The voice of professional and technical universities
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Study at an Alliance university
University Alliance is a group of 16 of the UK's leading professional and technical universities. Our universities specialise in working with industry and employers. Their teaching is hands on, interactive and designed to prepare students for careers. If that sounds right for you, read on!
You can study a whole range of subjects at Alliance universities, including social sciences, creative arts, engineering, business, healthcare and many more. Across all subjects you will receive excellent employability support and employer interaction will be built in to many courses.
95% of University Alliance graduates are in work, or another activity like further study, within 15 months of graduating. 93% of those describe what they do as meaningful.
What is an Alliance university?
Industry: Alliance universities specialise in working with employers, industry and business to empower students with career-ready skills and generate innovation for the future.
Innovation: Our members have an ethos of continuous innovation. They find new ways of delivering quality, hands-on teaching and research, and advance the industries they work with.
Community: Alliance universities create dynamic, supportive communities, and that is reflected in the way we work together as an alliance.
What's it like to study at an Alliance university?
Hands on, practical teaching and assessment
Students learn from and with employers
Students use the most up-to-date facilities
What do people say about University Alliance and our member universities?
What do graduates and alumni say?
Dr. Samuel Nathan Richards
“The lecturers were world-class, active astronomers, so each class was dynamic to the ever-changing knowledge of their respective fields of research. Their willingness to accept keen students for extracurricular research projects gave me early first-hand experience of the career I was about to launch myself into.”
Studied: Astrophysics, University of Hertfordshire
Job: Spaceflight Operations Engineer at Ispace Inc
What do employers say?
“I have been personally bowled over by the quality of students at the University of Hertfordshire. We are super proud to be supporting the university and the work they do.”
James Darley, CEO, Transform Society
“Lloyds Banking Group has built a robust relationship with UWE Bristol, engaging with lecturers and course leaders to deliver sessions to students studying banking and finance. This not only helps individuals realise their ambitions but helps UK businesses.”
Caron Ricciardi, Lloyds Banking Group
“Our partnership with the University of South Wales allows us to access talented graduates to work across departments and directly on productions at Wolf Studio Wales. We’ve taken on several graduates in animation, design and computing to work on our productions.”
Allison Dowzell, Screen Alliance Wales
Our members:
UWE Bristol
Leeds Beckett University
Oxford Brookes University
University of Brighton
Anglia Ruskin University
Kingston University
University of South Wales
University of Derby
University of West London
Robert Gordon University
University of Greenwich
University of Hertfordshire
Coventry University
Teesside University
Birmingham City University
Middlesex University
Apply to study at an Alliance university through UCAS
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Whether you achieve the grades you want, miss out on them, or do better than expected, there is still time to explore new options.
Clearing is a system that matches students with university courses that still have unfilled places. Almost all universities will have places available through clearing, so you have a huge range of options available to you. It’s important to remember that there is plenty of capacity at UK universities, so if you want to go to university, there will be a place for you.
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