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  1. THE: David Willetts: Tory areas are ‘culprits’ if too many people go to university

    Last night, University Alliance, Bright Blue and GuildHE hosted a debate at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester to discuss some of the key issues facing the HE and research sector. The panel for University: Is it worth it? included Lord David Willetts, the former Universities and Science Minister, Prof Joy Carter from the University […]

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  2. THE: Scheme opens up PhD training opportunities at post-92s

    Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive, and Professor Paul Harrison, the National Director of the Doctoral Training Alliance were interviewed by THE ahead of the initiative’s launch last week. Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance, said she hoped that research councils would be persuaded to contribute towards the initiative if it proves to be effective. “We hope […]

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  3. Kingston University’s Big Read

    Students starting an undergraduate or masters degree at Kingston University this year were all sent a special copy of About a Boy by Nick Hornby. Starting university can be a nerve-racking experience. Few of us could credibly claim to have enjoyed every second of freshers’ week, or to have sailed through the first term without […]

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  4. University Alliance launches a new kind of doctoral programme for the 21st Century

    Thirteen Alliance universities have joined forces to launch a new kind of doctoral training programme in response to industry needs and promote the UK’s economic growth and productivity. The largest multi-partner and only nationwide doctoral training initiative of its kind – the Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) – will be launched today (Thursday 24 September 2015) […]

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  5. CSR: Research and innovation funding

    We’ve published our submission to the Comprehensive Spending Review – Research and innovation funding. We have also summarised the key priorities for research and innovation funding we are calling on Government to bear in mind ahead of the CSR. They are: Investment. Research funding boosts UK growth and productivity and attracts high levels of inward investment. Government must invest […]

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