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  1. Powering the Agritech and Advanced Pharmaceuticals sectors in the East of England

    March 30, 2021

    Hertfordshire Science Partnership was founded to create a translational Doctoral Training Centre focussing on Hertfordshire’s regional strength in the Agri-Tech and Advanced Pharmaceuticals sectors while providing a strong pipeline of applied scientists.  The Partnership leverages the University’s state-of-the-art science facilities and academic expertise to boost these dynamic industry sectors in the East of England, particularly […]

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  2. Mend the Gap – enhancing support for carers

    March 30, 2021

    Birmingham City University’s Department of Social work hosted a ‘Mend the Gap’ pilot project on behalf of the Regional West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership. The project was designed to identify, and resolve, gaps in social work provision for carers of people with learning disabilities and/or difficulties. More information: The aim of the project was […]

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  3. Mend the Gap – BCU enhancing support for carers

    March 30, 2021

    Birmingham City University’s Department of Social work hosted a ‘Mend the Gap’ pilot project on behalf of the Regional West Midlands Social Work Teaching Partnership. The project was designed to identify, and resolve, gaps in social work provision for carers of people with learning disabilities and/or difficulties. More information: The aim of the project was […]

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  4. Assisting regional businesses to grow

    March 30, 2021

    A broad range of scale-up activities are offered through Birmingham City University’s BCU Advantage, the University’s business support platform, to assist regional businesses to start, grow and innovate. In 2018/19, the University had over 6,000 interactive and engaged relationships with small business, with 693 formally assisted through 3 or 12 hour interventions across 9 business […]

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  5. Exchanging Notes – exploring disengagement from school and the music curriculum

    March 30, 2021

    The project set out to explore what would happen if young people at risk of disengagement, low attainment or exclusion from school had access to a creative and inspiring music curriculum that was sustained over four years. Commissioned by national music charity Youth Music, the four-year research project titled ‘Exchanging Notes’ found that young people […]

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  6. Partnership will explore use of robots to improve patient care

    March 30, 2021

    Robots could soon become an even more common sight at Southmead Hospital under a partnership to explore their potential to enhance patient care. North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are collaborating on the development of robotics and other healthcare technology to […]

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  7. Creating learning materials to help SMEs develop remanufacturing competencies and business models.

    March 30, 2021

    Coventry University have been working through the RemanPath project to create learning materials to support SMEs to develop competencies in remanufacturing. Built on the results of a previous Horizon 2020 research project, the European Remanufacturing Network. The learning materials were designed and tested through a series of workshops run by the partner organisations. These workshops […]

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  8. Unique Recovery Curriculum supports the mental health of pupils returning to education following lockdown

    March 30, 2021

    Professor Barry Carpenter CBE, Professor of Mental Health in Education from the School of Education at Oxford Brookes University, has conducted important work which is influencing policy and procedures at schools returning to teaching after lockdown. Professor Carpenter’s work establishes that children’s mental health should be paramount for schools as part of Covid-19 planning, alongside […]

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  9. Scale Up Network supports growth amongst leaders of businesses in Oxfordshire and beyond

    March 30, 2021

    To help meet the challenges of growing high-potential organisations, Oxford Brookes Business School has created a Scale Up Network to enhance and develop the leadership and management capacity of businesses. While other sources of support currently exist to address growth aspects such as access to finance and improving business operations, a key aspect to unlocking future […]

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  10. Assessment Centre Experience

    March 30, 2021

    The Assessment Centre Experience (ACE) is an ISE award winning mock assessment centre simulation, run by the University of Hertfordshire in partnership with Smart Resourcing Solutions (SRS). ACE has been recognised as one of the largest mock assessment centre simulations in the UK and will be attended by over 3000 students of the University of […]

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