…ends. Her background meant she was well-suited for the competition team, becoming competition coordinator from her second year onwards. She says: “If I had one thing that I could recommend to anyone that came to uni, it would be to get involved with a sports club or society because they’re so good for improving your employability, and you don’t realise it until you’ve done it!” And Lauren is hoping to use her Business Management knowledge to bring…
…Sile’s course would put her in situations that encouraged her to think carefully about communication, as she would need to present facts in front of a judge and jury. The experience bolstered her, as she would go on to present multiple Open Day Live streams for the University as a student ambassador, interviewing students, staff and visitors. Now she believes this experience helped her win a competition to find BBC Radio Sheffield’s next on-air t…
…mmunities Throughout this crisis, our members have demonstrated their deep commitment to serving their communities. Staff and students have been leading volunteering initiatives to support vulnerable groups, and universities have been offering their support to local businesses to help them navigate the uncertainty. Find out how we are supporting our communities. Contributing research and innovation Alliance universities are central to the hope tha…
…he West of England Trillions of bacteria inhabit our GI tract, exerting beneficial and harmful effects. This image shows Fusobacterium nucleatum (the thin strands) growing around mucin (the dark globules) at the air liquid interface in a drip flow reactor model. When F. nucleatum penetrates the protective mucus layer and reaches the underlying epithelial cells, it promotes tumour development and progression. My research focuses on the effect of su…
…ion sector is one of this country’s greatest strengths. But, it must not become complacent. For both students and industries a traditional three-year, full-time degree is no longer always the best option. Our universities must diversify and modernise their provision. To meet our future skills needs universities will need to become more innovative and dynamic. Degree apprenticeships are fundamental to this. One day I would like to see 50% of studen…
…d us on our journey. They give us great advice on registering as a limited company, composing business documents, trademarking, and much more. They’re very proactive in identifying ways for us to gain funding, which has resulted in us finding several funding streams to continue developing our videogame.” – Helen Andrzejowska of Ocean Spark Studios, winner at IFB 2017 IFB is the latest way in which we are preparing our enterprising students for suc…
…available scientific evidence. During my week, I attended a session of the Commons Science and Technology Committee which was examining ‘Science in emergencies: Lessons from Ebola’. There I observed MPs grilling expert witnesses directly involved in tackling the latest Ebola epidemics. Unlike most parliamentary debates reported in the media, I could not detect any evidence of party-political attitudes. It was impressive to witness the MPs’ profess…
…thcare, technology and social justice. What I see across the Alliance is a community of people who are committed to working in partnership with employers, industry and the public and charity sectors to make a difference not only to their students but also to the wider community. That is the very essence of our group of universities: employer partnerships and public service. University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: The Alliance Awards have once…
…clinical staff (including medical doctors) through apprenticeship routes by 2031/32, compared to just 7% today, which will be no mean feat. There is already a teacher training apprenticeship route at postgraduate level, but Ministers are committed to introducing a new teacher degree apprenticeship for those without degrees (you might have seen the recent headlines screaming about ‘teenage teachers’). The well-established Police Constable Degree Ap…
…growing faster than the UK economy since 2011 with large increases seen in 2015 and 2019.[1] The GVA of creative industries has increased 5.6% between 2018 and 2019 and by 43.6% between 2010 and 2019 in real terms. The creative industries delivered £115.9bn of Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2019, 5.9% of UK GVA. Frontier Economics reported that “…firms with greater connections to the [creative industries] are more likely to produce product innovation…
