Responding to the announcement from the Government of additional funding being made available to support students facing hardship, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “Many students are experiencing growing financial hardship as a result of the ongoing disruption from the pandemic. Alliance universities have made significant investments to ensure support reaches those students most in need, including those […]
Papers released today (Thursday 21st January 2021) include the Teaching Excellence Framework review response, the Post-Admissions Qualification consultation and the Interim Conclusion of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding. Commenting on the publications, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “The package of announcements released today – including the Interim response to the post-18 review, […]
Commenting on the publication of the White Paper and interim response, University Alliance Chair and Vice Chancellor of the University of Brighton Professor Debra Humphris said: “As the nation looks to build back better from the pandemic, the country will need more people with higher level skills. It is therefore welcome to see the commitment […]
On Wednesday 13 January, University Alliance hosted a roundtable with our Research & Innovation network and Chief Executive of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser. The discussion centred around creating and enabling a positive research culture within higher education institutions and improving equality, diversity and inclusion across the whole research and innovation […]
Our open letter to the Government calling for greater transparency and clarity on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, coordinated and led by UA and backed by a group of 70 universities and businesses, was covered in-depth on Tuesday’s BBC Newsnight. The segment included an interview from Member of UA’s Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Network, and […]
UA, along with 70 national and local organisations from across the country including the CBI, are urging the Government to provide immediate clarity on how it intends to deliver the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). In a letter to the Government, coordinated and led by UA, the group of 70 universities and businesses call for […]
This article first appeared in the Guardian on 29 October 2020 There have been far too few care leavers going to university for far too long. The numbers are staggering: just 12% of care-experienced pupils compared to 42% of their peers. It’s not fair that care leavers should have far worse educational and life chances […]
UA CEO Vanessa Wilson comments on the chancellors £22 billion research and development investment
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.
UA CEO Vanessa Wilson says future allocation of replacement European funding must invest in full diversity of sector.