…tic University of South Wales. During these residentials we had debates, presentations, inspiring talks, interesting lectures and lots of fun activities which all really enhance your research skills and great you to think about the bigger picture. One aspect which is very interesting is the interactions with people from industry which can enhance collaboration and transfer knowledge. Perhaps my favourite part of the residentials is the visit to a…
…epartment for Education (DfE) Carter Review of Initial Teacher Training in England. Sam also founded and established the University’s Sheffield Institute of Education as a leading national centre of education research and practice and it is now one of the UK’s top five providers of teachers with over 700 new teachers entering the classroom each year. Read more about Chris, Laura and Sam’s achievements here. A researcher from the University of Port…
…fair price. It would also help customers to see what happens behind the scen*]}*es on the farm and increase awareness of where their food comes from. Oxford Brookes University Bee-Able: Sophia Bannert Sophia Bannert, an Architecture Master’s student at OBU, is drawing on her studies to devise a tool to tackle the physical and social barriers in our cities for people with disabilities or access needs. Her Bee-Able app aims to transform cities in place…
…oring, showcasing ideas and advice and support on how to convert a great business idea into reality. Twelve Alliance universities have confirmed their participation in this year’s event. Each will submit one entry to pitch a business idea at Enterprise Stars 2018 – either an individual or a group – in June. Students from participating universities – studying any subject – can take part. Collectively, University Alliance members account for 40% of…
…se ‘reindeer games’, as if they were an event like the Olympics. We had 40 entries from students at Alliance universities, and this year, two judges helped us to narrow them down to find a winner: Kollette Super, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Coventry University and Paul Inman, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Dean of Technology, Design and Environment, Oxford Brookes University. Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s competiti…
…overnment’s priorities are already pretty clear. The additional £7bn of investment promised between now and 2022 will go on innovation and near-to-market research. We know that certain sectors and technologies will be targeted and can anticipate greater detail on the nature of the challenge areas announced previously, including artificial intelligence and driverless vehicles. Place—a central theme of the budget commitments on 5G mobile telephony,…
…ely, businesses prefer graduates with international experience, global awareness and cultural competence, not to mention the ability to speak more than one language. In 2013 the Association of Graduate Recruiters reported that 79% of employers believe that ‘knowledge of the wider world is more important than classification of degree’. More recently in December 2016, the QS Global Employer Survey Report found that six out of 10 employers around the…
…up 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 employers in designing our courses; real world, engaging learning with authentic assessme…
…ity winner of the design competition 2016 Santa on his sleigh delivering presents around the globe. Citizens bringing gifts by train to neighbours in a nearby city. Woodland animals working together to decorate a festive tree. What do they all have in common? They are all winning designs produced by UA students and staff for the cover of our Christmas card. Now in its sixth year, we have kicked off the search for the 2017 University Alliance Chris…
…ts to develop their social capital on campus and beyond, we give them the resilience to succeed. “We welcome the Government’s intention to use the TEF to champion success and drive improvement. As it continues to evolve, it is important that the TEF reflects the different models of teaching excellence which exist across UK higher education and supports innovation. Whether or not it becomes a useful tool for applicants, it will certainly make unive…
