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  1. University Alliance responds to DfE’s Initial Teacher Training Market Review consultation

    …meaningful collaboration and engagement with the sector in order to build trust and understanding of the true complexities and nuances involved in delivering teacher training thereby bringing the key agents of change on this important journey collectively to evolve teacher training together. An absence of clear and compelling evidence to demonstrate what exactly the quality issues are with the current teacher training system that have led to this…

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  2. New report finds collaboration and connectivity key to securing the future of UK research and innovation

    …their DNA, demonstrating particular strengths that are well-suited to meet today’s challenges. The report concludes that continued and sustained investment is central to the success of the research and innovation ecosystem. Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “This is an important report. A world-class research and innovation ecosystem is critical to the UK’s competitiveness and well-being. “The challenge is to ensure…

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  3. University Alliance: Higher education and research priorities for the 2017 General Election

    …with impact – supporting new technologies and addressing the challenges of today’s society. We offer world-class research and development to businesses of all sizes and connect knowledge and people from across the world to the cities and regions of the UK. “The next government should commit to providing the regulatory and funding environment in which we can most effectively provide education and opportunity, create and exploit knowledge and attrac…

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  4. RAE Press Release: University Alliance

    …ded by the next generation of industry leaders. For the past two years, 3D World magazine has rated the NCCA as the best place to study computer animation in the UK. The publication also rated the Centre as number eight in the world. Other recent grant successes include £290,000 over three years from the EPSRC to improve the realism of animated virtual humans. These characters will be used by partners Lancaster, UCL and the Metropolitan Police to…

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  5. Response to HEFCE university funding allocations

    …to deliver world-leading research with and for industry, the public and third sectors and wider society.” -Ends- Full details of the funding can be found on the HECFE website – http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2015/Name,103785,en.html More information about University Alliance can be found on our website – www.unialliance.ac.uk Media contact: Sam Jones, 0776 767 3982…

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  6. Cultural enrichment: Contemporary music festival attracts new audiences and engages local community

    …l as featuring extensively on national radio through its Broadcast Partner BBC Radio 3 – bringing fantastic national profile to Huddersfield and Kirklees and reaching a listening audience of nine million. It provides around 50 volunteering opportunities each year, and works with the University of Huddersfield to provide longer-term student placements and training opportunities for people living in the district. hcmf// collaborates with other local…

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  7. Vince Cable visits Plymouth University to launch the first Regional Growth Fund project

    …n landscape’ across the South West Peninsula. It’s a new model and we’re already seeing great results. “The launch of the Plymouth University and Western Morning News Growth Fund will take us to the next level in driving economic growth, to help SMEs create jobs in the region.” Libby Hackett, Director of University Alliance, said: “This is a really exciting project and demonstrates just how much Alliance universities, such as Plymouth, have their…

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  8. University Alliance launches a new kind of doctoral programme for the 21st Century

    …sciences for Health, said: “The healthcare sector is a fast-moving, global market. The UK must commit to developing our world-leading research base to make sure we continue to be leaders in this field. “Alliance universities understand this, and are investing in the next generation of researchers through the DTA in Applied Biosciences for Health. It brings together a range of exciting research projects from across the UK. The value to PhD students…

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  9. Students as co-creator, not consumer?

    …ns in curriculum development, access to personalised learning – are common today in all our universities. So much of the work we were doing then remains central to the added value of a university education today. “Time spent in higher education is not all about employment but about acquiring the capacity for reinvention.” In 1991 our 5000 undergraduates were on individual programmes of study, tailored to their interests and needs. Today students n…

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  10. Coventry University: Hayley Scutts

    …up my job, sold my car and joined an access to nursing course. I did the first year of a nursing degree, but I couldn’t afford to finish due to my bills, children and responsibilities, which was heart-breaking. When the Nursing Associates apprenticeship course came out it was a godsend. It gave me the opportunity to work, earn a wage, learn and get a nursing qualification.”…

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