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  1. 8th June, Job Ready: Universities, businesses and students creating success

    …innovative workforce, the envy of the world? Join us at the launch of… Job Ready Universities, businesses and students creating success Tuesday 8 July, 12.30pm – 2.30pm Churchill Room, House of Commons, London With short speeches from the Rt Hon David Willetts MP, CBI and British Airways We would be delighted if you could join us as we showcase and discuss excellence in universities and businesses working together for the benefit of students and g…

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  2. UWE Bristol and Weston College pilot an innovative technical skills solution for Bristol

    …tions have piloted Level 3 activity under a joint brand and yes there is a market – which is already reaching undiscovered potential. Both organisations were keen to emphasise that resource is more important at this stage than a single building or location, Dr Phillips added: “We need to be responsive at a number of levels including type of curriculum, location of delivery and mode of deliver.” Whilst Professor West stated: “The Government needs t…

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  3. Times Higher Education Young Universities Summit, 29-30 April

    …can younger universities compete on the world stage? How do you establish world-class universities without centuries of history and tradition? How do young universities develop a niche research strategy? These and other burning questions such as the leadership challenges facing less established universities, funding and the pursuit of excellence, and distinctiveness and branding in a competitive global market, are all on the agenda. Register here…

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  4. Lifting student number controls – will it affect the quality of learning and teaching?

    …e student numbers cap. At the core of our belief is that only by having a truly mass higher education market with no cap can we create opportunity for the many, not the few – the original Robbins’ vision. As Nicolas Barr, Professor of Public Economics at London School of Economics, outlined in his presentation at the same event, evidence shows that poorer students will always be disadvantaged in a system that restricts places. Looking at participa…

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  5. Design research driving commercial innovation and growth

    …s to discover more about what we need to know of the existing and emerging world(s) and ‘synthetical’ in the way it enables us to explore and experiment with future possibilities, behavioural, technological, functional, aesthetical and relational through proposing new ‘solutions’ to our un-met needs by bringing together multitudes of as yet disconnected notions and ideas to create the new. I still believe that the juxta-positioning of these two ap…

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  6. Funding research excellence: research group size, critical mass & performance

    …ensures we fund a healthy and excellent research base, universities will struggle to compete in an increasingly well-funded global sector. Alliance institutions also drive innovation because we know that research that creates real social and economic impact is critical to growth in local communities as well as regional and national economies As the higher education market at home diversifies, students are likely to recognise the value of joining u…

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  7. Alliance response to 1994 Group report on postgraduate provision

    …me the recognition that postgraduate taught provision is a vital, thriving market with significant economic and social benefit to the UK. Alliance universities are committed to widening access to both postgraduate taught and postgraduate research provision – both of which are essential for achieving a fair and prosperous society.” END Notes for Editors University Alliance represents 22 major, dynamic, business-like universities at the heart of the…

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  8. Briefing on what Alliance universities are doing to help economic recovery and shaping the new economy

    …PI) is a flagship research facility dedicated to supporting innovation in drug development and drug delivery. This research impacts positively on industry including large multinationals like GlaxoSmithKline, Smith & Nephew, Ford, and PZ Cussons (UK) Ltd) Example: Bournemouth University’s National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) is working with the University of Bath to create the first Industrial Doctoral Centre for the Computer Animation ind…

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  9. University Alliance Members

    …rising in the country. What makes a UA member? A commitment to excellence, world-leading practices and outcomes Prioritising innovative teaching and the student experience Place based, applied research and engagement with industry and communities Delivering talent and skills for industry and public services A commitment to supporting social diversity University of West London Robert Gordon University University of Derby Middlesex University Anglia…

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  10. Wonkhe: Helping everyone get the most out of degree apprenticeships

    …in technical and professional education are extremely well-placed to deliver degree apprenticeships and – indeed – these universities are embracing the programme. Read the full article here. Today, Robert Halfon MP, chair of the Education Committee, gave a speech at our panel discussion on degree apprenticeships. You can read the full speech here….

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