…more than 3 million people with malaria in Zimbabwe alone. Additional benefits, such as capacity building of healthcare professionals and development of accredited training of National Malaria Control Programme staff, have also accrued, creating sustainable impacts in these regions. Read more here. …
…trict Law Society’s annual awards and in May 2019 we were highly commended runners up in the Best New Pro Bono Activity in the LawWorks National Student Pro Bono Awards. “Excellent idea which benefits all parties. I, as a client, I’ve received quality advice at no cost, students have gained invaluable real-life experience, solicitors/barristers get to explain benefits of their services and help untangle the ‘mystery’ of law. I was treated with f…
…forensics and drug testing.” The nerve agent attack in Salisbury on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia shocked politicians and residents, and sparked an international diplomatic row. On the ground, though, emergency services were well prepared. Amid rising terror threat levels in recent years, the UK Government has prioritised the development of more agile and robust emergency responses to chemical terrorism attacks to better…
…t readiness programme. It has over 1000 members that has created 300 green economy jobs and 70 new products and services. The Platform is the South East Regional Hub of Clean Growth UK, a national business innovation network, that has collectively supported thousands of businesses across the UK to innovate and grow. Find out more here….
…nt Life Building, significant transformation of student accommodation, the £7.5m first phase of developing a new home for Teesside University Business School, and the £22m National Horizons Centre, a biomedical research, education and skills facility at the University’s Darlington campus….
…th colleagues. While this approach led to a decrease in the number of interruptions, it also impacted the kind of knowledge-sharing that comes through ad-hoc or unplanned discussions among workmates. Junior employees, in particular, felt hamstrung by the inability to easily gauge if a colleague was busy or available to provide advice or input. Similarly, while screensharing of documents became common practice, it did not replace the value of in-pe…
…nks for the first time, both of which were reported to be traumatic and disruptive experiences. Those working with families eligible for free school meals reported that substitutes provided during lockdown, where they were available, lacked quality and could be difficult to access. Older people in the region have particularly struggled to secure food delivery slots and those with physical impairments and limited mobility have sometimes found super…
…y have been on the frontline to help in the national fight against coronavirus, with many going above and beyond to assist their NHS colleagues and the wider community. Many are on work placements organised by the University’s Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, run jointly by Kingston and St George’s, University of London, while others have been getting creative to find other ways to support the NHS and those most vulnerable in society….
…their inductions. A number of ARU staff have also returned to practice, helping where they can as the country continues to battle coronavirus. For more information, visit the ARU website….
…his role, we need to radically re-examine our education system, making it truly accessible for all learners and ensuring that it is providing students with the knowledge and skills they want and need. Second chances will be hugely important. We should look again at the financial support available for part-time learners, the sustainability of the current funding model, and developing working interventions addressing the barriers of returning to edu…
