About University Alliance

Freedom within a framework

University Alliance represents 22 universities at the heart of the sector that are research-engaged and business-focussed. 

The Alliance aims to provide freedom for these universities to excel, within the policy, funding and regulatory framework in which they operate. Through evidence-based policy and research, the Alliance aims to improve policy-making in higher education to the benefit of the UK economy and society. The Alliance seeks to represent the wider interests of its universities with Government, the broader policy-making environment and national press

The Chair of the University Alliance is Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University. The Deputy Chair is Professor Andrew Wathey, Vice-Chancellor of Northumbria University and the Treasurer is Professor Tim Wilson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire. The Director of the University Alliance is Libby Aston. To contact the University Alliance, please see our Contact Us page.

Members of the University Alliance and links to their respective websites are listed below:

• Aberystwyth University
• Bournemouth University
• University of Bradford
• De Montfort University
• University of Glamorgan
• University of Gloucestershire
• University of Hertfordshire
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Lincoln
• Liverpool John Moores University
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Northumbria University
• Nottingham Trent University
• The Open University
• Oxford Brookes University
• University of Plymouth
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Salford
• Sheffield Hallam University
• University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
• University of Wales, Newport
• University of the West of England