…date: midday, Monday 30 November 2015. Submission: Send your image to info@www.unialliance.ac.uk with the subject line ‘Christmas card competition 2015’. Please include your name, course/occupation with the name of the university you attend. Competition rules This competition is open to students and staff at University Alliance institutions. A maximum of two front covers will be accepted per entrant. The University Alliance logo should be included…
…ocused ethos of Alliance universities. It aims to produce independent, highly-employable researchers with the expertise and skills in strategically-important research areas. The first DTA will be in Applied Biosciences for Health and will start in October 2015. It offers fully funded postgraduate programmes, an expert network of support and improved employment opportunities for PhD researchers. Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alli…
…han other UK universities. Rapidly-growing, innovative companies – especially smaller ones – rely on Alliance universities’ knowledge and networks to expand and succeed. At a University Alliance workshop on innovation funding earlier this week, hosted by Sheffield Hallam University, we brought together industry and business representatives from across Sheffield and the Yorkshire region with government officials and university staff to talk about h…
…apting to fast-paced change and increased competition. This requires not only continued investment in universities but also efficient and effective use of the existing excellence and capability in the system. “Alliance universities understand this. They are working collaboratively to deliver a new doctoral training system. This shows our commitment to maintaining the pipeline of researchers with relevant skills for the research ecosystem of the fu…
…s. However, this is despite the fact that the Coalition Government’s recently published Science and Innovation Strategy only committed to competitive allocation for “over half” of the £3 billion to support individual research projects and labs. Clark also noted that funding needed to be more agile and facilitate collaboration.* Inevitably two areas revealed the biggest crack lines – tuition fees and immigration. Let’s look at what they said on the…
…page or send the below details out. Please note that this competition is only open to staff and students from Alliance universities. How to enter Design the front cover for University Alliance’s 2013 Christmas card. The winner, as well as designing our new card, will receive £60 High Street gift vouchers (Love2shop) and will be credited on the back of the card which will be seen by hundreds of key figures, including MPs, leading business executive…
…engagement. And for the employers who are committed to this it is not merely altruistic but is about their bottom line. Ultimately it is helping them to recruit the best people they can, to support their future business success.” The interviews highlight that both universities and businesses have a role to play if they are to make their partnership a success, and in particular show that: – many employers are getting involved in a range of ways to…
…abroad. But people working on higher education policy in Australia typically watch England more closely than we watch them. That needs to change because it is not just on the cricket pitch that we have things to learn.” Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “We wanted to look at the Australian way of funding higher education to see what we might learn. There are two big problems with the English system right now: firstly, t…
…gher education and careers to students, and to see how we can best address these challenges. We believe this is an important step in improving the opportunities of people from all walks of life, something which our organisations are deeply committed to. Get involved in the debate and activities: www.gov.uk/unimoney #makeyourfuture Follow @Unialliance, @bisgovuk, @bispressoffice, @UniversitiesUK, @AoC_info, @Bright_Tweets and @TeachFirst for mentio…
…rotected we need to ensure that these cuts do not damage the sector’s ability to contribute to economic recovery and social mobility.” “Now is the time to turn our thoughts to the long-term prosperity of the UK. We need to think creatively about how we can expand capacity in higher education and science to meet the demands of the future economy.” Notes for editor Press contact: Andrew Henry, Andrew@www.unialliance.ac.uk | 0207 839 2757. Spending R…
