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  1. ‘Let’s Get Technical’: University Alliance publishes five policy asks for the next Government

    September 29, 2023

    …nd equipping graduates with the high-level skills that employers need. To truly capitalise on these strengths, we have proposed a series of policy changes to help us support long-term economic growth and deliver the pipeline of high-skills the country will need in the future. Finally, we are asking government to put university and student finances on a sustainable footing. Without this, none of our other goals will be achievable in the long term.”…

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  2. University Alliance responds to government announcements on PQA and LLE reforms

    February 24, 2022

    …del that suits them, no matter their age or background, is essential for levelling up, social mobility and providing the UK’s workforce with the right skills to power a global economy. We welcome the long-awaited confirmation that the student finance package for Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) will be put on a par with degrees, and available to part-time students as well. Enabling access to student loans, including maintenance support, for…

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  3. University Alliance responds to government announcement on post-18 education reforms

    February 24, 2022

    In response to the announcement today (24/02/22) from the Department for Education on their response to the Augar review, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “If our ambition as a nation is to be a highly skilled, productive economy competing on the global stage, then we will need more people living in every part of the UK to be educated to degree level or higher. It is time for policy-makers and politicians to take a rounded view of hig…

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  4. UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar Review

    May 30, 2019

    In response to the Augar Review released today, Professor John Latham, Chair of University Alliance and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University said: “This is a quietly damning critique of the existing system – and a decade of bad policy decisions. Augar is right to argue the current model is unfair, inefficient and incoherent. There are good ideas here, some areas of concern but overall much to support – and he’s set out a solid roadmap for us to…

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  5. Transformative knowledge: Collaborating on the world’s first 3D printed and bamboo bicycle

    June 2, 2016

    …bikes to the test successfully completing the 400 mile TransAlps race, a gruelling eight day test across mountainous alpine terrain. The bamboo frame, which has passed stringent European testing standards, gives a design that is robust, durable and helps to reduce vibrations when travelling across uneven ground. The bikes went on, under licence, to be manufactured by RAW Bamboo Bikes Ltd. In 2015 Oxford Brookes staff rode 150 miles on the bamboo…

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  6. Universities are driving growth through innovation and enterprise

    February 18, 2011

    …ctivities. These universities have developed strong partnerships with both national and international business to the extent that there is active businesses engagement in curriculum design and research.” /ends Notes to editor: Case studies of the Alliance approach to joining research with business innovation – University of Hertfordshire—Bio-Park BioPark is a thriving scientific community of biopharmaceutical, medical technology, diagnostics and t…

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  7. University Alliance responds to the Spring Budget

    March 15, 2023

    …as not the only chance to address the ERDF cliff-edge, but time is rapidly running out. “SMEs make up 99.9% of UK businesses, and 51% of national turnover (according to the government’s own figures). If they can’t innovate and expand, local economies will not grow, and the Chancellor will find the national growth he seeks slipping through his fingers.” On skills: “The UK is currently in the midst of an escalating skills crisis, which is holding ba…

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  8. The best of both worlds

    March 18, 2016

    …ase at Trafford College and the University, working seamlessly from Higher National Certificate/Higher National Diploma to Bachelor of Engineering level. They hope to see the first graduates from this three-way collaboration in 2018. One of the most exciting emerging industries for apprentices is the digital sector. There is a huge skills gap in this area – with Go.On UK, a charity set up to promote digital skills, finding that over 12 million peo…

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  9. University Alliance support announcement on international student migration

    September 13, 2012

    …ernational students separately within net migration figures In response to today’s announcement from David Willetts that the Government intend to publish international student numbers separately within net migration figures, Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance said: “We strongly support this announcement as an important step towards recognising that international student migration is distinct from permanent migration. “The higher…

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  10. BBC News online: Money is the key to being a top university, says study

    September 15, 2014

    …ankings as a “roadmap” risked missing “the breadth of routes to delivering world-class research and graduates”. “The obsession with this idea of a ‘world-class university’ is a distraction from the tried and tested approach in the UK and elsewhere around the world, which is to identify and reward excellence wherever it exists,” said a spokesman. “We are all for celebrating excellence and success – let’s just not get distracted by such a narrow and…

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