If you ask any UK Vice Chancellor what’s keeping them awake at night, it’s highly likely to be the financial sustainability of their institution and the wider sector. Years of frozen funding coupled with rising costs are inevitably taking their toll across all four nations. University leaders are also increasingly worried about the impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on students – both current and prospective. The 2023-24 admissions cycle…
…ow seeing a return to normal pre-pandemic levels. “It is essential that we maintain a strong skills pipeline into our health service, and we would of course hope to see numbers continuing to grow year on year. A career in healthcare obviously has its challenges, but it is also highly fulfilling to those who undertake it and we know nursing students at Alliance universities enjoy their time studying. To attract young people into these professions,…
…ector in shaping its approach to the LLE, including on issues such as ELQ, maintenance support in particular to turbo boost part-time learning, and the need for a gradual approach to change. It is essential that the government, universities and employers continue to work closely together to shape the delivery of the LLE. For the LLE to be a success it must be underpinned by excellent information advice and guidance, proper incentives for students…
…m to study as a psychiatric nurse and he was drawn to Middlesex University mainly due to its state-of-the-art sports and nursing facilities. He was awarded a full sports scholarship by the International Olympic Committee’s refugee support programme, which proved invaluable to his weightlifting progress. Since graduating with first-class honours in 2019, he has been appointed to a lead nurse role in Harrow, north-west London. Cyrille was selected a…
…dustry links and considerable health and social care provision, RGU is the main source of graduates for NHS Grampian and one of the largest providers of creative-industry graduates in Scotland. The University’s research reflects its expertise across eleven schools—stimulating excellence in interdisciplinary knowledge exchange to deliver innovative solutions for businesses and industry that result in economic, societal, environmental, or cultural i…
…ible for developing and promoting sport and physical activity in Wales and main adviser to the Welsh Government on sport, has influenced policy discussions about accessibility to sporting facilities and informed decisions where public sector funding should be invested to deliver the greatest benefit to local communities. Tenovus’ mobile support units bring cancer treatment into the community so patients avoid the stress and expense of travelling t…
…xford Brookes’ Think Human Festival 2022. More about the Unbody launch and how to book An agent for social change The pioneering AGAST project brings into focus the creative possibilities of technology, giving young people beyond the mainstream, new channels to express themselves. As well as helping them to gain confidence and build skills, it’s been instrumental in dismantling barriers to social exclusion, helping young people connect with each o…
…ebra Humphris said: “The connections that University Alliance institutions maintain across our communities provide an acute local understanding of the nuances of employer and student demand for training and higher education. We are already partnered with local employers in business and industry, and are well placed to utilise our existing infrastructure to help deliver the Lifelong Loan Entitlement provision to our regions.” University Alliance CE…
…nical Qualifications (HTQs) will be put on a par with degrees, and available to part-time students as well. Enabling access to student loans, including maintenance support, for these qualifications is crucial to their success.” …
…Climate Change. It’s important for the government to recognise and fund excellent research wherever it’s found, and address regional imbalances in R&D funding – to support our universities to continue creating excellent climate research, no matter their geography With this in mind, it was good news to hear the Department for Education’s announcement on 4th November 2021 of their Sustainability and Climate Change strategy. Efforts are clearly bein…
