…recognising the value it has to enhance the student and staff experience. Underrepresentation of individuals with protected characteristics such as women and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups is well known across UK research. Alliance universities are working hard to address inequalities and are committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion across their research programmes. The University of South Wales runs a number of network…
…the funding model – providers have favoured creating places for full time undergraduates is there is more time and scope to favourably shape their outcomes, for example through targeted support and interventions. The Government’s Lifelong Loan Entitlement (LLE) envisages a brave new world in which people space out their learning across a lifetime, dipping in and out of study, possibly one module at a time, transferring credits between further and…
…really showed the length and breadth of the research work currently being undertaken – even in a pandemic. I would like to thank the judges, and those involved in hosting the competition, with some even giving up annual leave to be involved. Lastly, I am indebted to the subjects of the photo: Fay and Alex, for being my models and enduring the rain with me for this photo – your happiness and dedication has kept me smiling.” Cecilia Gialdini (Socia…
…raditional format of lecturer-student across all sectors, but this must be underpinned by support for teaching staff. Any initiative which expects to foster excellent teaching through metrics and a focus only on competition will be at best superficial and at worst very damaging to innovative teaching in the education system. Such focus must also not favour non-innovative teaching in the name of upholding the position of elite institutions on the m…
…es should have a greater say in formulating an industrial strategy that is underpinned by a local place agenda, according to John Latham, who is the vice-chancellor of Coventry University and who also chairs the University Alliance group. Speaking to HE, Latham suggested that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy should examine how universities can support industrial strategy as many are “already aligned or willing to align”…
…e biggest stumbling block. ” We do see a lot of horror, especially when it comes to something big like a tarantula. What’s really interesting is that at events where we have families, we struggle to keep children’s hands off the bugs!” Professor Janine Dermody Indroneel Chatterjee and Professor Janine Dermody conducted taste tests, experiments and observation studies to measure people’s reactions to eating insects. Indroneel said of this research:…
…ual property, expertise, learning and skills between academia and the businesses. It also provides a significant driving force for enhancing economic growth and societal wellbeing. This two-way exchange element is at the heart of successful and sustainable collaborations. This is how it works: a partnership is formed between a company and the University, and the collaboration is supported by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The collabora…
…onals. “It’s a powerful combination of academic expertise and professional understanding that will stand them in good stead for the future.” The graduate scheme was developed in a bid to develop a talent pool of graduates in response to rapid growth in the sector in Wales. In 2015 the number of financial services firms in Wales rose by 11.2%, and it has emerged that Cardiff is currently the fastest growing city in the UK in terms of job creation,…
…to the traditional internship or placement with an employer. Students can undertake an Enterprise Placement Year (EPY), spending a year taking part in a structured programme, setting up and running their own business venture or working in a freelance capacity. The University of Huddersfield’s Enterprise Team Not only does this programme provide students with the opportunity to gain skills and knowledge to be successfully self-employed, it can als…
…e whole it is seen as an opportunity for them to earn money, much of which comes back to Bangladesh, and to gain skills. At the other end of the scale, many wealthy Bangladeshi choose to study abroad. Many don’t come home after graduation. This “brain drain” is seen as a problem. But it is not surprising. The purpose of the conference was to explore why up to 50% of young people graduating from Bangladeshi universities, which offer technical and v…
