…Policing Institute of the Eastern Region conducted research examining the effectiveness of risk management practices for registered sex offenders in the community, including the first national evaluation of the Active Risk Management System (ARMS). This research has resulted in key changes to policy and practice in all 43 police forces and all seven divisions of the National Probation Service (NPS) in England and Wales; leading to increased effic…
…ll do little to assuage worries. While the reforms promised in the UK Research and Innovation Roadmap will help address these for future generations, in the meantime, by adopting these recommendations providers of doctoral training can go some way to relieving the complex pressures faced by the current generation of PhD researchers….
…some learners may just need an iPad whereas others, such as those studying computer animation, need high end computers that are not always available. We need to ensure university staff are getting the right training and support to teach, and we need to adapt and develop our systems and processes to this new way of working. We also need to overcome the perception that online teaching is less valuable, and cheaper than face-to-face teaching – predom…
…ership team in support of the Alliance universities and the transformative effect they have on our cities, regions and communities.” Professor Steven Spier, Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University and group treasurer, said: “University Alliance gives a voice to a crucial part of the higher education sector. Member institutions are educating the country’s engineers, architects, nurses, and teachers, to name but a few, in research rich environments,…
…how drones are use and their future potential. Find out more at www.iudro.com University of Greenwich CNPPS: Kamal Farid Kamal has come up with an idea that has the potential to turn the UK’s pavement sector into a carbon-negative industry. He has launched CNPPS, a completely new technology for paving hard surfaces through the use of secondary used aggregates. The manufacturing technology coverts secondary used and waste produced into the necessa…
…ing marketing and started teaching it, building on a master’s degree I had completed some years before. In recent years I have become interested in the experiences of female entrepreneurs, like me, and how they help their businesses to thrive. Previous research had already identified that unlike larger firms, the success of a start-up and its ability to engage an audience will depend largely on the marketing skills and personal brand of the owner…
…ing and the breaking down of traditional silos. The success of these DTAs reflects the tremendous commitment and hard work by national theme directors, their deputies, the supervisor community and the DTA team at UA. So, as the new National Director, I am privileged to be able to build on and contribute to this wonderful initiative and to work to ensure its sustainability. Each DTA has a group of external advisors made up of leading figures from p…
…ent of law and criminology, widening opportunity for students, 40% of whom come from low income households. This year, the department was voted the best provider of legal education by a panel of peers. Sital also established, with Baroness Helena Kennedy, the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice at Sheffield Hallam, which delivers applied research, projects and teaching on themes focused on international justice and human rights. Read m…
…t at Aintree for Hello magazine. This year I’ve been asked to create style content for their Instagram and Facebook feeds in the run up to the 2017 event. Rachel Worsley, Fashion Communication student…
…d to travel, sometimes long distances, to weekly contact classes and share computers, tablets and mobile phones. We attribute success – in terms of participant MOOC completion – to a blend of the digital and physical learning spaces and the way in which the MOOC enabled collaborative learning and exchange across traditional community boundaries. Trainee teachers, for example, were surprised and impressed to be learning alongside the Director of th…
