The Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) recently held its Images of Research 2020 competition awards, showcasing the very best of Alliance universities early career research talent and creativity in science communications. Earlier this year, DTA PhD researchers were invited to submit an image summarising their research, along with an accompanying blurb for the DTA Images of […]
UA’s written submission to the OfS review of digital teaching and learning in English higher education during the coronavirus pandemic. This is a high-level submission to the Office for Students’ review of digital teaching and learning which pulls together feedback from our members and collective reflection on the part of the UA Teaching and Learning […]
University of Brighton mathematician Dr Oyuna Rybdylova has received a ‘lifechanging’ UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) grant of £1.1m to further her work by being awarded a Future Leaders Fellowship. Dr Rybdylova is one of 101 recipients to benefit from UKRI’s flagship scheme, which has invested a total of £109m in the fellows and is designed to establish the careers of […]
This letter first appeared in The Observer on the 11 October 2020. Dear Editor, As CEO of a higher education mission group which represents professional and technical universities across the UK, I read with utter outrage an opinion piece from Will Hutton in your 4 October online edition, entitled: I saw up close the trials […]
Commenting ahead of the PM’s speech, UA CEO Vanessa Wilson welcomed the expected announcements, “As leaders in delivering professional and technical education and collaborating with businesses of all sizes, we have long argued for many of today’s announcements, including flexible loans and modular credits, doing more to support SMEs to take on apprentices, and scrapping […]
Reacting to the launch of the Office for Students (OfS) review into the National Student Survey (NSS), University Alliance Chief Executive Vanessa Wilson said: “We welcome what we hope to be an evidence based consultation from OfS that seeks to enhance the NSS and ultimately, improve student experience. “The NSS plays an important role in […]
This interview first appeared in University Business on the 15 September 2020. University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson talks to Anna Britten about taskforces, WhatsApp deluges and how to create champions Cast your mind back to the last day of the London 2012 Olympics. Team GB has won a record haul of medals, and the nation […]
This article first appeared in Research Professional News on the 13 September. UA Chair Debra Humphris looks at the challenges and opportunities for universities in the year ahead It is hard to remember a time of more importance for higher education in this country. This year, we’ve seen just how central our universities are to […]
Ifrah Mussa, a third year DTA student from Kingston University, shares her experience in taking part in the Vitae 3 Minute Thesis competition and reaching the semi finals. I first learnt about the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition in the first year of my PhD and knew it was a great opportunity to showcase your […]
Responding to Health Education England’s (HEE) funding boost to increase clinical placements in the NHS, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “University Alliance welcomes this additional funding boost in what is a positive first step in addressing placement availability for our members. Placements are an essential part of any healthcare student’s journey to becoming professionally […]
