…s and took part in a one-day Raising The Grade Conference at the university, which helped to push him to achieve a C grade at GCSE. Originally set on a career in the RAF, however he was forced to have a major re-think about his future plans when he was told his eye-sight wasn’t up to standard. It was during this time that he decided to study for a Business Law LLB at Nottingham Trent University. To help him get to grips with managing his finances,…
…career path at the time. Instead she decided to take up a BSc in Internet Computing at London South Bank University in 2005. Since graduating she was employed in various administration roles, including with the Department of Engineering and Maths at Sheffield Hallam University where she was inspired by the passionate staff she worked with. When the MSc scholarship was announced, Victoria took up the chance to follow a new career path. She hopes t…
…g his studies, Vincent was able to leave Portsmouth with a qualification, two clients and links with partners such as Mind and the NHS. Portsmouth didn’t just look at my grades, they looked at me, the person behind them. That personal approach was so important. – Vincent Pericard Back to case studies…
…ronation Street University of Salford Former soldier Ryan Mulvey, from Hyde, decided to pursue his dream of becoming an actor and won a degree place at the University of Salford despite not having any qualifications. He was offered the chance to study via the Alternative Entry Scheme which provides access to higher education for talented students who can’t get in through the traditional routes – such as mature students who have been out of educati…
…government The University Alliance of business-focused universities said in its response to the consultation that it also “strongly disagree[s] with the introduction of a measure of teaching intensity”. “[T]he options proposed to measure this are complex, resource-intensive and time-intensive,” its response says. “They…are not structured in ways that encourage active student engagement. Also, they may not fully take into account the expectations s…
…ale perspective. You can read the full article here. Why not check out our series of blogs for International Women’s Day 2018 from Helen Thompson-Whiteside on female entrepreneurship, Nicky Danino on encouraging more girls into computing and Kay Standing and Sara Parker on pressing for progress on periods in Nepal. …
…system has a range of flaws. “Alliance universities have been at the forefront of innovation and flexible provision in higher education to widen choices for students, including through two-year accelerated degrees, so we support any further development of these routes.”…
…brave enough to use the review to focus on the real problems. “In relation to mature learners, we saw a further drop of 40% in applications this year. As many mature students used to study at Levels 4 and 5, there has been a decline in demand for these courses and an increase in complaints from employers that they cannot recruit sufficient people at this level.” Read the full article here….
…earch programmes. “Universities need to better communicate their civic role, because the institutions in my group, and I’m sure across the sector as a whole, make a huge difference to their local area. Regional stakeholders understand the value of the various universities in their area, but it’s about how we lift that into the national debate. We need to move away from the old-fashioned image of a university and into what they are actually like to…
…nd the lyric ‘Join in any reindeer games‘. I used this as a narrative element in my design, showing the reindeer as the ‘winner’ (signifying excellence) of these ‘reindeer games’, as if they were an event like the Olympics. We had 40 entries from students at Alliance universities, and this year, two judges helped us to narrow them down to find a winner: Kollette Super, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Coventry University and Paul…
