK economy must be given the chance to benefit fully from the highly skilled international graduates we educate, if we are to meet future challeng…
…the Hansard Society, and the Institute for Public Policy Research. CEO Vanessa Wilson welcomed her appointment saying, “We’re delighted that Susanna is joining us, especially during this exciting time for the Alliance as we renew our vision, strategy and mission. Her wealth of experience in influencing politicians, the media and the public through insight and research will be valuable as we develop our future campaign priorities. Susanna said: “I…
…on “Challenges, ‘fit’ and impact: online blended CPD provision for international partner staff” for members of the TEA. 6th June at 3pm via ZOOM The webinar focuses on provision of CPD for staff in Trinidad and Cairo (Greenwich partners) and Oman and Ghana (Coventry partners), sharing our understanding of challenges and value of this international provision. The webinar will provide an opportunity to discuss perceptions and experiences of ‘differe…
…Chief Executive of University Alliance commented: “University Alliance welcomes the Government’s International Education Strategy. International education. This remains a huge and growing opportunity for the UK and our universities and with this strategy the government has clearly seen the potential in setting out how it intends to maximise this opportunity. The UK prides itself as a world-leading university sector player excelling not just at ac…
…The Minister for Universities Chris Skidmore MP talked this week about the need for universities to do as much as they can to support disabled students. You can read the full text of his comments here….
…that employers attach to technical & professional education or the challenges they foresee in its delivery. Our members across the country highlight many of the same opportunities & challenges to us. It is troubling to see the statistics in this report around critical issues like employer engagement in education and the challenges in implementing the apprenticeship levy policy. We know from our varied group of members that there is already a huge…
