…lent to encourage the companies they work with to be better. They have therefore committed to support the 10,000 Black Interns scheme, and University Alliance have also committed to offer a paid internship as part of the scheme. We recognise that meaningful progression on the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda will only be realised by taking action across the whole system. We have been furthering discussions on developing an inclusive resear…
…m the seat of Hessle and West Hull that she now represents in Parliament. Before becoming an MP, Emma was a primary school teacher for over ten years. She left teaching in 2015 to become a full-time organiser for the National Union of Teachers, and served as Deputy General Secretary of the Socialist Educational Association before being elected to Parliament. Following her election in 2017, and subsequent re-election in 2019, Emma has risen in the…
…nce, whose members include Birmingham City University and many others who offer valuable opportunities to study creative subjects, I am delighted to see passionate representatives from a range of sectors able come together and deliver a plan of action through the development of a Creative Education Compact. The Compact not only sets out measures for the new government, but also outlines how we as sector representatives can take back control of cre…
…, while supporting more tailored training options. [April Murray Cantwell] Coming up! The Committee is currently working towards an end-of-academic-year event for all DTA researchers. More information will be forthcoming in the New Year, so watch this space. Katheryn Margaret is also developing a Mini-Methodology Festival to encourage peer-to-peer learning and to support researchers’ understanding of the diverse methodologies that inform qualitati…
…nstorm and evaluate potential product-customer combinations and product-beneficiaries combinations and make choices Develop and validate the product Develop processes and key suppliers Generate value Make innovation a regular act The project has also developed an innovation roadmap model for established social enterprises. Discuss your strategic priorities Opportunity scoping Evaluate product-customer and product-beneficiaries combinations and cho…
…nister.” Having started her career in the civil service – she had a senior comms role at Defra – Vanessa has a different perception of the HE/DfE relationship to many working at this level. Back-and-forth animosity bothers her: “When I came back to this sector, now in this role, I was quite shocked at the reputation that the department had. “It seemed really quite fractious, like higher education was getting a real bashing from everyone. It just f…
…of more than 60 impact case studies submitted by our universities to the REF 2014 exercise. They showcase the excellent research happening in Alliance universities and our impact both on here in the UK and around the world. These case studies show how we are finding new ways to overcome socio-economic challenges: growing industries, improving healthcare, building sustainability and shaping society. Together these stories provide compelling eviden…
…o serving our local community, and it made a great deal of sense for us to come together, combining resources to work more closely with, for instance, schools, hospitals and community groups,” she says. “Sport plays a really important role at the university, too. We run degree programmes in sports science, sports event management, sports marketing and sports psychology, and we train PE teachers, so there is plenty of scope here to enrich our teach…
…creation, in widening access to university study and in strengthening our communities, we are committed to powering the country’s economic, social and cultural future. As the government prepares for a Spending Review, the work of Alliance universities will be vital in delivering the government’s commitments – find out how, here. Read our publication here, and our campaign case studies below. Comprehensive Spending Review 2021 Posted on September…
…qual society is a classic wicked problem; however you try to solve it, you come across competing ideas of fairness and incentives that drive in different directions. How do you judge between the bright, hard-working child who achieved excellent A-level results with the support of the best schooling money can buy and the bright, hard-working child who might have done just as well—or even better—if they had had the same opportunity, but actually did…
