…earch team to improve the current technology through further study and new techniques. Their vision is to produce a new range of FES devices, underpinned by BU’s research expertise, which will lead the world in providing innovative solutions and further improved quality of life for people with a wide range of neurological disabilities and conditions. Back to Real World Impact …
…s for employability in science, technology, design and the professions, is today publishing a new report, Job Ready: Universities, employers and students creating success. The report is based on extensive and in-depth interviews with over 50 employers around the UK and captures a snapshot of the 21,000 interactions with business that Alliance universities undertake each year. The interviews show that employers are demanding more from their graduat…
…and professional education since the industrial revolution and are still crucial to the success of cities and sectors today, educating the professional workforce of the future, providing flexible and responsive R&D to businesses of all sizes and solving the problems facing society locally, nationally and across the globe. We are large enough to take risks, experienced at working with key partners and have never lost the enterprising mindset which…
…backgrounds. Named a finalist for the ‘Best Art Work’ Auggie Award at the world leading ‘Mixed Reality’ event (Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara, California), it was seen by tens of thousands of delegates. A new version of Unbody with enhanced interactive texts and projections will be launched on Saturday 9 April 6.00pm at OVADA as part of Oxford Brookes’ Think Human Festival 2022. More about the Unbody launch and how to book An agent for socia…
…there based on historical perspectives rather than actual evidence. “The truth is that there is a massive breadth of routes to success and huge diversity of opportunity in the global, technology-rich graduate employment market. This report highlights the fact that traditional universities no longer have the monopoly on all the leading courses across the UK and that ‘average’ graduate earnings hide a huge range of outcomes across the sector. A wid…
…iency and renewable energy use in domestic and non-domestic buildings. The news follows announcements by the UK Government relating to a new ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ strategy, which includes a ban gas boilers in all newly built homes within three years, and a sales ban on petrol and diesel cars from 2030. Combining building simulation software, Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, a database of product and building specifications and a web po…
…22.3 million national centre of excellence for the bioscience industries already enjoys a fruitful collaboration with manufacturers FDB. The centre, which is based at Teesside University’s Central Park campus in Darlington, has already developed a bespoke training course for FDB staff looking at the latest development in biologics and imparting the necessary skills to carry out process development and manufacturing of vaccines. Alongside, the Cent…
…lans to level-up and ‘build back better’. Universities across the research ecosystem have a vital role to play, not least in bringing together these strategic ambitions. With their strong links with business, entrepreneurial spirit and partnerships within existing civic infrastructure, Alliance-type universities can deliver a R&D-led recovery that truly levels-up our regions. To realise this potential, we need a Levelling Up Fund that draws upon e…
…abstract, non-routine jobs and more low-wage, service and manual occupations – but a squeeze on middle-wage, routine jobs. Read the full article….
…Libby Aston, director of the University Alliance of larger, business-focused universities said: “This is not about bogus language colleges. These changes would have serious consequences for universities across the country and will be yet another blow to the economy. Now is not the time to be taking spenders and knowledge out of the economy nor limiting university’s income further.” Read the full article….