…site (STDC), the largest development site outside of London, is a critical component of the region’s economic strategy. Teesside University’s Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre, now under development with industry partners and TVCA, is part of this strategy. Focused on technological research, development, demonstration and transfer, the Centre will kick-start commercial industrial decarbonisation, hydrogen and circular economy activity in the Tee…
…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…
…support and leadership as I took on this new CEO role. I would like to welcome Debra, Alistair and Steven to their new roles. Their commitment and counsel will be key to ensuring the success of the new vision, mission and strategy of University Alliance. I am pleased to have them at the helm as we embark on this new chapter with a renewed ambition to champion the role of technical and professional universities. Alliance institutions deliver real…
…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…
…wn 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 practice, industry and p…
…sity’s website. Other UA colleagues recognised in the Birthday Honours were: Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Professor Graham Andrew Leslie, Visiting Professor of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, Huddersfield University, for services to entrepreneurship Members of the Order of the British Empire Brighton Alumna Emily Brooke (CEO/founder) of Blaze, for services to the economy and transport Medallist of the Order of the British Empire…
…were The Jockey Club and the Museum of Liverpool. The Jockey Club Regional Communications Manager, Grant Rowland, offered Fashion students access to records of a century of designs. The students produced garments from particular style periods using historic patterns, bringing the designs up-to-date with modern fabrics. Meanwhile, Fashion Communications students devised style guides aimed at Ladies Day, selecting an iconic brand ambassador whose st…
…w partnership with Save the Children India, our focus will be extending our work to strengthen state systems through a collective focus on meeting learning needs. Images: created by the Tess-India project and shared under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license (CC-BY-SA)…
…as enriching my student life in the UK.” Growing Support, a not-for-profit community interest company (CIC) that enables the elderly to get involved with gardening, received several volunteer students. “Having students involved in our project has been great because they bring a real diversity to what we do,” says Ruth Baker, who has worked with the volunteers. “We work with older people and so having young volunteers is just fantastic for everybod…
