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  1. Expressive writing project from Kingston University to help Covid-19 healthcare workers overcome traumatic experiences

    …writing techniques is to be offered to healthcare professionals around the world who are on the front line of the Covid-19 crisis. The methodology developed by Professor of English Literature and Creative Writing BA (Hons), Dr Meg Jensen and Dr Siobhan Campbell, senior lecturer of creative writing at the Open University, has previously been used to support military veterans and palliative care workers in the UK and refugees and victims of violence…

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  2. The Teaching Excellence Alliance – Strategic Overview

    …rs need (Industrial Strategy) Equally, if our students are to succeed in a world shaped by next generation technology, we need to equip them not only with the knowledge and skills they need but also with the right personal aptitudes and capabilities; resilience and conscious curiosity; and personal social and cultural capital. (Social Mobility agenda) With this in mind, the Teaching Excellence Alliance will focus on sustained student success. Alli…

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  3. What is the Teaching Excellence Alliance?

    …To develop students equipped with the skills and aptitudes to succeed in a world shaped by next generation technology; To demonstrate that Alliance universities are world leaders in professional and technical education for sustained student success; and Ultimately, through evidencing our success and demonstrating our approach delivers better outcomes for some students, to retain a competitive edge in the sector as evidenced in increased policy inf…

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  4. UA responds to Government’s EU science and innovation position paper

    …other European countries is crucial to maintaining the UK’s position as a world-leader in research and innovation. The government is right to prioritise this in its approach to exiting the EU and its latest position paper strikes a positive tone. “There are strong reasons for the UK to seek meaningful access to the next European framework programme for research and innovation. Funding from Horizon 2020 and its predecessors has achieved significan…

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  5. Designing a house out of waste

    …lding made with 90% discarded material. Built in partnership with the construction company Mears by over 360 design and construction students, the Waste House is also ‘carbon negative’, creating about 25% more energy than it consumes. The project repurposes material generally sent to landfill. For example, 19,800 toothbrushes, 4,000 VHS videocassettes and two tonnes of denim form its low-grade wall insulation. The Waste House’s environmental perfo…

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  6. Cultural enrichment: Contemporary music festival attracts new audiences and engages local community

    …fundraising and partnership work. It has also significantly increased its worldwide profile through international partnership working, and produces and commissions new musical work. The festival also generates average revenue of £100,000 annually in overseas investment, through direct partnerships with Ministries of Culture/Foreign Affairs, Cultural Embassies and Cultural Institutes. Over the last three years, hcmf// has engaged with over 15,000…

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  7. New Year’s Honours for Alliance universities’ staff

    …ty and civic engagement. He led UWE’s partnership work with academies and trust schools and is currently the chairman of the Cabot Learning Federation, a multi-academy trust sponsored by UWE and Rolls Royce responsible for 13 local schools. He was a founder member, director and past chair of Trust in Learning Academies which is co-sponsored by UWE and City of Bristol College and is responsible for another five local schools, including Orchard Scho…

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  8. Providing health advice for mums-to-be

    …he late 1990s seems to have stabilised. Their research has been recognised worldwide and informed policy decisions. For example, it led to changes in Department of Health guidelines, particularly advice that pregnant women (who are allergic or for whom the father or any sibling had an allergy) should avoid peanuts during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The revised guidelines and advice has benefitted groups throughout the health service including par…

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  9. Pioneering new technology to treat cancer patients

    …referred (and sometimes only) choice for treating cancers close to vital structures in the body such as the spinal cord or brain. It is also effective for treatment of young children as there should be much less likelihood of the development of secondary cancers later in life. Radiotherapy treatments would be shorter and more effective, and there may be opportunities to combat some common cancers that have resisted conventional treatment. Back to…

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