…subject matter experts and are also specialists in supporting learning to combine study with work priorities. Face-to-face sessions are delivered regionally, providing opportunities for participants to network and share their experiences and best-practices with people from different organisations and professions. The first cohort of 1,500 participants started in November 2013. Since then, over 3,500 have studied the course, which aims to take 12,…
…Read our submission to the House of Commons’ Science & Technology Committee’s Inquiry into the Science Budget. …
…es for entry, according to university and business leaders. Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance, which represents 18 colleges, said that Cameron’s stance could damage the competitiveness of the UK. “We rely on skills — particularly high-level skills — in order to compete internationally,” she said. Read the full story in the Independent….
…d Javid called for those studying in Britain to lose the right to stay once they’ve finished their courses. The approach contrasts with that of Canada or Australia, where post-study routes to work are part of the offer to students. “It has the potential to damage the competitiveness of the U.K.,” Ansell said in an interview, citing government rhetoric aimed at dissuading immigration as a cause for declining numbers of foreign students from India….
…hing and research staff from industry – 28% of our new academic staff have come directly from the UK private sector, compared to 18% for the whole sector.[1] We hope the Government’s proposed Teaching Excellence Framework will recognise and reward the value this brings to students and their future employers. We also welcome the Royal Academy’s call for an even greater focus on research with impact. “Innovating to meet business need is second natur…
…in both the report and coverage of it, the universities described do not reflect ours. We would be delighted to welcome you onto any of our campuses where you will experience something very different – and exciting. The UK faces some big challenges. Not least, how to tackle its dismal productivity growth record since the crash in 2008. While other nations such as the US, Australia and Japan have seen growth in GDP per hour (the measure of product…
…Postgraduate study is vital to ensure Britain develops and grows global talent. We are looking forward to these loans being made available for all post-graduate students – a sure way to secure the UK’s future competitiveness. However, the government still need to put the higher education funding system on a more sustainable footing. We commented on this announcement earlier this year. See our response here….
…f which Coventry is a member, said: “I am delighted that the ambition of our universities to deliver excellence in new and innovative ways has been recognised. There is no monopoly on excellence. The Guardian league tables are unique in celebrating teaching excellence, an essential component of university excellence but often under-recognised . Alliance universities are committed to offering the highest quality teaching, and lead the way in prepar…
…d-like robot, KASPAR, that is helping children with autism to interact and communicate with adults and other children. There are hundreds of examples like this across Alliance universities, as highlighted on their Real World Impact website. Hydrogen fuel cell research at Coventry University has led to the development of Microcab, the eco-friendly car of the future. Innovative product design techniques and technologies at Cardiff Metropolitan are l…
…peaker at this year’s Times Higher Education Young Universities Summit. The 2015 Times Higher Education Young Universities Summit will be held in Dublin, Republic of Ireland on 29 and 30 April 2015, hosted in partnership with Dublin City University. This global event, dedicated to academic leaders of institutions under 50 years of age, will provide excellent networking opportunities while addressing a number of key issues: how can younger universi…
