The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 1
In part one of the series hear from two of our researchers on their experience working with industry and the benefits this has brought to their academic careers.
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Regional Investment, European Funding and Defining Value: The Future Challenges for Research
Read more of: Regional Investment, European Funding and Defining Value: The Future Challenges for ResearchThis blog was initially published by Research Fortnight. The new government’s agenda poses universities some existential questions, says Vanessa Wilson A December election was always going to be a daunting prospect. But one heartening aspect was witnessing the role of universities and students’ unions in supporting student voter registration and turnout. It might not have […]
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British Academy join our call to look beyond salary-led definitions of value
Read more of: British Academy join our call to look beyond salary-led definitions of valueWith a potential future Conservative government threatening to tackle “low-value” degrees, what do we actually mean by “value” when it comes to Higher Education and how we can avoid being led astray by narrow definitions?
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Invest in technical skills by bridging the false HE/ FE divide
Read more of: Invest in technical skills by bridging the false HE/ FE divideAs we prepare for a new government Susanna Kalitowski looks at the problematic divide between HE and FE and how this is preventing us addressing key skills shortages.
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The Next Government must Invest Across the Whole of Nursing Education
Read more of: The Next Government must Invest Across the Whole of Nursing EducationCommitments from political parties to return financial support for nursing students are welcome, but for Alliance universities to help resolve the NHS workforce crisis, investment must be made across the pipeline of education and delivery. A crisis in the NHS workforce Alliance Universities train over 56,000 nurses, midwives, occupational therapists and other allied healthcare professionals […]
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Profile: Professor Alistair Fitt, Deputy Chair of University Alliance
Read more of: Profile: Professor Alistair Fitt, Deputy Chair of University AllianceWe caught up with Professor Alistair Fitt, VC of Oxford Brookes, to find out more about UA’s new Deputy Chair.
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Profile: Professor Debra Humphris, Chair of University Alliance
Read more of: Profile: Professor Debra Humphris, Chair of University AllianceWe met with the University of Brighton Vice-Chancellor and newly appointed University Alliance Chair to find out more about her past and what drives her.
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Commuting students – enhancing a different student experience
Read more of: Commuting students – enhancing a different student experienceDr Sal Jarvis from the University of Hertfordshire guest blogs for HEPI on the experience of students who commute.
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The DTA is International- Part 2
Read more of: The DTA is International- Part 2Second year DTA student Ifrah Mussa, outlines her experience of studying internationally, on placement in China, during her PhD.
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The DTA is International-Part 1
Read more of: The DTA is International-Part 1In the first part of our DTA is International series, hear from some of the DTA’s current students on why the international element of the programme is so important.
