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  1. Enterprise Stars: Meet the student entrepreneurs – part 2

    …o reduce laboratory waste and solve the challenges facing the industry’s struggle to be greener. Teesside University StratoBooster: Andrew Dunn and Ben Massey Andrew and Ben are two aerospace students from Teesside whose business idea is literally reaching for the stars. Their proposal, StratoBooster, will research, design and construct a small satellite launch platform. It will include a small rocket – the 30cm high StratoBooster – which ascends…

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  2. THE: UK’s elite universities ‘still have social justice problem’

    …ance-hosted event on degree apprenticeships this week. Commenting that the National Audit Office has warned of a “two-tier system developing where the most disadvantaged attend the lowest-ranked providers”, Mr Halfon said that some universities might not deserve the tag “elite”. “Perhaps we should regard universities as elite only if they are providing a real ladder of opportunity to the disadvantaged,” he said, stating that there “must be sanctio…

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  3. #PressforProgress on periods in Nepal

    …en entrepreneurs, who are trying to provide both education and better menstrual products. Many of these organisations distribute or produce menstrual hygienic kits, containing reusable pads made from waterproof, antibacterial and antifungal material that can be cleaned with soap. These are usually provided as part of a kit, including pads, soap, underwear and a carry bag. When washed and dried correctly pads can be used for up to three years. Scie…

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  4. University Alliance launches search for Enterprise Stars of the future

    …ion gives our students the opportunity to take their business ideas to the national stage. Those taking part in last year’s pilot event told us how their skills and self-confidence grew through the challenge and as a result of the feedback they received. They valued not just the chance to secure investment, but to connect with mentors willing to share first-hand experience and advice.” Notes for Editors The 12 Alliance universities taking part in…

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  5. The Hidden Story: Understanding knowledge exchange partnerships with the creative economy

    …institutions support the creative sector and help to build cultural infrastructure, developing a new taxonomy for these activities, which are supported by nearly £50million of public funding each year. The project has also published briefings with recommendations for national policymakers and regional and university leaders on how universities and the arts can work together to create more value for creative industries, and on how to use data to su…

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  6. Getting to grips with teaching excellence

    …ar celebration of graduands work. Our third speaker, Jamie Rawsthorne, now runs his own software company, Unique Insights which develops technical solutions for the HE sector after graduating from UWE Bristol’s Team Entrepreneurship course. He was awarded the Institute of Directors Student Director of the Year in 2016. As Elizabeth, Scott and Jamie’s speeches emphasised, their courses and university experiences provided them with many opportunitie…

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  7. Research Fortnight: REF 2021: mission almost accomplished?

    …Tom Frostick, Policy and Programmes Manager (Research, Innovation and International) at University alliance has written a blog for Research Fortnight about what we can expect from the release of the final Research Excellence Framework guidelines. “The environment and impact guidance, published by the councils in September, actually goes a long way towards the vision in the Stern review for a more rounded view of an institution. With the environmen…

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  8. Wonkhe: Replacing EU structural funding post-Brexit

    …r programme itself, we have an opportunity to replicate the strengths of structural funding while removing the less popular aspects. As with the current programme, funding should continue to be allocated to regions according to need using appropriate indicators. Together with these new metrics, a National Framework could then be introduced which informs not just the volume of funding that the government allocates to each region but also the balanc…

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  9. University Alliance comments on UCAS June application deadline statistics

    and the decline in lifelong learning has been a growing concern for some years now. The government’s pilots are a positive step in the right direction but must be matched by a coherent, ambitious strategy. “While the small rise in the number of non-EU international students is welcome, this does not make up for the drop in applications from the EU. This reinforces the need for the most open arrangement possible as Britain leaves the EU so that tho…

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