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Students and staff at Alliance universities have been showcasing their artistic talents in this year’s annual Christmas card design competition. We’re happy to announce our winner – Diana Cirlig, a Foundation Art & Design student at Coventry University. Her skilful artwork will feature on University Alliance’s Christmas card this festive season. In response to this year’s theme, ‘Making Places’, Diana’s design illustrates the power of the arts […]

Our written evidence for the Education Committee’s inquiry into the impact of exiting the European Union on higher education has been published. The Committee’s inquiry was launched in September 2016 and aims to explore the implications of UK’s exit from the European Union for EU students and staff who want to come to England’s universities […]

Alliance universities view Smart Specialisation and the pursuit of innovation-led regional growth and prosperity as part of their institutional mission. In our Creating innovative regions report, published as part of the University Alliance regional leadership series, we looked at how this plays out in regional innovation ecosystems with a particular focus on the Midlands through […]

Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell is quoted in a story by Times Higher Education about the release of the new Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data by Government. Government figures revealed for the first time graduate outcomes in law from different English universities in a new pilot data release. This is the first time the government has used […]

Commenting on the Department for Education second experimental release of Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “This new dataset offers a valuable opportunity to improve upon existing measures of graduate outcomes, particularly the Destination of Leavers of Higher Education (DLHE) survey of graduates three years after leaving university. “LEO, […]

Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell writes for CityMetric on how anchor universities are engaging with the government’s agenda to rebalance the economy. The article explores how in order to understand better how modern civic universities build stronger communities, University Alliance undertook four deep dives in different parts of England across four themes: health and wellbeing; reducing […]

https://vimeo.com/171903022 We are sitting at the edge of row J in the Princess Anne Theatre, BAFTA. The winning film for the Utopia category in the AHRC Research In Film Awards 2016 is about to be announced. The three of us, myself, Mark Prest and Michaela Jones, met less than a year ago. But at this […]

It was a successful night for Alliance universities as three institutions took home awards at the prestigious Times Higher Education awards ceremony recognising the impact they are having at home and across the world. Nottingham Trent University won the Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology Award for a project which has made a significant contribution to global security and the fight against terrorism. […]

University Alliance welcomes the announcement of new funds to support productivity and industrial strategy – particularly the increased investment in research and development. University Alliance has published a paper setting out how Alliance universities can help government deliver its ambitions for growth. The document, Universities: delivery partners for industrial strategy, sets out how, by working closely […]

University Alliance has published a paper setting out how Alliance universities can help government deliver its ambitions for growth. The document, Universities: delivery partners for industrial strategy, sets out how, by working closely with business, Alliance universities produce high-level skills and support high-value innovation. These are imperative for securing high-performance industry. Read the full document here or click […]