…ance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “It is always wonderful to get the chance to celebrate excellence from inspiring people across our Alliance membership – and this year was no exception. The projects and initiatives represented at the Awards display the extraordinary calibre of work happening at our universities, and the central role they play in the fabric of UK society and our economy. What better place to set the scene for such a wonderful evening…
…ation. The briefing highlights how: The latest proposed changes to student maintenance will have a ‘negative impact for students’. Student maintenance support is now falling far short of student living costs. Students from the poorest families are the most impacted, and social mobility may be threatened as a result. Universities, Students’ Unions and the Government have increased support, but current hardship funding cannot meet demand. Increasing…
…my favourite part of the residentials is the visit to a working site. We visited the Energy Centre with its Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) at kings cross, TATA steel at Port Talbot and Drax power station, North Yorkshire. This really opens your eyes to the vast work which goes on constantly which you are unaware of. The residentials are not the only activity which the DTA offers in order to improve you as a researcher but they are a great par…
…l and professional universities, University Alliance founded the Awards to celebrate the innovation, commitment and excellence that exists across their membership. Winners were selected from over 130 outstanding nominees. They included a collaboration between students and staff to provide deeper insights into the experiences of Black, Asian, Mixed Heritage and Minority Ethnic students, a project supporting the health and wellbeing of staff and stu…
…rs to see a way forward during exceptional times. WINNER: Dr Louise Taylor Bunce- Oxford Brookes University Principal Lecturer Student Experience, for her work developing Anti-racist practice. Louise has consistently taken responsibility for doing the right thing by having open and honest conversations to support equality of educational outcomes for students experiencing racial discrimination. Louise collaborates with her social work students who…
…d there have been issues flooding through on my WhatsApp from the vice-chancellors – and it’s been great to be able to deliver for them.” A successful return to campus – making it safe but also satisfying from a student-experience point of view – is UA members’ “biggest priority at the moment.” And “they’re very much ahead of the game”, she says. How worried are they about the predicted financial storm ahead? Could any UA members be among the 13 U…
…shire around 40% of our students identify as commuters. They are a diverse bunch. Some are young local students for whom continuing to live at home feels like the natural – and financially sensible- choice. Some are mature students with families and other commitments which mean that moving was never an option for them. And some are students from elsewhere (in the UK or abroad) whose rented property is some way from the university. Evaluation of th…
…es Higher team too, for bringing the sector together to pause, reflect and celebrate. Congratulations to Alliance winners: University of Huddersfield won the title of Entrepreneurial University of the Year Northumbria University picked up the title for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts University of Glamorgan won the award for Outstanding Support for Students University of Lincoln triumphed in the Outstanding Employer Engagement Initiative cat…
…lzheimer’s Society, January 2016 Project partners: University of Hertfordshire (lead) Leeds Beckett University University of Nottingham The project is led by Dr Melanie Handley and Professor Frances Bunn at the School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire. This research is supported by funding from Alzheimer’s Society (grant number 516 AS-PG-19a-010)….
…t, spoke of how they have implemented the advice: “We have worked with our main supplier, SOFEA, so that they can supply parcels which have the best balance of items possible. “Parcels packed at SOFEA’s depot in Didcot then come to Rose Hill where staff use the toolkit provided by Oxford Brookes to further tailor them specific to the individual’s need. “That may be supplying gluten-free products for someone with an allergy, removing too much sugar…
