University Alliance submission to the Science and Technology Committee
UA response to ARPA inquiry
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Read more of: University Alliance submission to the Science and Technology Committee
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University Alliance submission to the Education Select Committee
Read more of: University Alliance submission to the Education Select CommitteeWritten evidence submitted by University Alliance to the Education Select Committee. This submission accompanies our recent oral evidence appearance.
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University Alliance responds to OFS consultation
Read more of: University Alliance responds to OFS consultationUniversity Alliance have responded to the OFS consultation on the integrity and stability of the English higher education sector. View our response here, or by clicking on the image to the left.
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The Welcome Return of Post-Study Work Visas
Read more of: The Welcome Return of Post-Study Work VisasLast night, the government announced the reintroduction of post-study work visas, allowing international students who have studied at UK universities to stay and work for two years following their graduation. This follows years of lobbying by universities and industry who, since these visas were the scrapped seven years ago, have seen international students deterred from […]
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University Alliance and sector partners call for reform of the student visa system
Read more of: University Alliance and sector partners call for reform of the student visa systemUniversity Alliance has contributed to a UUK report on the tier 4 student visa system, out today.
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Augar Review Risks Reinforcing Snobbery About Who Should Go to University
Read more of: Augar Review Risks Reinforcing Snobbery About Who Should Go to UniversityUniversity Alliance CEO, Vanessa Wilson, writes in Research Fortnight on her concerns around the Augar Review.
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UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar Review
Read more of: UA’s Chair Responds to the Augar ReviewIn response to the Augar Review released today, Professor John Latham, Chair of University Alliance and Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University said: “This is a quietly damning critique of the existing system – and a decade of bad policy decisions. Augar is right to argue the current model is unfair, inefficient and incoherent. There are good […]
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AUGAR: Our CEO Vanessa Wilson Sets Out Her Initial Thoughts
Read more of: AUGAR: Our CEO Vanessa Wilson Sets Out Her Initial ThoughtsSo it’s finally landed. And landed very heavily at 200-plus pages and 50 recommendations. Philip Augar and his panel has done exactly what ministers asked for – a serious, detailed and comprehensive assessment of the current system: what works; what doesn’t; and options on how to fix it. There are areas of concern, particularly on […]
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In Short: Our Initial Reaction to the Augar Report
Read more of: In Short: Our Initial Reaction to the Augar ReportFollowing the launch this morning of the post-18 review, we give our initial thoughts. In advance of our full statement, University Alliance CEO, Vanessa Wilson said: “This is a serious, detailed report but we have real doubts that the money, legislative space or political impetus is there. Theresa May’s review risks being dead on arrival. “We […]
