University of Portsmouth Vincent was a professional football player who played for Juventus and at two Premier League teams. Unfortunately, health problems led to retirement at 29. Having no formal education to fall back on, Vincent was faced with questions about what to do next. He started an organisation to help support professional sports people […]
University of Salford Former soldier Ryan Mulvey, from Hyde, decided to pursue his dream of becoming an actor and won a degree place at the University of Salford despite not having any qualifications. He was offered the chance to study via the Alternative Entry Scheme which provides access to higher education for talented students who […]
Manchester Metropolitan University Brendan is a consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at University Hospital South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust. While he has worked as a front-line clinician throughout his career after qualifying in medicine (MB ChB) at Sheffield University, Brendan has always retained an interest in research and produced a steady output of […]
University Alliance has published its response to the consultation on the development of Teaching Excellence Framework at subject level. To read UA’s response in full, follow this link. An accompanying alternative subject-level TEF model design is online here.
Our chief executive Maddalaine Ansell has written a chapter for a new book, Higher Education and regional growth: Local context and global challenges, published by the Policy Network, the University of Central Lancashire and the Samuel Lindow Foundation. Maddalaine’s chapter, A new role for universities in post-Brexit Britain?, draws on the work University Alliance did over […]
Research Professional has published an article which focused on responses from HE bodies on the Department for Education’s consultation on the introduction of the new Teaching Excellence Framework. The issue of subject-level TEF has raised a number of concerns – and the Research Professional article featured University Alliance’s response to the government The University Alliance […]
Welcome back to part two of our series looking at the student entrepreneurs taking part in this year’s Enterprise Stars at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK campus on 14 June. 13 entrants from our universities will be pitching their innovative ideas to a panel of investors. They will be competing for a share of £5,000. […]
On 14 June, 13 entrants will be pitching their innovative ideas to a panel of investors. They will be competing for a share of £5,000. Below we write about the first set of students and their businesses below. Tomorrow we’ll publish the final set! Do come back to read all about their innovative ideas. We […]
It is one month to go before our celebration of emerging business talent takes place at the University of Salford at its MediaCityUK campus on Thursday 14 June. Thirteen universities are taking part in this year’s Enterprise Stars – and their student entrepreneurs will be pitching for investment from a panel of investors. Meet the investors […]
University Alliance’s response to the Post-18 and Funding Review call for evidence is published online here. In answering the questions posed by the consultation, UA’s submission focuses in particular on: Greater integration between FE and HE: which may help create more flexible study pathways, encourage more innovation in provision, and provide greater local opportunities for students. The […]
