…million doses of the Novavax vaccine are set to be manufactured in Stockton-on-Tees by FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB) with the National Horizons Centre to play a major role developing the skills capacity within the region to meet this demand. Novavax showed an 89% efficacy in fighting COVID-19. The National Horizons Centre, a £22.3 million national centre of excellence for the bioscience industries already enjoys a fruitful collaboration…
…eraction with their peers. A return to campus will enable full access to in-person counselling and mental health support services as well as face to face teaching and interaction, which will in of itself combat isolation. “Universities nationwide, not least those within the University Alliance, are well placed to support a safe return to in person teaching, with extensive asymptomatic testing, increased cleaning, updated guidance on social distanc…
…ty of Alliance universities to carry out our vital research focused on real-world issues aimed at making concrete changes in local communities and improving the quality of life in local areas.” Highlighting how Alliance universities, due to the more applied nature of their research, have traditionally benefited from the UK being part of the Horizon programme, the letter welcomes the UK’s continued association, but calls for clarity on how this ass…
…Research has been conducted through their spinout company, Oxford Expression Technologies Ltd, to develop a Covid-19 vaccine. Awarded a grant by Innovate UK to work in partnership with Vaxine Pty Ltd. Covax-19® is a vaccine based on production of recombinant spike protein manufactured in insect cells and the Innovate UK grant will enable OET experts to use their technology to help Vaxine to improve the yield and scale of production….
…million doses of the Novavax vaccine are set to be manufactured in Stockton-on-Tees with the National Horizons Centre to play a major role developing the skills capacity within the region to meet this demand. The National Horizons Centre, a £22.3 million national centre of excellence for the bioscience industries already enjoys a fruitful collaboration with manufacturers FDB. The centre, which is based at Teesside University’s Central Park campu…
…h Wales), who was joined by Co-Chairs of the DTA Researcher Representative Committee – Ana Tendero-Cañadas (Bioscience, Brighton), April Murray Cantwell (Social Policy, Sheffield Hallam) and Katheryn Margaret Pascoe (Social Policy, Ulster). In their talk, the DTA leaders discussed the challenges for women in research careers, why the DTA reps put themselves forwards for leadership roles, the development of leadership skills and many things in betw…
…ssessment. https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/our-work-2/technical-skills/higher-and-degree-apprenticeships/anglia-ruskin-nees-story/ As we celebrate the value of apprenticeships during National Apprenticeships Week, former University of Hertfordshire degree apprentice Jake Parrott, 25, reflects on his experience working, learning and developing as a professional at Vauxhall Motors. https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/our-work-2/technical-skills/higher-and-d…
…ups; collaboration with local communities and business to support levelling-up and address inequality, and life-long researching opportunities and investment in Early Career Researchers including through UA’s Doctoral Training Alliance. The roundtable also provided an opportunity to share challenges that Alliance universities faced in efforts to progress this agenda and to identify shared solutions and discuss how universities and UKRI can work to…
…l variance in local capacity and demand for placements. It is therefore welcome that the NMC have today re-introduced emergency standards allowing 3rd year nursing students to enter paid placements, whilst retaining flexibility for higher education institutions to make decisions in partnership with service partners. Alliance universities will continue to work incredibly closely with local healthcare providers and public health bodies to respond ap…
…Training Alliance have developed the DTA guidance for taking care of mental health and wellbeing for their postgraduate researchers. The guidance is designed to support DTA students to: Develop their knowledge of the most common difficulties affecting the mental health of PhD researchers as well as tips to deal with them Find out about the professional services available at their institution to support their mental health and wellbeing …
