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  1. BBC News: Graduates are earning less but more are in work

    Our chief executive Maddalaine Ansell has been quoted in coverage by BBC News Online of the latest BIS Graduate Labour Market Statistics which were published yesterday (Tuesday 9 June). Graduates in England have seen a fall in their median salary of more than £1,000 in the past five years, according to official statistics. But more are in work than at any time since 2007, suggests Department for Business, Innovation and Skills data. Maddalaine An…

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

    University Alliance features in a story by BBC News Online about the 2014 World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education magazine – and their new “formula” for top universities. University Alliance responded to say that using the rankings 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…

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  3. Spaces that inspire

    …its completion in 2012, it has become a key component of the university’s marketing strategy proving that good design transcends conventional boundaries. Truly inspiring spaces have to work at many levels. For the individual students it is about them gaining confidence and developing character and then through developing relationships with their peers, adapting a more collaborative approach to work and beginning to develop and experience the type…

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  4. BBC – ‘Should students live with their parents to save money?’

    …Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance, spoke to BBC Breakfast about the rise in students studying locally and living at home. The BBC’s Sophie Van Brugen has been to meet some A-Level students who say that staying at home is the best option for them. Libby Hackett said, “As the quality of our universities improves, this is not about limiting choice. It could be a good decision to study within your city.” Watch the clip here….

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  5. Alliance Awards 2023: Meet the nominees

    …education and research sector. The Alliance Award ARU Peterborough, Anglia Ruskin University ARU Peterborough is a new university, designed in partnership to match the needs of local students, employers and the regional economy. It was created during the pandemic to realises a 40-year ambition for a university in and for Peterborough, a higher education ˜cold spot’ in the country. ARU worked at great pace with partners Cambridgeshire & Peterboroug…

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  6. BBC News Online: Budget 2015: Student maintenance grants scrapped

    …he Chancellor of the Exchequer‘s measures. Responding to the tuition fee changes, Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of University Alliance, said: “Linking tuition fees to inflation is essential if our universities are to offer world class teaching. “It is reasonable to link the increase to teaching excellence and University Alliance looks forward to working with the government to work out how this can best be done.” You can read our full response…

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  7. Understanding the taboos of eating insects

    …. The subject of edible insects hit the headlines when Sainsbury’s started stocking Eat Grub-branded insects as a tasty on-the-go snack. And with insects increasingly being touted as an environmentally friendly food source, getting over ‘consumer disgust’ in Western audiences is likely to prove the biggest stumbling block. ” We do see a lot of horror, especially when it comes to something big like a tarantula. What’s really interesting is that at…

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  8. Tom S – Leeds Beckett University

    …the city. I started looking at options in Leeds and found Beckett through Google searches. I scrolled through all their choices of Business Management courses and found what I do today, Business Management and Finance. There was an outstanding amount of information on the university website and in my opinion if you could only have one source of research, use the university website, it even tells you about the city as well as student experiences!…

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  9. Innovate for Growth: preventing the ERDF cliff-edge 

    …pean Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The ERDF, along with all European Structural Funds, runs out at the end of March 2023.  What is the European Regional Development Fund?    The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is one of the European Union’s Structural Funds. It is intended to help tackle regional disparities across Europe.   What is the purpose of the ERDF?   It helps to create economic development and growth, providing support to bu…

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  10. International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022

    …innovation; read through our profiles to see what our inspiring women scientists of the Alliance are made of. Professor Sarah Barman Posted on February 8, 2022 Dr. Dannielle Green Posted on February 8, 2022 Professor Linda King Posted on February 8, 2022 Surya Maruthupandian Posted on February 8, 2022 Professor Susan Brooks Posted on February 9, 2022 Dr. Maria Maynard Posted on February 10, 2022 Dr. Emma Hayhurst Posted on February 10, 2022 Dr. Sa…

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