…lower-income students, information the Student Loans Company already has. So an enlightened Government could enable graduates to repay loans to help them through a difficult start to their careers, allow several thousand more students to attend university and raise much-needed cash for the Treasury. This sounds like win-win politics to me. John Craven Vice-Chancellor University of Portsmouth Chair University Alliance…
…iders of single honours language programmes (“Study deserts blight UK”, February 9), and this is a likely consequence of the reduction in the number of students wanting these degrees. Yet such programmes thrive in a number of University Alliance institutions – particularly in French, German and Spanish., and often combined with the study of contemporary European politics or culture rather than literature. In addition, University Alliance members h…
…c, working to safeguard the health of borough residents and minimise the spread of the virus. Our community vaccination hub has been hailed as an exemplar of collaboration with key civic stakeholders and widely praised by the Universities Minister, MPs and public health officials alike. Set up in partnership with two local Primary Care Networks, the South West London CCG and Kingston Council, it has supported patients from six of the region’s GP p…
…tients on transplant lists get the organs they need – it’s a major problem worldwide,” Sadaf said. “Engineering tissue to replace body parts damaged by accident or disease could go a long way to helping those who can’t access donor organs. The materials I’m working with are exciting because the electrical charge mimics what is observed in natural bones, which attracts minerals to aid repair.” Sadaf completed an undergraduate pharmacy degree at the…
…y with 65,000 small scale cocoa farmers in Cote D’Ivoire. As Kheti and the Rural e-Services study reveal, advances in technology can provide answers to our questions, even the remotest ones. The Rural e-Services project was featured in University Alliance’s Spotlight Report UK Research and Innovation Overseas: A snapshot of University Alliance activity in developing countries. The report provides an overview of Alliance institutions’ activity in d…
…h industries are taking a high-tech and high-skill approach. The excellent world-leading research carried out in our universities allows the UK to capitalise on emerging market opportunities. Rapidly-growing, innovative companies – especially smaller ones – rely on universities’ knowledge and networks to expand and succeed. At the same time universities are developing the research-rich entrepreneurs of the future. For the UK to prosper through the…
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…ted by Vice-Chancellor Professor McKellar: https://www.herts.ac.uk/aboutus/news-centre/news/2021/apprenticeships-will-play-crucial-role-in-hertfordshireseconomic-recovery-post-pandemic,-says-the-university-of-hertfordshire-vice-chancellor Case studies from team’s employer-partners and recruited apprentices: o https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/news-centre/news/2021/my-degreeapprenticeship-shaped-me-into-the-professional-i-am-today o https://www.whti…
…en a resounding success,” said the MD of Calex, Garry Fuller. Simon Daly, ARU’s Senior Business Development Manager who led the project was equally enthusiastic: “Knowledge Exchange is a ‘contact sport’ as it works best when people meet to exchange ideas and create new opportunities. Thanks to our world leading academics and outstanding graduates, I’m very proud that we are one of the leading providers of KE. It’s great to see our projects play su…
…the UK, providing further intelligence and insights to the UK agriculture market. Following roll-out in the UK market, the team plan to scale-up the project to provide worldwide coverage, seeking new applications of the technology for the monitoring and prediction of environmental threats such as flooding and wildfire. Professor Jim Geach, Centre for Astrophysics Research, University of Hertfordshire, commented: “Astrophysics is the ultimate remo…
