…tober 2015 as part of the new Doctoral Training Alliance team. Laura Foster-Devaney Communications and Press Officer Laura joined University Alliance in December 2020 to assist in delivering UA’s communications and press activity. Mei Yee Justin PA to the CEO Mei Yee Justin joined University Alliance in May 2022 as PA to the CEO Susanna Kalitowski Head of Policy Susanna joined University Alliance in September 2019 to head up the policy team. Laure…
…e all arrived at the University of Brighton. After a brief coffee and catch-up, the session was kickstarted with a welcome address by the Head of DTA Jennie Eldridge, followed by a conversation panel discussion on the topic: ‘What is Community in Research?’. The speakers, Dr Heather Sears, Professor Amin Al-Habaib, Dr Anna Seabourne, Dr Ellie Crabtree, Professor Mark Devenney, Professor Michael Cole, myself and Udit Tiwari discussed what research…
…ding much needed services to community organisations such as cooperatives, community interest companies, charities and voluntary organisations in Oxford. It enables students to contribute to the well-being of the local community whilst developing their professional skills and contributing to their employability. Being part of this scheme will look great on your CV. How does it work? Each year second and final year Accounting and Finance students v…
…, designed to help encourage students from schools across the country to become the engineering professionals of the future. As part of the partnership, a three-week long exhibition was installed in the south terminal at Gatwick, featuring prototypes built by universities based on 11 winning designs by primary and secondary pupils from across the United Kingdom. The Wall of Fame exhibition will allow Gatwick’s 125,000 daily visitors to vote for th…
…igher technical education at UA universities will play a pivotal role in re-skilling and re-training efforts at a local, regional and national level. Debra raised with the committee that the ability for UA members to continue serving their communities and supporting any recovery efforts post-covid will be dependent on a number of things: Mitigation for the significant financial challenges universities are likely to face, through a financial underw…
…crisis. This includes training a significant proportion of the NHS frontline workforce, contributing to lifesaving research, donating vital supplies and facilities, and supporting local community initiatives. Find out more here: https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/our-work-2/covid-19-response/ Case Studies and Blogs Find out more about our members’ work training the nurses, allied health professionals, teachers and police officers of tomorrow. The Next…
…of GDP is far below the OECD average and the EU target of 3%. “We also welcome the Committee’s findings that there needs to be better understanding of models that link Catapult Centres to excellent research throughout the UK university sector. We support the call for increased funding for innovation, particularly through initiatives and bodies such as HEIF and Innovate UK – as long as this is not at the expense of other elements of the science bu…
University Clearing tips https://www.youtube.com/embed/lpXfn-TI1t8 Praveen, Middlesex University Clearing Advisor David Gilani, Head of Student Engagement and Advocacy at Middlesex University, gives us his tips and tricks for clearing: He said: “Clearing should be viewed as a Plan A rather than a Plan B. This is not the end of your academic journey, it’s just the beginning. “Even if you had your heart set one particular course but got lower than…
…as been embedded into the majority of level 5 undergraduate courses. https://youtu.be/JexeN5TB77g https://www.herts.ac.uk/life/careers-and-recruitment/assessment-centre-experience…
…Vice Chancellor for Enterprise and Business Engagement at Teesside University, Professor Jane Turner OBE. You can now watch the full segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2X_nwVZfgk&feature=youtu.be Clip credited to BBC Newsnight….
