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  1. Why degree apprenticeships deserve your attention

    February 5, 2024

    …we’re at the beginning of a whole week dedicated to raising awareness and celebrating the many benefits of apprenticeships at all levels (yes this year’s National Apprenticeships Week does clash with World Nutella Day, but that aside…). Armchair Quarterback I’m sure we can all recall a time observing in others – and (checks notes) ourselves – when scratching the surface of an issue led to an overestimation of knowledge and confidence began to out…

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  2. University Alliance writes to Chancellor with cost-neutral recommendations to safeguard technical education   

    November 20, 2023

    …tem emerging’. Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance wrote to the Chancellor suggesting several low-cost or cost-neutral policies to ensure professional and technical universities can continue to excel in high-quality skills provision. Vanessa Wilson said: “The university sector is facing serious financial challenges: UK universities now make a loss on teaching for home students and on research. A recent House of Lords Inquiry found that “the…

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  3. University Alliance announces support for Elsevier open access agreement

    March 23, 2022

    …proposal. The agreement, which offers unlimited open access publishing and maintains read access, means that researchers from across our membership can publish open access across Elsevier’s full portfolio of journals including the Cell Press and Lancet titles. The agreement meets the challenging objectives set by out the sector at the start of the negotiations: to deliver full and immediate open access, materially reduce costs to a sustainable, fa…

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  4. Dr. Emma Hayhurst

    February 10, 2022

    …than judgement! Before uni I had no real idea of what I wanted to do – my main aim was to work as a white-water raft guide. I started a Zoology degree because I loved animals but quickly realised there was too much emphasis on dead things, and instead was inspired by a great lecturer to change to microbiology. The more I learnt, the more fascinated I became. Microbiology underpins everything – all life on earth – and has the power to change the w…

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  5. Professor Susan Brooks

    February 9, 2022

    Professor Susan Brooks is Professor of Cell Biology in the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences and Director of Researcher Development for Oxford Brookes University. Tell us a bit about your career in science and how you came to focus on your specialism. Having done a BSc in Biology at the University of Nottingham, I secured a position as a research assistant working on a breast cancer project at University College London Medical School….

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  6. COP26 needs to address air quality as well as climate change

    November 1, 2021

    …ill still affect the health of those living near busy roads. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles may also have zero tailpipe emissions, but the energy required to produce the hydrogen fuel may be fossil-fuel derived. If we simply replace fossil-fuel-powered vehicles with zero-emission vehicles we will still have congestion. So rather than focusing on technologies to solve the problem, we should also be aiming to reduce road traffic by improving public tra…

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  7. Facilities at Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences – Birmingham City University

    July 14, 2021

    …an upgrade over the summer and will allow students to learn about anatomy, cellular processes, immunology and enzymology in a hands-on way that links directly to day-to-day health care. Virtual wards The Virtual Case Creator (VCC) is a unique, online learning tool that uses the latest animation, illustration, 3D modelling and programming techniques to support the creation of online, interactive and engaging case studies and scenarios. The VCC star…

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  8. DTA Alumni Award

    June 9, 2021

    …rowne as she has been a ‘one-woman support system’ for DTA students. She remains open and honest about the issues she has had within the course of her PHD journey, she has been consistently welcoming at DTA events and really helps us settle into this community. Alongside this her professional and positive outlook has really inspired us to do the best we possibility can. She continues focus on solutions and be impactful in both her research, throug…

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  9. Covid-19 research and enterprise

    March 9, 2021

    …icable diseases through their augmented and strengthened competence, while maintaining nursing capacity within the healthcare service.   Teesside University will support the manufacture of a Teesside vaccine by building the skills capacity of the region’s life science industry. The university’s National Horizons Centre will lead the work to develop the skills capacity within the Stockton-on-Tees region, working in partnership with industry deliver…

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  10. Being innovative about the future of innovation funding

    August 21, 2015

    …ture such graduates – people who know how to learn from failure as well as celebrate success. This is where universities again can play a vital role – their courses should instil experience of working creatively and collaboratively in graduates. Placements are particularly effective – these provide a two-way relationship and a strong basis from which to develop long-term connections between businesses and universities and future talent, and create…

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