…The Framework would replace objectives set at a European level and could be subject to oversight from an independent ‘Shared Prosperity Commission’. As anchor institutions, universities are principal enablers of structural fund-supported projects in their region, often providing large amounts of cash for match funding, waiving overheads, and achieving demonstrable impact along the way. Read Tom’s full blog here….
…mportant that we have a highly educated population able to rise to the challenges of the 21st century than that we create a small golden cohort.” You can read the full letter below or by following this link and scrolling down the page….
…are many other, stronger, factors in play like regional variation in economic conditions when thinking about how to use it to measure university performance.” Read the article in full here: ‘How big is England’s North-South divide in graduate salaries?’…
…is embedded within the final year project module, providing the time and structure for students to develop an appropriate project as the capstone of their undergraduate studies. They then pitch their projects for exhibition at the event to a tutor-led panel during the development phase of the module. Getting hands-on experience of robots at ExpoTees 2017 Businesses and organisations which have attended the event include Microsoft, Siemens and CBee…
…Dr Sam Grogan, Director of the Teaching Excellence Alliance (TEA) has written an article for Wonkhe about the new University Alliance initiative. You can read the article here and find out more about the TEA on our new webpage. …
…In January, the Government published the Building our Industrial Strategy green paper to address long-term challenges to the UK economy. University Alliance has responded to the consultation on the proposals contained within the paper. You can read our full response here or by clicking on the image (right). We are preparing a report to showcase the recommendations in our response. Do check our publications page for more details in the future. …
…tutions did not want to submit. This would obfuscate the picture of ‘research excellence’ which the REF is supposed to give us.” Read Tom’s article in full here….
…in a very small number of people) and cancer. Aspirin response, like most drug responses, is genetically inherited. Some drugs like antibiotics have simple genetic kits to see if individuals will develop rare but serious side effects. That’s why our next step is to attract funding to develop a genetic kit which will allow us to test risk versus benefit of aspirin takers, and deepen our understanding of who may stand to gain from taking this pill e…
…teaching, learning and research environment. While all our members have structures in place to handle technology transfer, it is rarely – if at all – managed by a traditional Technology Transfer Office. Institutions have instead incorporated technology transfer and IP exploitation into their research and enterprise services which have a much wider remit. This integrated approach helps to simplify access to university resources and makes it easier…
…ernative. Critical insight is also offered on outputs, portability and institutional-level assessment. Click on the links below or images to the right to read our full response and a two-page summary our position: Full response Summary…
