…Through its award-winning community partnerships programme, the University of Brighton has worked with over 500 local community, voluntary, social enterprise and statutory organisations, helping develop ideas into projects, provide start-up funding and help networks and communities of practice develop. https://youtu.be/h30hD94Nwhc …
…nce universities rated highly for employability in this year’s Graduate Outcomes Survey, with 83% of UA graduates reporting that they are in some form of work 15 months after their course completion. In fact, the newest member of the Alliance, Anglia Ruskin University, rated as one of the top five universities in the country for graduate employment. What’s more – 86% of UA graduates said that their current activity is meaningful. Alliance universi…
…which is a stock exchange controller we use from first year, where you can compile information on companies from around the world and compare them.” Jack is looking to complete financial data company Bloomberg’s training course on using the Bloomberg Market Concepts application in the lab, which can help when looking at careers in global finance. He is about to go into his second year of his degree and he is keeping his options for the future open…
…one of the foremost tools for social, economic and cultural development in communities across the UK. It is therefore extremely welcome to see universities recognised as an important enabler of the levelling up mission. Alliance universities are particularly well placed to play an integral role in delivering this agenda. Our members have strong, historic links with their local towns and cities, which has borne out partnerships with regional indust…
…ng. The Studio was set up in response to the need to improve employment outcomes in a range of computing-related creative disciplines and address the demand for employability and entrepreneurship skills in the creative and digital sectors. This was a high priority, particularly for students from creative courses in games art and design and animation, who were emerging with an excellent level of creative and technical skill but lacked confidence an…
…because they have such a great training program and are such a prestigious company to work for. The next stage of the competition took me to London to present my idea to Babcock. I was up against the winners of the design, energy, healthcare and innovation categories, and after speaking to the other finalists I knew instantly that it would be a tough final as there were contestants from the likes of Oxford and Cambridge universities. Going into th…
…deliver better outcomes and make a real difference to those living in the community. This comes after a recent report by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee which highlighted the need for a clearer articulation on how health devolution can work in local settings. Building healthy cities outlines the increasing contribution universities are making to building healthier cities and regions and tackling public health challenges thro…
…and explore our strengths and how we can work together to support UK-wide competitiveness and foster innovation in the sector. Colleagues, friends, I want to welcome you to South Wales. Our region is hosting the Manic Street Preachers and One Direction in the next two days, so you’re in good company. Last year, many of you will have seen on your televisions the journalists speaking to audiences around the globe underneath datelines that said “New…
…channel alongside documentaries and features about the local area and its communities. These businesses are encouraged to continue their marketing campaigns by working with local production companies to have further adverts made. The ultimate goal is to boost the bottom line of these businesses by giving them the perfect platform on which to advertise to the customer base on their doorsteps. The channel is still young, but already there is anecdo…
…ect of technology on occupations involving analytical, problem solving and complex communication activities: typically graduate attributes. “Our report shows that the UK economy is not presenting any of the four labour market signals we considered in this report that might suggest there are too many graduates in the economy. Graduate vacancies continue to grow. Jobs in ‘graduate dense’ occupations are an increasing proportion of the total workforc…