…requirement to submit all research active staff. There can be significant variation in how much time faculty members spend on research that leads to returnable outputs. Many researchers also spend time teaching and carrying out contract work for business. It would be a real shame if the new framework discouraged researchers from engaging in a mix of beneficial activities. However, enabling institutions to return more outputs for some research act…
…p in a recent blog post by Andrew Boggs of the HE Better Regulation Group. Many of our recommendations are not new – some are already in train – but it is important to highlight them as a package. Nine priorities to protect quality An HE Bill should be introduced as soon as possible; this should be a priority for whatever Government is in power after the 2015 General Election. In saying this, we add our voices to those of NUS, think tanks like the…
…adly agree that our funding method should give institutions the freedom to manage provision in a way that best responds to the needs of students, employers and society? Consultation question 3: Do you broadly agree that our funding method should enable us to incentivise change which is in the public interest? Consultation question 4: Do you broadly agree that we should achieve this through a ‘strategic margin’? Consultation question 5: Do you broa…
…al student places are difficult to reconcile with the projected economic demand for highly-skilled graduates as outlined in the Government’s own reports such as the Leitch and Sainsbury Reviews. Increasing numbers of applications from qualified students mean that these announcements will result in a new era of significant unmet demand for HE. Given the future skill needs of the economy and the fact that we are in a period of recession, this seems…
…xcellent research with high impact, for example in mathematics, arts and humanities) About University Alliance Established in 2006, University Alliance represents 22 universities at the heart of the sector that are both research-engaged and business-focussed. Alliance universities are actively engaged in their economic and social environments with close links to the professions, new industries and a deep-rooted commitment to access through flexibl…
…a number of University Alliance institutions – particularly in French, German and Spanish., and often combined with the study of contemporary European politics or culture rather than literature. In addition, University Alliance members have a strong commitment to institution-wide language programmes that make a great variety of languages available to students from other disciplines even if they have little or no background in the languages from s…
It’s important to University Alliance and our members that higher education is well regulated. We work with our members to provide insights into how the regulation of higher education is working at the moment, and how it could be strengthened. We believe good regulation is proportionate to risk, evidence-based and independent of government. News University Alliance release ‘Let’s Get Technical: The First 100 Days’ Posted on July 26, 2024 UA’s res…
…hey feel able to express how they feel because the clinic environment is a safe space for them. The best learning comes from discussions about the evidence, and developing theories based on their understanding of what happened and why the client is claiming innocence. The conversations during casework meetings, where both the case and ideas are discussed generates a type of learning based on social relationships, where emotions are recognised as c…
…consider caring to be a worthwhile and valued career. To keep pace with demand, the workforce has to continually expand and diversify. To achieve this, there needs to be high quality career guidance available, not just to school leavers. Education providers must work in harmony to offer seamless transitions and local provision, embedding workforce solutions into communities. Collaboration is essential to delivery of the plan, but more importantly…
Responding to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s announcement to permanently allow up to 600 hours of clinical placements to take place in simulated settings during nursing training, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “This announcement by the Nursing and Midwifery Council is both timely and welcome. It recognises how universities are innovating by using simulated facilities and techniques to deliver high-quality nursing training. Thro…
