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…those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to apply than ever before. This is testament to the hard work of institutions, that want to contribute to society, reaching out. “But as the Prime Minister has rightly highlighted this week, large disparities still exist. Today’s statistics reveal the persistent gap in application rates between localities, as well as a large and worrying fall in numbers of applications from mature stude…

…rnment’s Productivity Plan, unveiled by the Business Secretary Sajid Javid today. Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of University Alliance – Britain’s universities for cities and regions – said: “We welcome the Government’s Productivity Plan which recognises the important role universities play in securing the UK’s future success. Alliance universities have a long history of making the difference to our cities and regions – working in partnership…

…nly funding awarded to universities based on the genuine added costs of recruiting and retaining widening participation students. It has proven to be crucial not just in improving social mobility and ensuring cities and regions have access to wider, more diverse talent for growth, but also in ensuring the Treasury maximises the return on its investment in higher education. “We hope the Chancellor bears this in mind ahead of the emergency Budget ne…

The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) are celebrating their 10th anniversary today of the first access agreements being approved by OFFA. Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “Ten years on since their introduction, English universities and colleges are on course to meet over 80 per cent of the targets set within their 2013/2014 Access Agreements. “This initiative has ensured people from non-traditional backgrounds can acce…

The Guardian has announced today that Coventry University has reached “the highest position ever achieved by a former polytechnic in the Guardian league table of universities”. The Guardian goes on to say that in reaching number 15 in the table, it is higher than “many research-intensive universities, including Birmingham, Edinburgh, York, Leeds, Glasgow, Cardiff, Nottingham and Newcastle”. Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Allianc…

…014 HE Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) Survey released by HESA today, Maddalaine Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “The latest HE-BCI results show graduate start-ups are continuing to grow within our group of innovative and entrepreneurial institutions. More than 1,200 businesses were launched by Alliance graduates over the year, growing at more than twice the rate of the rest of the sector. “This success comes beca…

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…excluded from learning, and through study of historical fascism revealing deeper insights into what motivates people to carry out terrorist atrocities today. Alliance research leads to lasting benefits for the whole of society….

…Reforming student loans to broaden access to postgraduate study published today. “We agree that we need a smarter loan design to sort out the post-graduate and part-time funding vacuum and deliver a more sustainable loan system that will enable us to develop and grow global talent – the key to the future success of the UK. “Half of postgraduate students cannot access loans, there has been a major decline in part-time study and the public subsidy…

University Alliance has commented today on the Guardian Higher Education Network Blog about creating a sustainable future for Higher Education. The blog has launched a poll following comments by David Willetts, the former universities and science minister, that universities should be given the opportunity to buy their own student loans. In response, Professor Steve West, chair of University Alliance, has outlined our concerns with David Willetts’…