University Alliance urges careful investment of limited public funds for 2011-12 and beyond
…ion, please contact Sam Jones at the University Alliance office on 07767 673 982 or email sjones@www.unialliance.ac.uk….
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University Alliance warns against sleepwalking towards a privatised university sector
Read more of: University Alliance warns against sleepwalking towards a privatised university sector…ion, please contact Sam Jones at the University Alliance office on 07767 673 982 or email sjones@www.unialliance.ac.uk….
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Vaccines, R&D and the Budget
Read more of: Vaccines, R&D and the Budget…nt’s ‘Levelling Up Fund’ is being extended further across the whole of the UK. This expansion is welcome, but we are no clearer on the detail on how this Fund will be administered. The Budget this week must urgently bring forward greater clarity on the Fund’s prospectus. As pointed out by Chris Husbands, Natalie Day and Richard Brabner in their recent HEPI blog, universities must be explicitly captured within the Fund’s guidance. With many univers…
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The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 4
Read more of: The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 4…ment or you have an exciting challenge for which you need research support, do get in touch with dta@unialliance.ac.uk…
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Opening doors to new ways of research collaboration
Read more of: Opening doors to new ways of research collaboration…e, bringing together research students at Alliance universities across the UK. As the largest multi-partner and only nationwide training initiative of its kind, DTA students benefit from their combined research strength and industry-focused ethos, improving the quality of their work and employment opportunities. And key to the success of the DTA is building a sense of community among the research students taking part in the programme. One of the w…
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What you study is more important than where you study, according to new survey of graduate employers
Read more of: What you study is more important than where you study, according to new survey of graduate employers…(UA) represents leading professional and technical universities across the UK. Our members specialise in working with industry and employers. Our members are leading the way in innovation and business support in the green, tech, creative and healthcare industries. They are leading providers of teaching in healthcare, the creative industries, social sciences, engineering, business and computing. They are some of the biggest degree apprenticeship pr…
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How Hannah followed her heart
Read more of: How Hannah followed her heart…ome,” she says. “I used to go pretty much every year from around the age of 12 and 13. That sparked my interest – rallies more than motorsport – and cars. Then when I turned 17 I got into cars and I’ve really enjoyed knowing more about them. I’ve gone through so many cars since I turned 17!” She went through a tough time at the start of her University experience: “When I came to the Open Day here, I decided here was where I wanted to go. It was my…
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Business leaders tell Chancellor: Keep graduate visa to protect UK’s research and innovation
Read more of: Business leaders tell Chancellor: Keep graduate visa to protect UK’s research and innovation…s, has also been signed by leaders from the Russell Group and Universities UK. The letter has been sent ahead of the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of the graduate visa route (set to be published on 14 May). The signatories argue that if the government were to make any restrictions to the graduate visa route in response, it would have a ‘serious impact upon R&D capacity and return on government investment, besides causing damage to the wide…
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Professor Roderick Watkins
Read more of: Professor Roderick Watkins…gital sound synthesis and the combination of acoustic and synthetic timbres. His compositions have been performed and broadcast across Europe and the UK and include a number of significant commissions. HIs opera The Juniper Tree, commissioned by the Munich Biennale and co-produced with Almeida Opera, IRCAM and the London Sinfonietta, was premiered in 1997 in Munich and London – and called “a triumph” by the Times. Other works include Labirinto (Mo…
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Lifelong Learning – is it worth the hard yards?
Read more of: Lifelong Learning – is it worth the hard yards?…ifelong learning could be transformational for learning and teaching. I encourage collaborative discourse to address and resolve the operational challenges to make this a reality for more people across the UK. And so I find myself, not for the first time this year, at the start line visualising the course ahead – optimistic that with the right application, it will be worth the hard yards….
