…3 where he became Group CTO, running a team of 70 developers across to the world in the marketing technology sector. Tom then went on to set up financial technology start-up Paid, which concentrates on simplifying contracting and payments for small businesses. Tom’s areas of experience include building high performing technology teams and translation of business need to technology requirements. He is a lover of start-up life and promotes rapid pro…
…niversity is expanding on its world-leading astrophysics research, by constructing the world’s largest robotic telescope – Liverpool Telescope 2 – which will be dedicated solely to scientific work. The £15 million project is creating jobs and driving upgrades in skills and machinery for local precision engineering SMEs, benefiting businesses in the Merseyside region. Improving the availability of existing knowledge can also transform businesses’ f…
…n the web, then the next ten years will be about applying them to the real world.’ Fundamentally the world exists as a physical entity, so we need to consider what the digital physical future may bring. If for example the future follows the post-institutional web model, into the physical world and mass customisation becomes a prevalent reality, then the role of designer will not only expand, it will become ever more crucial. If every object become…
…istic about their own employment prospects. However, it is clear from ‘Job Ready: universities, employers and students creating success’ as well as NCUB’s own ‘Career Portfolios and the Labour Market for Graduates and Postgraduates’ report, and others, that there is still room for improvement. Employers say that there is a disconnect between the specialist skills they need to take advantage of opportunities in a fast moving marketplace, and how qu…
…ckle the problem. “An important contribution to the development of further World Bank investment in education.” World Bank Sri Lanka Team Leader for Education Investing in education Rozana’s work is based on long-term research which shows that an extra year of schooling in Sri Lanka significantly boosts the welfare of everyone in the household. This is especially the case in the poorest communities. Her findings also highlight how boys have signif…
…example, than the film graduate from my own University who is now the Creative Director of Wallace and Gromit? You see, a degree does not just offer training for a career. It provides graduates with a wider horizon for their ambitions, a wider perspective on the world around them, and, as one of our colleagues in the US put it recently, “acutely sensitive antennae for knowing when someone is talking rot.” Fundamentally, that’s exactly what employe…
…Alliance students for their careers, and to navigate the ever-changing job market. https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/2021/03/26/jet2-jobs-at-leeds-beckett/ These partnerships produce graduates that have the skills and knowledge to achieve and add value to industry and the professions; equipped with the skills our economy will need for the future. 90% of Alliance graduates are employed or in further study fifteen months after graduation. Employer partn…
…nts Kingston University Film students at University of South Wales work on BBC drama https://youtu.be/kQlPlMPaE5M Graphic Design Alumni from University of Hertfordshire Architecture https://youtu.be/talhl03znHU Architecture postgraduate student Oxford Brookes University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxBI3ukOWeY&list=PL71C294A5F2543E31&index=13 Architecture BA students Kingston University Health and social care Patrick, Mental Health Nursing Univ…
…ed as trainees in Cardiff’s Wolf Studios, USW graduates have worked on the BBC and HBO production of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, as well as the Lena Dunham-directed HBO drama ‘Industry’, and two series of Sky One’s popular drama `A Discovery of Witches’. USW students and graduates have also worked on two seasons of the Netflix series, Sex Education. After a number of successful graduate placements on season one, production company…
…e Ansell, Chief Executive of University Alliance, responded to the Sutton Trust report, Levels of Success: The Potential of UK Apprenticeships: She said: “Alliance universities, with their long experience of providing work-based learning, are leading the way in delivering high-end Higher Level Apprenticeships. The report features some of these – including UWE Bristol’s collaboration with Airbus and Salford University’s partnership with the BBC. “W…
