New Chair for University Alliance
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How are the Alliance Awards shortlists and winners selected?Â
Read more of: How are the Alliance Awards shortlists and winners selected?Â…ch makes selecting shortlists and winners challenging. We work with independent judges from across the HE sector to identify the finalists and winners of each award. There are four finalists on the shortlist for each award, except the Technology One Lifetime Achievement Award: every nominee for that award makes the shortlist, because only Vice Chancellors can make nominations in that category and only one nomination per UA member university is…
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Lifelong learning
Read more of: Lifelong learning…ur membership below. News University Alliance responds to the DfE’s publication of the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE) consultation response Posted on March 7, 2023 University Alliance responds to the Lifelong Learning Bill Posted on February 2, 2023 More news Insights Lifelong Loan Entitlement: opportunities for learners, choices for universities? Posted on June 6, 2023 By Dr. Mairi Watson Lifelong Learning – is it worth the hard yards? Poste…
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Let’s get strategic
Read more of: Let’s get strategic…he 2023-24 admissions cycle has seen the entry rate for the most under-represented students fall by a record margin. One (small) silver lining is that the sector’s concerns are finally beginning to be taken seriously by some politicians and financial commentators. They are also attracting attention overseas – adding to the growing interest and pressure at home. After a detailed inquiry into higher education regulation in England, the House of Lord…
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Alliance Awards 2023: shortlisted nominees announced
Read more of: Alliance Awards 2023: shortlisted nominees announced…and technicians. The shortlists for each award were selected by an independent panel of judges from across the higher education and research sector. Some awards received over thirty nominations, and the judges commented on how high the quality of nominations was, and how difficult they found it to select a shortlist. Each award recognises one of UA’s values, and the judges were asked to score each nomination based on how relevant it was to th…
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In conversation with business leaders: here’s what SMEs like mine need from the Chancellor
Read more of: In conversation with business leaders: here’s what SMEs like mine need from the Chancellor…roles. What role does innovation play in the early stages of building a business? Innovation doesn’t have to be radical or about disrupting whole sectors – but clear differentiation from competitors is essential. Focusing on a single USP (unique selling point) is outdated. Innovation needs to be on-going. Chater Smart uses a proprietary recruitment methodology which has been fine-tuned over 20 years; think constant iteration. This methodology now…
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Driving digital inclusion – Oxford Brookes University
Read more of: Driving digital inclusion – Oxford Brookes University…people’s creativity with technology, leading to a greater sense of inclusiveness by empowering them with new skills. To get them engaged, Eric worked with Oxfordshire County Libraries to develop a Virtual Storytelling app and toolkit, using workshops to shape the resources. Since 2020, the app has been transforming outreach work in the UK and internationally, driving social, technological and cultural inclusion. Dr Eric WhiteProfessor Alex GoodyAG…
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University Alliance and Creative UK publish letter about the importance of creative courses in HE
Read more of: University Alliance and Creative UK publish letter about the importance of creative courses in HE…nlees OBE Executive Director, Crafts Council Andy Payne OBE Chair, British Esports Association Dr Jo Twist OBE CEO, Ukie Kate O’Connor Executive Chair, Animation UK Paula Orrell, Director, Contemporary Visual Arts Network England Ellie Peers General Secretary, Writers Guild of Great Britain Dave Penrith Director, Capital Engineering Limited Danny Perkins Founder, Elysian Film Group Carl Peter-Forster Chairman Chemring Plc, NED Babcock Plc Professo…
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University Alliance write letter to Schools Minister to raise concerns over ITT market review recommendations
Read more of: University Alliance write letter to Schools Minister to raise concerns over ITT market review recommendations…reakdown of the key recommendations, University Alliance’s original RAG assessment of the recommendations, our concerns as highlighted following the government’s response, a re-calibration of the RAG assessment following the Government’s response and potential remedy which I attach by way of an annex to this letter. In summary our concerns centre on 3 key areas: The pace and high-risk stakes of the accreditation process leading to some providers p…
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‘Failing to invest in climate change research could have dire consequences’
Read more of: ‘Failing to invest in climate change research could have dire consequences’…nnecting the dots between this and working in partnership with industry, businesses and communities is where the real work begins. This is the kind of approach being adopted by Alliance universities; we haven’t just been talking about it: we’ve been doing it. For example, at my own institution, the University of Greenwich, one of our researchers, Professor Patricia Harvey, has been developing research on microalgae, which has revealed its sustaina…
