…s being hailed as extremely efficient, making it more comparable to a fuel cell than to a traditional engine. It also produces near-zero emissions of harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) – a world first that has been pioneered by the University. This is the cleanest, high-efficiency engine that exists in the public domain and has enormous potential as a clean device using sustainable fuels made from everyday wastes. This will lead to far less pollution be…
…Research has been conducted through their spinout company, Oxford Expression Technologies Ltd, to develop a Covid-19 vaccine. Awarded a grant by Innovate UK to work in partnership with Vaxine Pty Ltd. Covax-19® is a vaccine based on production of recombinant spike protein manufactured in insect cells and the Innovate UK grant will enable OET experts to use their technology to help Vaxine to improve the yield and scale of production….
…cts of pandemic isolation within the postgraduate researcher community. To celebrate the launch, DTA PhD researcher and the group’s coordinator Benjamin Archer was joined by University Alliance Chair Professor Debra Humphris for a recorded ‘in conversation with’ talk. The video interview is being shared online as part of UA’s activity for LGBTQ+ history month. Professor Debra Humphris is Chair of University Alliance, Vice Chancellor of the Univers…
…l-skills/higher-and-degree-apprenticeships/anglia-ruskin-nees-story/ As we celebrate the value of apprenticeships during National Apprenticeships Week, former University of Hertfordshire degree apprentice Jake Parrott, 25, reflects on his experience working, learning and developing as a professional at Vauxhall Motors. https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/our-work-2/technical-skills/higher-and-degree-apprenticeships/hertfordshire-jakes-story/ Rolls-Royce…
…omote our upcoming events, share resources and training opportunities, and celebrate the success of our researchers. If you have a story about DTA that you want to share, a milestone you have recently passed or even a YouTube clip that sparked an “A-ha moment” – whether it be in connecting methods to methodology, understanding what an epistemology is or even what is meant by non-parametric testing – then let us know or tag us in your own posts. Yo…
…clusive approach has provided a safe and innovative way of recognising and celebrating the breadth and diversity of the unviersity’s community’s achievements and providing a platform for supporting each other in the challenges they may be experiencing. It has encouraged the community to be creative, inventive and collaborative with their submissions. A Changed World University-Wide Make-Along: To complement the project, the university organised a…
…transformational experience that awaits them this is a fact that should be celebrated, not derided. A degree provides you with that extra edge, that critical and analytical thinking along with the valuable life lessons along the way. “To meet the challenges of Covid, there will be a need for more of these skills, not less. As we look to the future, Alliance universities, which sit at the very nexus of higher education and industry, will be essenti…
…Excellence Alliance (TEA) programme, designed to encourage and showcase excellence in teaching and learning, has been honoured by the Staff and Education Development Association (SEDA) in their Educational Development Initiative of the Year for its innovative ‘TEA Sandpit’ professional development activity. The TEA Sandpit designed and led by UA’s Penny Sweasey and Graham Holden beat brilliant initiatives from The Open University and University C…
…ve the creative arts are fundamentally crucial to society as a whole. With celebrated artists from L.S. Lowry to Grayson Perry; multiple MOBO, Grammy, BAFTA and Brit award winners, and a former children’s laureate and current poet laureate among our members’ alumni, we know better than anyone the colossal cultural value of our creative arts sector. But we also see first-hand the economic and social effect of the arts and the benefits for the local…
…d her in good stead as we strive to champion the causes of our members and celebrate their critical contribution in the sector, their communities and delivering the future skills of the nation. I look forward to working with Beth.’ Beth said, ‘I’m delighted to be joining University Alliance. This is an exciting time for the organisation and I’m really looking forward to working with Vanessa and the team, and with UA members, to further champion th…
