One of the prevailing values that guides my work and that of the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice is fighting injustice on behalf of those who need it most – and with Justice for Her, we are now seeing that borne out through direct action. We are leading a groundbreaking project, a collaborative effort […]
Alliance universities are no strangers to change. Whilst most of our member institutions are comparatively ‘new’ as universities, all have longer histories of their own, with the majority founded in response to the Industrial Revolution. Emerging in partnership with new industries and growing cities almost two centuries ago, this civic role remains at the heart […]
Network at the world’s largest open conference for leaders of international education – explore collaborative solutions with more than 1,200 leaders from 80 countries at Going Global in Kuala Lumpur from 2-4 May 2018. The British Council’s annual conference for leaders of international education, Going Global 2018 will explore the theme, ‘Global connections, local impact: […]
Quintin McKellar, regulatory lead for University Alliance and vice-chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire, has written a blog for Times Higher Education on the future major review of funding across tertiary education. “In the white paper, the government promised to “establish a technical education system that rivals the best in the world, to stand alongside our world-class […]
The Department for Education recently carried out a consultation on behalf of the Office for Students (OfS) regarding the regulation of the higher education sector. The OfS will introduce the new regulatory framework: a risk-based approach to higher education with an unflinching focus on the student. Click on the document image (left) or follow the […]
Research Professional has published an article on the priorities for HE policy, which includes finding out how the Office for Students will work and the opportunity to use the forthcoming HE review to fix the continuing decline in part-time students. University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell was interviewed for the piece, which can be read […]
Sam Gyimah was appointed the new joint Minister for Higher Education at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department for Education in this week’s reshuffle. Times Higher Education asked the HE sector what his priorities should be – UA chief executive Maddalaine Ansell was featured in the article. Maddalaine said: “Sam […]
Entries are now open for the sixth year of the Guardian University Awards. The categories honour excellence in everything from teaching practice to beautiful buildings, offering universities a seal of approval for their most outstanding work. The Guardian Awards 2018 are open to UK universities and university professionals across 15 categories, which are shortlisted and […]
University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell has written a piece for Wonkhe about the government’s major review of higher education funding. Maddalaine writes that the government needs to be brave enough to use the review to focus on the real problems. “In relation to mature learners, we saw a further drop of 40% in applications […]
What are the priorities for Brexit and HE? Chief executive Maddalaine Ansell is featured in an article exploring the issues surrounding Brexit and how higher education and research must be protected as part of Research Fortnight HE’s Brexit Week series. Maddalaine talks about the three main issues that must be considered: employees from the EU; […]
