…our market and the challenges for increasing graduate employability in the UK. It follows the release of HESA’s 2011/12 Destination of HE Leavers report that showed graduate unemployment remains high, and also highlighted the issue of graduate underemployment. Delegates will discuss the impact of graduate underemployment – including the effect it may have on the labour market for non-graduates and the sustainability of the student loans system. Fu…
…e to drive growth. The truth is, students will not to pay up front fees in order to attend university. For first time undergraduates, once your application has been processed, tuition fees are automatically paid and you will only have to pay this back after graduation and if you earn annually above £21,000 in pre-tax salary. However students themselves quite rightly ask what they are getting in return for the investment in universities and univers…
…vestment of public funding in higher education is just that – an investment. The UK government invests 1.1% of GDP in its higher education sector and, in return, universities contribute 2.5% of GDP, making them generators of economic growth and wealth creation. Universities generate over £59bn for the UK economy. Furthermore, the wider social and cultural benefits of universities and the UK research-base to our society are clear. At any point in t…
…ut beyond the fuming of the elite and the battle raging over the UK’s policy on research concentration, there is another story. Read the full article. …
…delivering a post-pandemic economic, social, and cultural recovery for the UK. See how our members can help deliver on the key objectives of the Comprehensive Spending Review, including including levelling-up across the UK; unleashing innovation and delivering the plan for growth, and ensuring strong and innovative public services here. Read more about the ways Alliance universities can help deliver on the key objectives of the Comprehensive Spend…
…eceiving the opportunity to interview with an employer upon the successful completion of their Skills Bootcamp. The Institute of Coding (IoC) is a collaborative national consortium of industry, educators and outreach providers that are working together to respond to the UK’s digital skills gap through the delivery of employer-led digital skills education. The IoC consortium was announced by Government today as a provider for the Department for Edu…
…tand the different needs of different places. Excellence exists across the UK. Attempting to grow excellence from scratch will not build relevant capacity and encourage inward investment, whereas Investing in potential and widening existing R&D excellence across the UK will in turn support better place outcomes. The UK should shift back to valuing the amount and quality of R&D in inward Foreign Direct Investment to attract the most innovative comp…
…new people – for free! And learn new horticultural and conservation skills. Commenting on the Project, Geraldine Ward, Dean of Students at University of Hertfordshire, said: “The Community Garden initiative was set up in 2018 and has been very popular with students, but these spaces has become more vital during the Covid-19 pandemic period. The areas are available to all students and staff, offering a fantastic volunteering opportunity for studen…
…lies by and the benefits of working and being paid while studying are brilliant. At the end of my degree I have no student debt, have been able to save for a house and able to fund my hobbies. I highly recommend Degree Apprenticeships to others considering university, the ‘Work Earn Learn’ feature sets you up perfectly for your desired career”….
…tes the next generation of people, who are able to fight for a better world.” Competition judge and University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said, “We chose the winning design for a number of reasons: the first is that it represents a fundamental belief of Alliance universities about enabling greater access for future generations to the lifelong benefits of a higher education which, given this was designed by one of our Alliance university students,…
