…e on campus where much of their research takes place. This space is a state-of-the-art experimental area where it’s possible to conduct both qualitative and quantitative studies of human behaviour and to understand individuals’ interactions with the built environment. The team work with numerous partners including academic colleagues from across the world, the private sector and key healthcare eco-system organisations such as NHS Trusts, older peo…
…icult to access, scattered across resources and challenging to interpret. V-Info will provide a single, comprehensive website that synthesises data and presents it in a visual and user friendly way to provide a more accurate understanding of violence. Users will be able to explore data on a range of violence types (e.g. child maltreatment, youth violence, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, elder abuse) and across many different public hea…
…ign using mindfulness activities. “My work with the PAL scheme led me to become involved in in the emotional resilience programme where I attended training in presentation, confidence and planning to become a PAL leader. The areas I focus on with groups of student include mindfulness activities but also meditation, strategies to calm the inner critic and discussion groups about social networks. “A good example of an activity where we try to squash…
…icy makers and sector figures, and deliver workshops led by our universities and HE stakeholders. Register your place here. The UA Summit welcomes up to 250 University Alliance colleagues including Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Pro Vice-Chancellors, Communications Leads, Deans and any other colleagues of all levels at Alliance universities who are interested in our work. Do keep checking this page and our monthly newsletters for the l…
Commenting on the UCAS January deadline statistical release, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “Making university education available to everyone who can benefit is fundamental to social mobility in Britain. So it is encouraging that those from the most disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to apply than ever before. This is testament to the hard work of institutions, that want to contribute to society, reaching out….
…eputy Chair of University Alliance. Professor Latham will take up the three-year position on 1 January 2016, succeeding Professor Mary Stuart, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lincoln, who has performed the role since 2012. Steve West, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West of England and Chair of University Alliance, said: “I am delighted that John will be the new Deputy Chair of University Alliance. “John leads a fantastic university…
…Royal Society president Sir Paul Nurse, who was commissioned to lead a review into the research councils, released his findings last week. His report calls for a single agency to oversee research councils, and greater collaboration between scientists and the government. Our response to Sir Paul’s review was published in the Guardian coverage of the review. You can read our full response here….
…way to raise its profile. And that’s where the Guardian University Awards come in. Winning an award highlights your achievements to the Guardian website’s 8 million daily readers around the world. Of those readers, one in five describes themselves as a student – exactly the people who need to know which universities are doing an especially great job. All you have to do is pick a category in which you believe you stand out. The categories honour e…
…ity of Greenwich has offered work-based learning with Degree Apprenticeship-like characteristics for many years. It currently has 300 part-time students studying on day release courses fully funded by their employers. The university has a commitment to CPD and embedding degree studies into practical study and industry. For example, it has developed a suite of programmes for the Royal School of Military Engineering including a Foundation Degree to…
…eld Law School integrates a traditional three-year law degree (LLB) and one-year Legal Practice Course (LPC) into a four-year course that enables graduates to proceed directly to a training contract with a legal firm. All teaching is based on independent, student-centred learning with an emphasis on practical tasks and group work, preparing students for the realities of working life. As part of the course students are exposed to academic law, as w…
