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  1. University Alliance responds to Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement to overhaul the skills and apprenticeships system

    September 28, 2022

    University Alliance has responded to Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement to overhaul the skills and apprenticeships system. Vanessa Wilson, CEO of the Alliance, said: “Alliance Universities lead the way in skills-focussed learning which benefits industry and our public services. We welcome the Labour Party’s proposals to devolve spending on adult education skills […]

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

    September 26, 2022

    University 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 […]

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  3. A vision for growth: University Alliance outlines six actions the government can take to drive growth through universities

    September 22, 2022

    As the new government settle in to their posts and prepare for a fiscal event on Friday (23 September), University Alliance have released A Vision for Growth. In it, the Alliance outline a vision for national and regional growth, fuelled by technical and professional universities. The document emphasises three areas of focus: delivering the skills […]

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

    July 21, 2022

    Responding to the BEIS announcement yesterday on a ‘Plan B’ alternative to Horizon Europe, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “University Alliance welcomes yesterday’s announcement from government which provides some assurance that plans are finally forming to ensure that researchers and universities alike are not facing a possible funding cliff edge at the end of the […]

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  6. DTA Summer School 2022 begins this week, with an emphasis on community

    July 5, 2022

      This week, on Wednesday 6th July, the Doctoral Training Alliance will be setting up shop at the University of Brighton for their annual Summer School event. This will be the first in-person Summer School for two years. Researchers from across the DTA’s four interdisciplinary programmes (Applied Biosciences for Health, Social Policy, Energy and Future […]

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  8. Alliance Awards winners announced during ceremony hosted at Kingston University Town House

    June 10, 2022

    Winners of the University Alliance’s ‘Alliance Awards’ were announced on Tuesday during a ceremony hosted by Kingston University. The awards celebrate excellence in higher education and recognise achievements across all parts of Alliance universities. The winning individuals, teams and projects were selected for their hard work, dedication and commitment to the University Alliance core values. […]

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  9. Alliance universities ‘taking great strides forwards’ with world-leading research output

    May 12, 2022

    Alliance Universities are continuing to strengthen their contribution to the UK’s world-leading research, Research Excellence Framework (REF) results have shown. University Alliance members, fifteen of the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, made 175 submissions to the REF in total. 70% of their submissions were found to have included world-leading research, with 94% including world-leading […]

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  10. Robert Gordon University joins the University Alliance

    May 11, 2022

    University Alliance (UA) has today (11 May January 2022) announced that Robert Gordon University has officially joined the mission group as its fifteenth member. University Alliance represents the country’s leading technical and professional universities. Alliance universities are known for their innovation across applied research and skills-based teaching, as well as their close ties with industry […]

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