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  1. University Alliance launches review into developing the best environment for research excellence

    December 10, 2014

    …lts, now fast approaching. They will have a significant impact on the UK’s world-leading research ecosystem and its key role in driving economic growth. “It is essential to get the balance of future funding right and to ensure we have the right foundations, systems, expertise and capacity. This is why University Alliance is opening up this important debate to a wider audience – so a wide range of voices can be heard on how we derive the best from…

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  2. Multi million dollar backing for clean energy breakthrough

    March 31, 2021

    …the technology around the world. Professor Morgan said: “This is exciting news, not just for the university but for society as a whole. This is extremely green technology which produces clean, affordable and grid-scale energy storage for balancing renewable power.” Highview Power’s and the UK’s first full-scale ‘CRYOBattery™’ is being planned in the north of England. Once built, the plant is expected to supply enough storage to power 50,000 homes…

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  3. University leaders respond to Shadow Chancellor’s pledge to grow number of nurses

    September 26, 2022

    …ty Alliance has responded to Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement today regarding university places for medical and nursing students. Vanessa Wilson, CEO of the Alliance, said: “As the group of universities which collectively train the largest number of nurses in the UK, we are delighted that the Shadow Chancellor has recognised the need to significantly grow the number of nurses we train. The issue of how to effectively train more nurses…

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  4. University Alliance responds to the BEIS ‘Plan B’ announcement, on an alternative to Horizon Europe

    July 21, 2022

    …overnment must engage urgently with all parts of the higher education and research sector, including technical universities such as University Alliance members who are delivering some of the most exciting and impactful world-leading innovation projects. A failure to engage thoroughly could result in an autumn of chaos and a missed opportunity to bolster the UK’s position as a research and innovation superpower in the long run.”…

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  5. Creative arts subjects vital for supporting UK innovation and economy

    June 9, 2021

    As University Alliance member Kingston University today releases their #FutureSkillsLeagueTable campaign, which champions the importance of creative skills for employers and warns against the undervaluing of creative courses by government policy decisions, we’ve gathered some case studies which emphasise the importance of creative arts graduates to the modern jobs market. Alliance universities are central to the innovative and ever-growing creati…

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  6. University Alliance responds to the budget.

    March 3, 2021

    …perity Fund will operate. With the new scheme not activated until 2022, we run the risk of a gap emerging between funding regimes and the programmes they support, resulting in people, infrastructure and relationships disappearing. This will put the projects and initiatives universities deliver in local areas across the nation at a huge risk, affecting individuals and livelihoods across the UK, at a time of growing economic challenges. “Finally, th…

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  7. UUK Highlights the Role of Degree Apprenticeships

    July 15, 2019

    …nnovative and flexible way. They provide opportunities for employers to recruit talented staff with potential, and to develop and upskill existing staff. Degree apprenticeships are also an ideal opportunity for employers and universities to consider how they can recruit a more diverse workforce and extend employment opportunities. “If we are to meet the significant demand for high-level skills in the economy, then government, its agencies, employe…

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  8. The Guardian: Home students learn about the world from their international peers

    June 26, 2015

    …chief executive Maddalaine Ansell is quoted in a Guardian article on international students and the benefits they bring to UK students at university. The story which features short interviews with students at a number of universities including Sheffield Hallam University was inspired by a new survey commissioned by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) and the Higher Education Academy (HEA) which reveals that students believe they benefit…

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  9. University Alliance announces support for Elsevier open access agreement

    March 23, 2022

    …ersity Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “University Alliance welcomes the news that UK universities and research institutions have reached an open access agreement with Elsevier following the sector’s acceptance of the latest proposal. The agreement, which offers unlimited open access publishing and maintains read access, means that researchers from across our membership can publish open access across Elsevier’s full portfolio of journals includi…

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  10. New diagnostic tools improving treatments for MS patients

    February 12, 2015

    …oduced new diagnostic measurement scales. These have since been translated worldwide into over 60 different languages and influenced international regulatory guidelines (including those set by the United States Food and Drug Administration) for evaluating the outcomes of clinical trials. Through sales of licences for their six measurement scales, the university’s trading company UoPEL has generated £437,000 in income since 2007, via licenses estab…

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