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…ding on innovation. Yet overall investment in R&D as a proportion of GDP remains significantly lower in the UK than other nations in the G7 (Royal Academy of Engineering, 2015). We looked at the role universities in the English Midlands play in their regional innovation ecosystems with a particular focus on Coventry University, the University of Lincoln, Nottingham Trent University and the Open University (Taylor, 2016). We found that the prime wa…

…odern day students, they are closer to Harold Wilson than Stephen Fry. The main reason they give for studying at university is to get a job. These days, when every penny of taxpayers’ money has to be justified, there is also considerable discussion of the wider benefits of higher education to society. These include not only higher tax receipts and greater productivity but also non-economic benefits such as better civic engagement (graduates are le…

…dlife. This debate is evident in both the scientific literature and in the mainstream media, such as the BBC articles Wildlife defies Chernobyl radiation versus Chernobyl ‘not a wildlife haven’. Some of the scientific studies, such as a study of insects and spiders in the CEZ, report significant effects at levels comparable with natural background dose rates in many countries. If these findings are correct, they have significant implications for t…

…has developed a scale that measures how MS affects walking (reported as a main complaint by 85 per cent of patients) to track treatment systematically and help clinicians evaluate and respond at key points of the disease’s progression. The team also found that most widely used clinical outcome measures used in clinical trials were not fit for purpose – which could affect the resulting treatment’s effectiveness. To address this issue, and with fun…

…by prosopagnosia are transformed when their long-standing difficulties to maintain normal social interaction are finally understood. The researchers have also developed new protocols to identify whether patients may be affected by face processing impairments evident in other disorders such as Moebius syndrome, autism, and ME. They have tested over 100 individuals to date. Extending the success of its effective diagnosis techniques, the Centre is…

…s many are working hard to grow or generate new income streams in order to maintain educational standards and facilities for students. “Whilst universities have managed well in the short-term, student number controls and limited capital investment is not a sustainable position for our crucial higher education sector. We will continue to work with the Government and other interested parties to look at the long-term financial stability of higher edu…

…full letter and list of signatories can be found on the Universities UK website here. 2. Alliance university Chancellors who have signed the letter are: Miss Lucy Armstrong Acting Chair of the Board of Governors Northumbria University Mr Rod Bennion Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Chair of the Board Plymouth University Sir Ian Carruthers OBE Chancellor University of the West of England, Bristol Ms Shami Chakrabarti Chancellor Oxford Brookes University Mrs…