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  1. Four reasons why Universities should be at the heart of the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan

    March 22, 2023

    …that universities will continue to receive a proportion of the tariff to deliver simulated practice hours. This will support them to invest in the staff and equipment required to scale up their simulated training provision. A new regulatory framework for nursing education should be explored. For many years, the NMC has followed an approach, based in EU law, which requires nursing pre-registration programmes to total 4,600 hours. Half of these (2,3…

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    Dr Denise Baker

  2. ‘What now?’: how adaptations to assessment during COVID-19 can improve inclusivity

    December 6, 2023

    …gnificant portion of the funding for this project went towards a student research position for each institution involved, to ensure the student voice was front and centre.)  Collaborating with students on how they were assessed was an important enabler. This included adapting assessment styles to reduce anxiety during in-person assessment. In some cases, institutions allowed students to pre-record presentations, rather than present in-person. This…

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  3. Middlesex’s innovative platforming of ‘Pro-localism’ through The Newham Plays

    September 20, 2024

    …s, and the young people rose to the challenge.’ (Steve Nicholls, Founding Trustee Director, Royal Docks Trust) As with previous Newham Plays, there will be a filmed performance of the Madge Gill play, directed and edited by Middlesex BA Film graduates. This experience will help enhance their CVs and employability in the form of trailers and archive filming, demonstrating skills in post-production. MDX School of Arts will act as the play’s principa…

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  4. Don’t Let Snobbery Lead You Astray on A-Level Results Day

    August 14, 2019

    …petition our own kids might face. Our university system is the envy of the world and we should protect that all costs. Those that argue UK degrees are becoming ‘worthless’ need to look at the facts. On average, graduates currently earn £10,000 a year more than their contemporaries without degrees and over 94% of graduates from Alliance Universities are within work or further study within 6 months of graduating. Of course these figures vary between…

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    Students receiving A-Level Results

  5. Under attack: it’s time universities responded seriously to the worsening threat of cybercrime

    June 23, 2022

    …itutions are more protected and internal resources can be better spent on true innovation, research, teaching and learning. When security flaws are discovered in SaaS systems they can be immediately patched, and each new upgrade builds the defences further. For cash-strapped higher education institutions, these built-in defences can be a lifesaver, meaning they can avoid the costly ramifications of an attack, while eradicating the cost of spiralli…

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  6. A postcode lottery is stopping children in care from going to university

    October 29, 2020

    …y accommodation offer from universities. Under some strict local authority rules, living outside their local area means they will lose their priority place on the housing list. Students in these circumstances may instead have to live in temporary expensive accommodation, leading to further financial hardship. Given the huge variation in support available to care leavers across different regions, the group of universities that I chair as vice-chanc…

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  7. Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) case study: Ana Tendero Cañadas

    September 27, 2022

    …healthcare systems. In an ageing population, it is essential to conduct research that explores the issues that affect the elderly in order to understand the mechanisms that cause them and to be able to prevent them from happening. I applied to the DTA3 programme because it seemed like a great opportunity for me to develop my skills as a researcher while also being part of a big group of people who I could to collaborate and network with. In addit…

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  8. UA institutions play important role in action against climate change

    June 11, 2021

    …we’ve pulled together some of the ways that Alliance institutions are instrumental in the UK’s response to the climate crisis, and how work in sustainability, green growth and innovation are making a difference on both a local and national scale. Through our focus on applied research, knowledge exchange and innovation, we are working towards ensuring a fairer, greener, healthier, more prosperous, and resilient UK. Championing green innovation, su…

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  9. British Academy join our call to look beyond salary-led definitions of value

    December 4, 2019

    …these professions? Education, health and social care are things we need to live while, for many, the creative and cultural sector is what makes life worth living – there were nearly 219 million domestic visits to UK heritage sites in 2018. And there are benefits beyond enjoyment and enrichment. The creative industries, which include film, TV, radio, photography, music, advertising, museums, galleries and digital industries, contributed over £1bn t…

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  10. Invest in technical skills by bridging the false HE/ FE divide

    November 30, 2019

    …ucation is essential for developing the UK’s skills base. According to the World Economic Forum, more than half of all employees will require extensive upskilling or reskilling as early as 2022. We do not have much time to ensure we have the post-18 education ecosystem needed to achieve this mammoth task. Neither universities nor colleges can do it alone. That is why University Alliance is calling on the next government to build a more integrated…

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