…thanks to a €593,598 grant. Tourism and leisure entrepreneurs aiming to become more sustainable can get help from University of Greenwich business experts, thanks to a €593,598 grant. Jin Chan, from the university’s Business School, is leading the Greenwich team in a scheme that has a total budget of €3.89 million and will develop various practical, accessible, and small-scale pilot projects. Its aim is to help entrepreneurs in the tourism and le…
…n current consumption trends the world needs to produce 50-70% more food by 2050. University of Greenwich researchers have been looking into Microalgae and how it could revolutionise the food industry. As the primary producers of the marine food web, Microalgae are an underexploited resource. They consume more CO2 than they produce, they grow faster than any other plant, and they can be grown in extreme environments to serve as a source of bioacti…
…er, the content of Condition B3 and the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) will not be consulted on until later this year. It is difficult to provide views on the regulatory consequences for breach of these conditions until more information is provided and the future of the TEF decided. We are therefore calling on OfS to develop the full suite of B conditions and TEF as a coherent set of proposals, and delay implementation un…
…where you saw the job advertised. Pre-interview Excel task: 22-23 September 2021 Interview date: Interviews via MS Teams Wednesday 29th September 2021 Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as we reserve the right to close vacancy prior to the published closing date. If you have not heard from us within 28 days of the closing date, please consider that you have not been successful at shortlisting stage. Job appl…
…to provide independent evidence to funding bodies that demonstrates how outcomes and value has been achieved. This type of evaluative research is often complex, crosses a wide variety of academic disciplines and requires independence. The CSEI works with organisations across the North East and beyond, to develop bespoke research-led evaluation projects of grant funded projects. Provide external organisations with the evidence to illustrate the val…
University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “We welcome today’s publication of the Innovation strategy. Alliance universities are a longstanding, stable presence in their regions and are well-placed to support the strategy’s ambitions, through unleashing innovation to deliver economic opportunity and drive growth. Sitting at the nexus of higher education and industry, our members can utilise their networks of graduates in many different occupati…
…mportant to help students build familiarity and confidence with equipment before going on placements, so they’ll learn using: The fantastic Skills and Simulation Centre at Glenside Campus mimics a real hospital ward enabling students to practice what they learn before going into a real hospital on work placement. Imaging Suite – get trained on x-ray and ultrasound equipment in a controlled environment. They’ll also soon have the opportunity to try…
…grees. Whilst we are fully supportive of the new T Levels, they should not come at the expense of choice and the flexibility to blend academic, vocational and technical qualifications. The new system will ultimately create a binary divide between academic and technical skills, which is not reflective of higher education; the future of work or indeed the skills that employers are demanding of the future workforce. University Alliance degrees delive…
…nic area is a full simulation of a dental surgery environment for training dental care professionals and support staff. There are 8 bays, each equipped with a KAVO dental chair and computer with R4 patient record software. Also available is a physiotherapy and biomechanics laboratories and an environmental chamber….
…the council’s dilemma by devising a rapid test that helped to evaluate the efficacy of the stockpile of masks. A control sample of certified fluid resistance surgical masks was used as a benchmark. The results from the tests indicated that none of the uncertified mask samples matched the inhalation resistance properties of the samples from the certified masks, and, thus, should not be used in medical or surgical settings. The initial results have…
