…ss the country. https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/08-UA-IG-feed-JOBS-OVERARCHING.mp4 With strong links with local business and industries, tailored placements and flexible and innovative higher technical provision, Alliance universities are helping meet skills shortages in key growth areas in communities around the UK. There are over 4,500 apprentices in programmes across Alliance universities in England, including more th…
…ts five Academic Schools. They provide an ‘earn as you learn’ opportunity, combining vocational work-based learning with study towards a professional qualification and are co-designed with industry to maximise the benefits for both students and employers. At the time of the inspection, Teesside University had just under 300 students enrolled on Higher Apprenticeships. Just over half of those were studying the Nursing Associate Apprenticeship, whil…
…arning approaches, best practice, and evaluation; Access to a national peer-to-peer network and a space to share ideas for measuring and evidencing student learning gain, engagement and feedback; National opportunities to present, facilitate and support teaching and learning enhancement; for example we may be able to offer leadership roles for staff seeking to move into more senior leadership positions. Opportunities to generate academic outputs o…
…knowledge exchange activities in twelve distinct categories which include commercialisation, festivals, place-making and curatorial investigations. Examining the drivers for successful partnerships between higher education and the arts, the findings emphasise cross-disciplinary approaches and the importance of building resilient regional networks, adapted to the creative economy ecosystem which is characterised by a high proportion of microbusine…
…lliance members can receive a discount on their ticket by contacting <info@www.unialliance.ac.uk> Communication Officer at University Alliance, Joshua Hastings, writes for the BCC Business and Education Summit 2017 on how universities and business collaborate to boost economic growth. Joshua highlights regionally-focused growth strategies by Coventry University, Liverpool John Moores University, and Nottingham Trent University, as featured in Univ…
…and technical skills as entirely separate, Britain needs graduates who can combine high-level academic, technical and professional skills. If these are to be developed through two separate routes, there must be clear pathways between the two and an expectation that either can take you to doctorate level and beyond. “We are also pleased to see that ministers have heeded University Alliance’s call for action on lifelong learning, with the announceme…
…y’. Higher Education Academy. https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resource/defining-and-supporting-scholarship-teaching-and-learning-sotl-sector-wide-study [Accessed: 23/8/16] Kanuka, H. (2011). ‘Keeping the Scholarship in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning’ International Journal for the Scholarship of teaching and Learning. 5 (1) Article 3. Probert, B. (2013). ‘Teaching-Focused Academic Appointments in Australian Universities: Recognition, Speciali…
…world-class research and a culture of enterprise and innovation built on close partnerships with business, the professions and their communities. www.university-alliance.ac.uk…
…82. About the Alliance University Alliance is a group of 23 major, business-engaged universities committed to delivering world-class research and a quality student experience around the UK. Alliance universities educate over 26% of all UK students and achieve some of the highest graduate-level employment rates. Alliance universities offer a research- informed, academic learning environment and a culture of innovation and enterprise, equipping grad…
…rsity enterprise capital fund to support innovation and help graduate start-up companies will be a critical investment for the future.” “Investing public funding in higher education is just that – an investment. UK universities are generators of economic growth and wealth creation. At any point in time it is crucial to maintain public investment in higher education in order to drive the UK knowledge economy and, at a time of recession, even more s…