University Alliance
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| University Alliance | |
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| Established | 2009 |
| Type | Association of UK universities |
| Members | 23 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Chair | Professor Janet Beer |
| Director | Libby Hackett |
"University Alliance" is a group of 23 major, business-engaged universities committed to delivering world-class research and a quality student experience around the UK[1].
As major providers of professional and postgraduate education, Alliance universities work with over 25% of all UK students.[2]
University Alliance was formed in 2006 (adopting the name in 2007) to enable Alliance universities to excel within the policy, funding and regulatory framework in which they operate.
University Alliance was set up to bring together universities with government and business to to create innovative solutions to social and economic challenges. It is a policy centre delivering evidence-based policy and research in order to improve higher education policy; to benefit the economy and society[3].
[edit] Members
The current members of the Alliance are[2]
- Bournemouth University
- University of Bradford[4]
- Cardiff Metropolitan University
- De Montfort University
- University of Glamorgan
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Huddersfield
- Kingston University
- University of Lincoln
- Liverpool John Moores University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Northumbria University
- Nottingham Trent University
- The Open University
- Oxford Brookes University[5]
- Plymouth University
- University of Portsmouth
- University of Salford
- Sheffield Hallam University
- Teesside University
- University of Wales, Newport
- University of the West of England
[edit] References
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- ^ http://www.university-alliance.ac.uk/about/
- ^ a b "University Alliance website". http://www.university-alliance.ac.uk/. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ http://www.university-alliance.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/
- ^ Jump, Paul (22 July 2010). "The slow road: where PhD success comes late, if at all". Times Higher Education. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=412628&c=1. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ Shepherd, Jessica (20 July 2010). "Good university funding guide". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jul/20/university-fees. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
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