University Alliance

University Alliance

Abbreviation	UA
Formation	2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Type	Association of United Kingdom-based universities
Legal status	Association
Location	Coventry University London
Region served	United Kingdom
Membership	Alliance universities Anglia Ruskin University Birmingham City University University of Brighton Coventry University University of Derby University of Greenwich University of Hertfordshire Kingston University Leeds Beckett University Middlesex University Oxford Brookes University Robert Gordon University University of South Wales Teesside University University of West London University of the West of England
Chair	Jane Harrington, Vice-Chancellor, University of Greenwich
Chief Executive	Vanessa Wilson
Website	unialliance.ac.uk
Formerly called	Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities

University Alliance (UA) is an association of British universities formed in 2006 as the Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, adopting its current name in 2007.^[1]

Its membership is made up of technical and professional universities with a mission to drive growth and innovation in Britain's cities and regions through research, teaching and enterprise activity, with a particular focus on links with business and industry and applied research with real-world impact.^[2]