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University Alliance responded to the Government’s Call for Ideas on the National Innovation Plan in April 2016. You can read our recommendations by clicking on the document image or here.

Neil [Neil Carmichael MP*] has spoken about the skills and productivity challenge facing the UK.  There are aspects of it that Alliance Universities are particularly well-placed to meet. We are sometimes described as “new” universities.  But we are not new in the sense that we exist where before there was nothing.  We have a proud […]

Our new film (below) shows how our institutions are making the difference in their cities and regions, and premiered at our Annual Summit at the beginning of this month. The video focuses on the different ways in which Alliance universities are meeting the needs of communities: by helping people live happy, healthy lives, training the leaders of […]

The Queen’s 90th Birthday honours list has recognised six University Alliance academics and staff for their services to education and charity. They included Professor Eileen Scanlon from the Open University who was awarded an OBE for Services to Education. This is the latest accolade for her work – she has also received the inaugural Regius […]

University Alliance Treasurer and Vice Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University Professor Edward Peck has written an article for the Telegraph following the publication of UCAS’ equality data today, making the case for further action on student access, retention and attainment to ensure that all students can succeed, regardless of background. Read Edward’s piece in full […]

Following University Alliance’s report last month, Supporting Thriving Communities: the role of universities in reducing inequality, Nona McDuff, Director of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at Kingston University and Helen Barefoot, Deputy Director of the Learning and Teaching Innovation Centre (LTIC) at the University of Hertfordshire, have written for Wonkhe on how their two institutions are working strategically to […]

Commenting on equality data reports published by UCAS today, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Today’s publication by UCAS is an important step in providing greater transparency and data which universities can act upon. “While it is important to recognise the progress made in recent years, this granular information will help institutions focus on […]

Commenting on the 2016 Student Academic Experience Survey published by HEPI and the HEA, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Today’s survey provides important and timely analysis of students’ priorities and experiences. While many of the findings are encouraging, the overall picture is complex. Discrepancies, for example between different disciplines, ethnic groups and between students […]

Professor Alistair Fitt, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and research lead for University Alliance has written a letter to Times Higher Education highlight concerns about proposals for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) to assess institutional research performance as a whole, instead of individual units. Prof Fitt writes: “Unit-level assessment is important because it generates granular data for […]

Closing speech given by Professor Steve West at the UA Summit 2016 at Coventry University on Thursday 2 June 2016 Thank you Maddalaine. And thank you to John and all the team here at Coventry for being such fantastic hosts. Thank you our participants for your engagement and contributions. Today, we’ve heard about the challenges […]