…acy of the screening means that fewer women have to take that risk. In the UK, the quad test became the recommended standard of care for second trimester screening in 2010 and is now offered by all but 3 of over 160 NHS trusts. In the period April 2011 to September 2011, Quad and integrated testing increased and accounted for 72.8% of all second trimester tests compared with a previous cycle rate of 49.7%. Read more about the full Impact Case Stud…
…Birmingham City University runs a £3.3 million business skills and growth project, providing local companies with access to graduate recruits, interns and project staff with the skills businesses need to grow; a Higher-Level Skills Match service to support SME’s to recruit and upskill. Find out more here. …
…significant improvements in programme delivery, including data quality and communication, as well as fewer drug stock-out events. These programme delivery improvements have subsequently led to improved detection, testing and treatment of more than 3 million people with malaria in Zimbabwe alone. Additional benefits, such as capacity building of healthcare professionals and development of accredited training of National Malaria Control Programme st…
…The Foundry at UWE, Bristol was part-funded by the Institute of Coding and is delivering a range of new courses to tackle skills shortages in digital technology. The Foundry hosts a high-profile calendar of technology outreach and engagement events across cyber security, computer science, creative technologies and STEM subjects designed to widen participation around coding and digital skills. …
…cation in the UK. A new partnership means they will now deliver training for police forces across the South East as part of a major overhaul of police officer training. New Police Constables will enrol on a three-year Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship, which combines a degree programme with on-the-job training, while a two-year Degree Holder Entry Programme will be available for new recruits who already have a degree. The Policing Institute f…
…patient decontamination processes for a chemical incident. The University committed significant investment in large-scale test facilities for evaluating building and mass casualty decontamination, vapour chambers for simulating human exposure to hazardous substances, and a team of 16 full-time research staff. Volunteers participated in studies that analysed the efficacy of different decontamination processes. This involved spraying participants w…
…s a key player in responding to the opportunities and risks around artificial intelligence in industry and society. The institute has received significant funding to develop use of ethical AI in sectors such as Human Resources and legal, supporting start-ups, scale-ups and established companies to maximise productivity, margins, growths and turnover. The IEAI’s world-class team of AI researchers, data analysts, social scientists and business resea…
…of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, as well as the Lena Dunham-directed HBO drama ‘Industry’, and two series of Sky One’s popular drama `A Discovery of Witches’. USW students and graduates have also worked on two seasons of the Netflix series, Sex Education. After a number of successful graduate placements on season one, production company Eleven Film arranged for 18 work placements during the filming of the second series for graduate…
…n N2 engine developed at the University of Brighton highlights the state-of-the-art research being undertaken throughout our members. The invention is seen as one of the most significant advances in engine design in years and is being hailed as extremely efficient, making it more comparable to a fuel cell than to a traditional engine. It also produces near-zero emissions of harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) – a world first that has been pioneered by th…
…nesses developing clean and green products, services and processes to scale-up. The platform provides access to university facilities and expertise, commercialisation advice, coaching and workshops and an investment readiness programme. It has over 1000 members that has created 300 green economy jobs and 70 new products and services. The Platform is the South East Regional Hub of Clean Growth UK, a national business innovation network, that has co…
