…ossil fuels is to improve how vehicles are powered. Turbo-charged internal-combustion engines are seen as the solution for the foreseeable future. The Automotive Council identified in a recent report that this challenge would require universities to link up their research with industry and also tackle the shortage of highly skilled engineers. Over the past seven years, the School of Computing and Engineering and the School of Applied Sciences at H…
…nd medium sized businesses, are keen to gain a bigger slice of this highly competitive global market. But it is vital that the food products we buy are safe to eat. When researchers at Cardiff Metropolitan University surveyed food handlers in Wales, they found that while food handlers were aware of what was required to promote food safety, a lack of time, staff and resources meant they were not always doing it. Almost two thirds of those who had r…
…ards of £10,000 to students on a matched-funding basis. Sam Jones, Head of Comms at University Alliance, said: “This is a positive announcement for Alliance universities which together have almost 80,000 students on postgraduate taught caught courses – 18 per cent of the UK total. In areas such as Architecture, Allied medicine and computer science our share is even higher with 29%, 26% and 23% respectively. “Postgraduate study is vital to ensure …
…ll undergraduates on STEM courses and half of our universities’ research income comes from STEM-related areas. “This funding for Alliance universities will help ensure even more students can benefit from our state-of-the-art teaching and facilities, and get the high-tech, problem-solving skills that modern employers and our world-leading science and research base need.” Notes HEFCE announced the 73 universities and college that will share the £200…
…support for science and research demonstrating the government’s continuing commitment to invest in excellent research, wherever it is found. Professor Andrew Wathey, Lead Vice-Chancellor for Research Policy, University Alliance, and Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Northumbria University, added: “As the Chancellor has today acknowledged, it is vital to invest in our research base to ensure that the UK remains amongst the world’s top sc…
…University Alliance, welcomed the Growth Through People report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, adding “We wholeheartedly agree universities and employers need to work together to ensure the skills students are learning are relevant and up-to-date, and most importantly flexible to changing demands of the labour market. University also offers students the opportunity to expand their minds and broaden their understanding, and this a…
…that offer an excellent and relevant choice to a diverse global population: an alternative, credible, high-quality ‘first choice’ higher education where we transform the lives of people we educate and collaborate with. [1] In 2012, our university_vision project developed a set of four scenarios to challenge the concept of what universities are for and the shape that they will take in 2025 and beyond. Further background on the outcomes of this pro…
…s the report by Universities UK, International Students in higher education: the UK and its competition. Professor Steve West, Chair of University Alliance, said: “In addition to removing international students from the net migration target, the government needs to reintroduce the two year post-study work visas for all graduates from UK universities. It is madness that we are cutting off this pipeline of the world’s brightest talent. “Not only are…
…mpelling” Leunig/IPPR proposal, as well as the University Alliance’s “important alternative”. Funding permitting, both ideas should be given “serious consideration” by an incoming minister in 2015, he says.” The extensive piece also went on to say that: The University Alliance scheme suggests repayments would come out of a graduate’s total salary once it passed £21,000. This means postgraduate loans would be repaid within seven years, minimising t…
…cates that enable them to go straight onto building sites; aircraft repair company GE takes up to 60 interns a year from the University of New South Wales; and Coventry University runs a global leaders programme for postgraduates, including lectures from inspirational leaders of global organisations and opportunities to learn a language, study overseas or volunteer with different communities.” Further details on these and a wide range of our other…
