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  1. BBC News: Labour urges technical universities for jobs boost

    …s vision for the future of Higher Education, attracted widespread coverage today. Prof Steve West, Chair of University Alliance, was quoted in the BBC News coverage of the story. “Access is not just about getting young people into elite universities” and that already there was “positive work that is going on right across the higher education sector”. Meanwhile Times Higher Education highlighted how University Alliance’s HELP proposals – which offe…

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  2. BBC News: ‘Deeply elitist UK locks out diversity at top’

    Prof Steve West, Chair of University Alliance, features in one of today’s top stories focusing on the controversial findings of a new report by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, Elitist Britain? The report found that the UK is “deeply elitist” according to an analysis of the backgrounds of more than 4,000 business, political, media and public sector leaders. In the BBC News report, Prof West urged a “major rethink of what success…

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  3. Four reasons why Universities should be at the heart of the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan

    …of cohesion between government departments. As a result, despite having a world-leading higher education sector, the UK has tended to rely on immigration to fill workforce gaps in our health services. In January, the chief of NHS England Amanda Pritchard called for more homegrown doctors and nurses. That is why, over the last few years, Alliance universities have been scaling up their efforts by providing new innovative simulated clinical placeme…

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  4. Continuous Professional Development

    …ogrammes (accredited and non-accredited) This provides members with potential efficiency savings in staff development while also providing creative support and challenge to course leaders working with different institutions or disciplines. Examples include the Greenwich programme leader hub with videos, guidance, explanations and workshops and Manchester Metropolitan FLEX opportunities Annual conferences Such as Greenwich Annual APT conference in…

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  5. Enterprise Stars: Meet the student entrepreneurs part 1

    …fordable juices from fruit considered ‘ugly’. Frugly juice aims to rescue fruit from the rubbish. In the UK alone, seven million tonnes of food is thrown away each year with up to 40% of fruit and veg not even making it from farms to supermarket shelves due to its ‘ugly’ appearance. Despite, as Harry explains, still being beautiful on the inside. Frugly aims to intercept wasted produce, like the 1.4 million binned bruised bananas every single day…

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  6. Report shows universities need recognition as essential to government’s growth plans

    …nteractions across society, they occupy a key position in the regional and national economy. We urge government to give greater recognition to this fact and make universities more central to their plans for growth. At a time when countries such as the US, Australia and Germany are placing universities at the heart of their plans for recovery, we cannot afford to be left behind in the ‘race to the top’.” Libby Hackett, Director of University Allian…

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  7. Get to know the speakers

    …a commentator and columnist. Jonathan is a Member of Astrea Multi Academy Trust, a Trustee of Education Development Trust and of the Anthem Multi Academy Trust, and is the co-founder of Greenwich Free School. Leigh Spanner Sector Improvement Lead, Student Minds Leigh is Sector Improvement Lead at Student Minds, the UK’s student mental health charity. Leigh works in partnership with students, staff and organisations across the sector to deliver pro…

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  8. Wider higher education policy

    …control of the UK’s creative education system Posted on July 30, 2024 More news Insights Explainer: international students at Alliance universities Posted on March 28, 2024 Universities, the NHS, and health workforce transformation Posted on February 5, 2024 By Dr Densie Baker and Susanna Kalitowski Unpacking the TEF narratives: what does teaching excellence at an Alliance university look like? Posted on December 18, 2023 By Katharine D’Souza…

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  9. Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) case study: Surya Maruthupandian

    …l2O3, Fe2O3, and CaO; compounds that can be found in cement we use in construction. On the other hand, the worldwide demand on cementitious materials has increased considerably in the last 15 years. There is an opportunity to explore the potential of such mineral wastes in the manufacture of cementitious binders. The use of mine tailings in cement can offer a solution to both the problems discussed. I believe the use of these wastes in cement shal…

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    Surya Maruthupandian
  10. Designing a house out of waste

    …repurposes material generally sent to landfill. For example, 19,800 toothbrushes, 4,000 VHS videocassettes and two tonnes of denim form its low-grade wall insulation. The Waste House’s environmental performance continues to be monitored and is used regularly as an ‘open studio’ facilitating the university’s work with local communities. The university is also researching people’s emotional attachments to objects to shift the values and practices o…

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