…eering, business and computing. They are some of the biggest degree apprenticeship providers in the UK. We come together as the University Alliance group to benefit our member universities and their communities, and to provide expertise to policy makers….
…does Hannah have for anyone considering studying Motorsport at Derby? “Definitely come!” she says. “There’s a lot of opportunities and the structure of the course is really good, there’s different modules for different aspects. And you also learn a lot of Matlab and Computer Aided Design as well which I’d never even thought about before. Also the lecturers and technical staff are so passionate about what they do, it really does help to learn. T…
…han half of that projection came to pass, 80% of universities would be in deficit by 2026. That research & development at UK universities delivers a significant return on public investment: in England, the Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) generates £8.30 for every £1 of funding. The fact that the higher education sector itself is the second largest investor in research in the UK, spending £5.6billion on research in 2021. That almos…
…t Canterbury Christ Church University, where he was appointed Professor of Composition and Contemporary Music in 2005. He was a member of the Advisory Group for Lord Stern’s Review of the Research Excellence Framework (2015-16), and the Research England/UUK Working Group developing the Knowledge Exchange Concordat (2018). He was for many years a member of the AHRC Peer Review College, and has wide ranging experience of external examining, peer rev…
…here, so students come from the local area, and then serve back into that community or communities nearby. But there are challenges: we need to be open and honest about the fact that if you are studying to become a healthcare professional, it’s not an easy course. It’s not easy to go into an environment where at times there are significant challenges, not least responding to a global pandemic. But it’s important to highlight how rewarding it can…
…d so we will continue to improve in line with our students’ needs, however complex they become. Implementation: the route to the finish line As a forward-thinking, digitally enabled University, with access and participation part of our mission, we are already driving lifelong learning across our student and staff body, our partners and communities. We welcome the current spotlight on this key policy area, but like many others, fear the complexity…
…a cancer has spread. What made you want to become a scientist/academic? I come from a completely non-academic family. My father worked in a steel factory and my brother is a carpenter. I went to a big, urban state comprehensive school where I discovered that I was passionately interested in biology. I had no idea what sort of jobs might be open to me at that point, but I had a general idea that science might present more opportunities to me than…
…e foraging for nectar, which then make their way back into the beehive and effect the efficiency of the colony. However, understanding the exact levels of these pollutants within hives and the precise effect each may be having is much harder to determine. Through the project the team is hoping to better understand the impact pollution is having on bees within the hive,To help address this issue, beekeepers from honeybee conservation group BeesMax…
…est Midlands,” he says. “With Coventry being crowned UK City of Culture for 2021 and the Commonwealth Games coming the following year, all eyes will be on the region. “In line with this, we need to make a positive contribution to the environment. To that end, this project is so very important and I hope we can bring it to life.” The National Park project provides the conceptual and spatial context for the case studies in the EIT Climate Kic funded…
…e foraging for nectar, which then make their way back into the beehive and effect the efficiency of the colony. However, understanding the exact levels of these pollutants within hives and the precise effect each may be having is much harder to determine. Through the project the team is hoping to better understand the impact pollution is having on bees within the hive, To help address this issue, beekeepers from honeybee conservation group BeesMax…
