…ing Dyslexia and specific learning disabilities)-were all brought together under one service. This enabled a more focussed approach to developing proactive support for students throughout their time at university, ensuring as many as possible, from a wide range of backgrounds, reach their goals. In October 2015, Oxford Brookes held a Wellbeing Week, which saw services from across the University and beyond promote a range of ways for students and s…
…search where required, including on how prospective students can make the most informed choices possible. “In particular, with the government’s focus on widening participation, we must ensure that the TEF is designed to support, not undermine, the ambitious goals the Prime Minister has set.” Notes to editors University Alliance’s response to the government’s Green Paper, Fulfilling Our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Ch…
…on policy, economic development and engagement. It encompasses a diverse range of sessions addressing different aspects of this agenda, including growing the skills base for academia and industry, engaging communities, and the role of universities as anchor institutions, underpinning a vibrant national culture and working towards political stability. Registration for the event opened this week, with early bird registration closing on 25 March. The…
…hortages vary from region to region, local partnerships are the key to success. These findings will be discussed at the three workshops hosted by Alliance universities, which will take place in the first three months of 2016. They offer university staff with an interest in employer engagement in STEM the opportunity to come together to share their experience of building partnerships with employers and identify what works. Each will feature a serie…
…d as a proxy measure. But this focuses on input, rather than output, and doesn’t necessarily relate to quality – so must be balanced alongside other sources of data. Measures such as the proportion of staff with teaching qualifications are significant – at Greenwich, two thirds of academic staff have one – but cannot take into account how this relates to ongoing enhancement and professional development within each institution. And to reflect the i…
…ment of Coventry University College as a notable example. This recognition comes after Coventry was named Modern University of the Year for the third time in a row by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016. The Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative Award went to the University of Portsmouth for its work with Hampshire Police. UWE Bristol picked up the Outstanding International Student Strategy Award while the University of Hudd…
…ed in such a way that it would mesh seamlessly with the work students were undertaking in the army. Greenwich is also working with Ford on the delivery of a Degree Apprenticeship. This is designed to meet specific skills gaps identified at Ford. In addition to the core courses required to ensure the specialist integrity of the programme, the Higher / Degree Apprenticeship will involve Ford specific accredited work-based learning/training. The High…
…ational knowledge exchange schemes improve the innovation capacity of businesses through investment in human capital. Funding could be streamlined for national and regional objectives – but support must be retained. Science and innovation. The Government’s science and innovation audits need to capture the wide range of university-business partnerships. This must include activities with small- and medium-sized enterprises. Click on the document (ri…
…search side-by-side. We have the UK’s only factory-floor classroom meaning undergraduate and postgraduate students spend all of their studies in industry doing activity-led learning. Our marine biology students are on the shoreline in field centres, not in the classroom. For the UK to tackle the productivity challenge we need a well-funded, thriving knowledge and skills ecosystem. The debate about college funding is an important one – the eco-syst…
…ollaboration and connectivity must be top priorities for universities and funders if the UK is to continue to lead the world in research and innovation. Britain’s research and innovation ecosystem is a national success story. But increased global competition means that for it to continue to flourish it will need greater collaboration and more effective connections with different partners – within academia and with businesses, charities and governm…
