…my first day I found the university to be highly organised; there is great communication between both staff and students. I have heard stories about universities that can take weeks to respond to an email, and I was worried about the possibility of bad communication at Brighton, but I have never had an issue and all my emails / queries are always answered within a few days. The facilities at Brighton are also amazing. As I do a creative course, I…
…ing: Universities have diversified their income streams in recent years to compensate for reduced public funding, and increased surplus-generating income sources, especially international student tuition fees, to cross-subsidise other activities. International student fees provide £3bn cross-subsidy to fund other university activities: research (which runs at a deficit of £5bn) and teaching home students (which runs at a deficit of £1bn) Without i…
…apprenticeship route is that it attracts local people, who care about the community they live in. They have a cultural understanding of their own community and are able to provide appropriate care. This is essential if we want to achieve equitable care for all; as highlighted by the consecutive reports by MBRRACE (the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford) which emphasise the need for local people to be involved in the…
…approaches to the student journey. Working out how and to whom we need to communicate our new offer If we as universities can individually and collectively communicate what is available as a result of the LLE and demonstrate or stimulate demand, then we can find a way of making this an important aspect of our portfolios. Understanding employer priorities of flexibility and inclusion We can use learning from our experiences of delivering apprentic…
…gas engineers in dangerous situations, safely. It drives the importance of compliance and competence with the goal to reduce gas related accidents and fatalities nationally. The training combined with the virtual reality product is incredible and never would’ve happened without the CEMET Team. They were extremely competent and efficient to work with. It would be a huge shame to see the likes of CEMET end as without innovation, nothing moves forwar…
…could be ideal for replacing parts of damaged bones within the body. Using computer simulations, she is modelling how structures made from these materials can be combined with a patient’s cells to grow engineered tissue that could be implanted within bones to support repair. “Only 30 per cent of patients on transplant lists get the organs they need – it’s a major problem worldwide,” Sadaf said. “Engineering tissue to replace body parts damaged by…
…for Best Women Engineering Student. Dr Romana Trestian, Senior Lecturer in Computing and Communications Engineering, describes her as “a brilliant student” with “a story that could be an inspiration for many”. In ten years’ time, Romila hopes to be working for a big organisation – in networks or in cybersecurity, protecting customers’ data. Romila said of her experience at Middlesex: “I’ve had brilliant opportunities and working experiences with s…
…cial Populations graduate Nick Bender, is a former US Marine, who set up a community interest company for an older people’s wellness and group exercise programme. Nick runs the group, which is also the subject of his academic research into reducing loneliness and depression. When he arrived at Middlesex University in 2018 Nick, discovered Walk and Talk For Your Life, a programme of exercise as medicine for older adults started at the University of…
…es. Growing up in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé, he took up weightlifting and competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2022 Games in Birmingham. Afraid to return to Cameroon and concerned about his safety, he fled the team camp and travelled to Brighton while still a teenager. After two months of sleeping rough he reached his lowest ebb, and contemplated suicide. He had enough credit on his phone to call the Samaritans, who he belie…
…arch has led agencies including UNICEF (the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) to include adolescent nutrition as a key priority in reaching the UN’s sustainable development goals on good health and well being, and on gender equality. Changing lives in the poorest communities Rozana’s painstaking statistical research is challenging thinking and delivering real change to social policy in developing countries. Combining rigour w…
