After the Department for Education set out further details of how GCSE and A Level exam grades will be awarded this year, the heads of University Alliance, the Russell Group, GuildHE, and MillionPlus today put out a joint statement confirming that universities will do all they can to support students and ensure they can progress to […]
The Nursing and Midwifery Council have today announced regulatory and educational changes which will give student nurses across the country the opportunity to join the fight against the global pandemic of the Covid-19 virus. As the Government seeks to increase the capacity of the NHS workforce to deal with the crisis, University Alliance members have […]
UA CEO Vanessa Wilson comments on the chancellors £22 billion research and development investment
University Alliance launches a new network to bring together universities and businesses to create positive knowledge exchange in order to drive growth through enterprise.
Writing for Wonkhe’s series on wicked problems facing the HE sector, UA CEO, Vanessa Wilson, examined the issues around defining value when it comes to higher education. Vanessa said “narrow definitions of value based on salary potential could risk discounting the immense social and cultural value that the many teachers, artists, nurses, and others bring. […]
University Alliance, the voice of professional and technical universities, gave congratulations to the Conservative party on their successful election campaign and reaffirmed their commitment to working with the new government. Vanessa Wilson, University Alliance Chief Executive said: “We congratulate the Prime Minister and look forward to working with the new government to realise commitments on […]
University Alliance has joined forces with the National Union of Students (NUS), Universities UK, Million Plus and the Association of Colleges to call for the next government to reinstate and extend non-repayable maintenance funding for all students studying a higher education qualification.
The Teaching Excellence Alliance, one of the University Alliance member programmes, is celebrating this week as the TEA Sandpit was awarded the Educational Development Initiative of the Year by SEDA.
University Alliance today announced that two new members, Birmingham City University and Leeds Beckett University, are joining the mission group. The two universities’ membership is effective immediately, having been formally ratified by the organisation’s directors at yesterday’s (17 October 2019) members’ meeting. They join the Alliance just as the group launches its renewed vision, mission […]
University Alliance has responded to the governments proposed reforms to higher technical education in England. The proposals are intended to ensure current and future higher technical qualifications are high quality and relevant to employers, ideally enhancing their prestige and popularity with students. The government’s vision is that, in the future, Level 4 and 5 qualifications […]
