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  1. Personal Assistant to CEO

    Salary:                                    £25,000 to £28,000 per annum, pro rata for part-time FTE:                                         0.6FTE (working 22.5 hours per week) Duration of Contract:             12-month fixed term contract Location University Alliance operates an agile working model where staff have the option to work the majority of the week remotely with access to a ‘touchdown’ space on one of […]

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  2. University Alliance announces support for Elsevier open access agreement

    Responding to the recent agreement between UK universities and research institutions, and Elsevier on open access to their research portfolio, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “University Alliance welcomes the news that UK universities and research institutions have reached an open access agreement with Elsevier following the sector’s acceptance of the latest proposal. The agreement, […]

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  3. University Alliance responds to OfS consultations on TEF, student outcomes and the construction of indicators

    Government proposals on quality in higher education could ‘wreak havoc on the levelling up agenda’: University Alliance responds to Office for Students consultations University Alliance [UA] has today [Wednesday 16 March 2022] responded to three consultations launched by the Office for Students [OfS] on 20 January 2022. The consultations sought views on a range of […]

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  4. University Alliance responds to Horizon Europe funding extension

    Responding to the announcement today from BEIS that Horizon Europe applicants will receive a funding extension guarantee, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “We warmly welcome the announcement extending the UK government funding guarantee for successful UK applicants to Horizon Europe until December 2022. Alliance institutions have been successful recipients of EU programme funding for […]

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  5. The Alliance Awards return for a third year – and nominations are open!

    The Alliance Awards are returning this year, for their third year running. The Awards were founded to recognise excellence in higher education and research across the UK’s leading professional and technical universities. They are University Alliance’s chance to celebrate the hard work and dedication of colleagues and teams across the Alliance, following what has been […]

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  6. University Alliance responds to government announcements on PQA and LLE reforms

    Responding to the announcements today from the Department for Education around Post-Qualification Admissions and the Lifelong Loan Entitlement proposals, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “We are pleased to see that our concerns were heeded concerning the proposed Post-Qualification Admissions reform. Moving to this model would have been disruptive and costly, forcing students to make […]

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  7. University Alliance responds to government announcement on post-18 education reforms

    In response to the announcement today (24/02/22) from the Department for Education on their response to the Augar review, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “If our ambition as a nation is to be a highly skilled, productive economy competing on the global stage, then we will need more people living in every part of the UK […]

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  8. University Alliance showcases women scientists for International Day of Women and Girls in Science

    Today marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science, and to celebrate, we have pulled together profiles of some inspirational women scientists from Alliance institutions. It’s a chance to showcase their amazing work, and the ways in which they support other women science, whilst highlighting some of the challenges that exist to them in […]

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  9. Dr. Sally Akehurst

    Dr. Sally Akehurst is Head of the School of Human Sciences at the University of Derby  Tell us a bit about your career in science and how you came to focus on your specialism. I am a sport and exercise scientist who specialises in sport and exercise psychology, a core element of sport and exercise […]

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  10. Dr. Emma Hayhurst

    Dr. Emma Hayhurst is Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology at the School of Applied Sciences, University of South Wales.  Tell us a bit about your career in science and how you came to focus on your specialism. More by luck than judgement! Before uni I had no real idea of what I wanted to do […]

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