…e content and delivery has been exceptional. I have been able to study how various academic concepts have been applied in other industries outside of my own, allowing me to bring some different best practices and ways of thinking into my day to day work. I have also developed my critical analysis techniques and learned important time management skills through balancing full time work with study.” How do you think your apprenticeship has benefitted…
…rience as a researcher and public policy professional, having worked for a variety of organisations including the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Hansard Society, and the Institute for Public Policy Research. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Vassar College in the US; a master’s degree in human rights from the London School of Economics; and a graduate diploma in law from the College of Law (now University of Law)….
…need to promote economic prosperity and resilience. University Alliance’s manifesto argues that the Prime Minister’s promise of a ‘country that works for everyone’ can only be realised if people can access second chances, upskilling and retraining in later life, including those who are already in the labour market. UA’s proposals include: Improving information, advice and guidance: with a coordinated approach, led by an independent body and focus…
…ly impossible for CAD data showing complex organic forms like skulls to be manipulated in a way that would help surgeons plan reconstructions. So the researchers experimented with novel ways to manipulate 3D data (i.e. from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Computerised Tomography (CT) scans) and CAD data using product design tools. One tool, Haptic Technology – usually employed in the computer generation industry for character creation as it al…
…on of the first in Government School, others were established in the major manufacturing provinces of the country, many of these constituting the founding institutions of what are today several University Alliance members. In spite of the schools stated purpose to be concerned with design, the term design was at this time fairly unstable as a 19th century industrial concept. Historians and writers have tended to find etymological traces of the wor…
…make positive changes to their services. It enlisted Hay Group – a global management consulting firm – and The Open University Business School (OUBS) to design and deliver the largest part of its staff development offering; a fully accredited 12-month national programme for both clinical and non-clinical staff preparing to step into their first leadership role. Titled ‘The Mary Seacole Programme – Leading Care I’, the programme is named after the…
…are some who believe that the salary bands for graduate level jobs, which vary depending on the sector, have been set too high for regions outside London and the South East and for those organisations and companies that could most benefit and grow from this talent – such as small companies or tech start ups. The UK needs to be much cleverer about how it secures its share of the international students market in the long term. Statements and polici…
…ing things at our September Sandpit event for the TEA was that a large and varied group of people from across our member universities understood that distinctiveness as clearly as their directors of teaching and learning and PVCs. Any big organisation would be delighted to see such deeply rooted commitment to shared values. Their responses all clustered round things already identified as important for the TEA – collaborating with students and empl…
…that music therapy has on health and wellbeing, prioritising research into managing the symptoms of dementia. It was created for people living with dementia and their care companions, to attend interactive music therapy groups. The sessions centre on music-making and listening in order to aid in communication, relationships and increasing quality of life through group work. The sessions provide vital services for those living with dementia, and th…
…h year, SAM App and a new friendship app Rescue Station being developed at Manchester Metropolitan University, provide vital resources for them. The range of apps coming out of our universities is staggering. Baby Buddy is a free mobile phone app for parents and parents-to-be with personalised content approved by doctors and midwives which UWE Bristol helped to devise. Sleepstation was devised by one of the UK’s leading sleep experts with support…
