Search results for: news usa cleantalkorg2.ru Stock Market american news online Politics news today in the world Breaking News World News Read Breaking News Today

Clear filters
  1. AUGAR: Our CEO Vanessa Wilson Sets Out Her Initial Thoughts

    …t’s never been quite clear what problem she was trying to solve: serious structural problems in FE funding or having a political retail offer on fees to combat Labour? The sector has been waiting an awful long time for this and it risks being dead on arrival with no cross-government agreement on next steps yet, certainly no backing from Treasury to pay for it and at a time of great political uncertainty and volatility. Secondly, university finance…

    Read more of: AUGAR: Our CEO Vanessa Wilson Sets Out Her Initial Thoughts
    Augar review
  2. University Alliance responds to Budget 2018

    …: “This was a disappointing, if not surprising budget. There remain huge structural questions about the future funding and direction, not just of higher education but also of our partners in further education, as well as the critical area of adult learning which as recent reports have shown is in free-fall. In addition, universities are facing rising cost pressures, exacerbated by this budget’s confirmation of increased costs for public sector pen…

    Read more of: University Alliance responds to Budget 2018
  3. Energy case study: Michael Castle

    …a low carbon economy and the government is keen to established the UK as a world leader as part of its Industrial Strategy. Michael Castle, a first year PhD student at the University of Portsmouth, is hoping that his research will generate new ideas for experimentation on battery cells. Inspired to pursue a research career by his department and supervisor, he is researching mathematical modelling of battery micro-structures to facilitate higher di…

    Read more of: Energy case study: Michael Castle
  4. Healthy ageing case study: Katie Whytock

    …iverpool John Moores University Type 2 diabetes effects millions of people worldwide but has a higher prevalence in men than women. Katie Whytock is undertaking her PhD at Liverpool John Moores University to better understand this global epidemic. The way we store and use fat in our muscle is linked to skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Katie’s research has used high-fat, high-calorie diets as a method to investigate how insulin resistance develo…

    Read more of: Healthy ageing case study: Katie Whytock
  5. Energy case study: Stephen Austin

    …ll degrading enzymes His passion for research and finding solutions to the world’s problems led him to the University of Salford, driving him to work thoroughly through situations and to seek solutions to improve the current problems that surround us. His interdisciplinary research has potential industrial applications: where enzymes could be used in the production of biofuel and biomaterials such as carbon fibre. Following successful research, pr…

    Read more of: Energy case study: Stephen Austin
  6. Energy case study: Sherna Salim

    …ted to reduce 80% of its carbon footprint by the year 2050. Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation has predicted that the number of people above 60 years of age will nearly double by 2050. Sherna’s research takes a fresh look at these two challenges by addressing the need to ensure older populations can live independently while also reducing the impact urbanisation has on our carbon footprint. She is working on developing an ‘Intelligent Buildin…

    Read more of: Energy case study: Sherna Salim
  7. Healthy ageing case study: James Robson

    …l cancer and colon cancer – is one of the largest killers in the developed world, and has the second highest incidence of any malignant disease in men and women. In the UK, bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, and most people diagnosed with it are over the age of 60. The gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of commensal, symbiotic and parasitic organisms, which are in constant communication with the gut, the immune system and t…

    Read more of: Healthy ageing case study: James Robson
  8. Continuous Professional Development

    the APA. The initial feedback suggests that this format works well as a forum for sharing ideas and developing practice. Cross-institutional networking This provides members with a bigger range of CPD offers across the shared network It therefore provides opportunities for staff development beyond the institution or discipline Members are invited to share conferences and events focused on curriculum design and development. For example, Greenwich…

    Read more of: Continuous Professional Development
  9. Amy King, BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences

    …science isn’t for girls’ which inspired her to establish GlamSci in 2013. Run by a group of undergraduate and postgraduate students in their prospective fields, GlamSci is a science outreach programme to encourage young people and adult learners into scientific fields, to change their lives through STEM. Amy has given talks at educational events for educators and educational leaders such as WorldTeachIn, and Athena Swan and Bett events. She has a…

    Read more of: Amy King, BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences
  10. National Apprenticeship Week: Jack Bishop

    …ything to a level 4 standard. What do you enjoy the most? Undertaking real world placements gives me the responsibility to deliver work to a high standard and to strict deadlines. My favourite part of the job is knowing the work I do is beneficial to the products we deliver. Instead of being given tasks where I may not feel particularly useful, I know that I am developing software that will help push up the quality of the product. What is the most…

    Read more of: National Apprenticeship Week: Jack Bishop