UA’s Submission to the OfS consultation on a new approach to regulating equality of opportunity in English Higher Education
See the full University Alliance consultation response here.
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Read more of: UA’s Submission to the OfS consultation on a new approach to regulating equality of opportunity in English Higher Education
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University Alliance responds to the Office for Students’ NSS Phase 2 consultation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the Office for Students’ NSS Phase 2 consultationSee the full consultation response here.
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University Alliance responds to the Higher Education reform consultation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to the Higher Education reform consultationHigher Education funding is in need of radical reform: University Alliance responds to the Higher Education reform consultation University Alliance (UA), which represents the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, has today submitted its response to the Department for Education’s consultation on higher education reform. The representative group argues that despite the transformative potential of […]
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University Alliance sets out its vision for a successful Lifelong Loan Entitlement in LLE blueprint
Read more of: University Alliance sets out its vision for a successful Lifelong Loan Entitlement in LLE blueprintUniversity Alliance announce vision on how to turbo-charge lifelong learning Read Lifelong learning: a blueprint for success here. University Alliance, which represents 14 of the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, has today (5 May 2022) released its LLE Blueprint. The blueprint is a vision for the successful delivery of the Department for Education’s proposed […]
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University Alliance responds to OfS 2022-25 strategy consultation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to OfS 2022-25 strategy consultationUniversity Alliance welcomes the opportunity to make a high-level submission to the Office for Students’ 2022-25 strategy consultation. Alliance universities are deeply committed to providing a high-quality experience for students, and we are supportive of the principles-based and risk-led approach to regulation outlined in the draft strategy. However, as a mission group of universities, we […]
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University Alliance responds to OfS Quality and Standards conditions consultation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to OfS Quality and Standards conditions consultationAlliance universities are deeply committed to providing a high-quality academic experience for students, and we are broadly supportive of the principles-based and risk-led approach to regulation outlined in the consultation document. Indeed, we are largely in agreement with both the revised and new conditions for quality and standards. However, as a mission group of universities […]
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University Alliance responds to government reform of post-16 qualifications
Read more of: University Alliance responds to government reform of post-16 qualificationsUniversity Alliance have joined a coalition of 12 education bodies representing staff and students in schools, colleges and universities in writing to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson urging him not to scrap the vast majority of applied general qualifications such as BTECs. University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “As the voice of professional and technical universities, […]
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University Alliance publish their submission to the DfE consultation on PQA reform
Read more of: University Alliance publish their submission to the DfE consultation on PQA reformWe welcome the opportunity to make a submission to the Department for Education’s consultation on Post-Qualification Admissions Reform. We recognise that the higher education admissions system is far from perfect, and we welcome changes to make it fairer and more transparent. However, we believe the most effective way to achieve this is through retaining and […]
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University Alliance responds to OfS consultation on recurrent funding
Read more of: University Alliance responds to OfS consultation on recurrent fundingUniversity Alliance calls for protection of creative arts education and re-instatement of London weighting to enable fair access to HE for most disadvantaged students Creative arts education courses must not face cuts, or the Government risks undermining its own ambitions, says University Alliance. Responding to the OfS’s consultation on recurrent funding , the mission group […]
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UA submission to OfS consultation on recurrent funding
Read more of: UA submission to OfS consultation on recurrent fundingThe full UA consultation submission can be found here, or summarised as: UA are strongly opposed to the reduction in funding for C1 subjects, which we believe are as strategically important as other high-cost disciplines. Firstly, they bring a significant contribution to the UK economy and provide crucial skills needed by UK businesses, both within […]
