…eminate the approach. Nearly 2,500 patients have directly benefited from their work since 2008. They have also shared knowledge about their techniques and processes to over 330 individual company and public sector representatives and explored the potential of creating bespoke devices with nearly 200 companies. Back to Real World Impact…
…graduates from opposite ends of the social spectrum, with those from higher-income backgrounds earning significantly more even after completing the same degree course from the same university. Clearly, universities can’t solve the problem alone. Nevertheless, our research – which looked in particular at the work of three universities in the wider London economic region (University of Greenwich, Kingston University and University of Hertfordshire)…
…to work –https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/higher-education-fulfilling-our-potential Widening Participation, published by the Social Market Foundation in partnership with University Alliance and the Open University on 23 March, is online here: http://www.smf.co.uk/publications/widening-participation For press enquiries please contact Gabriel Huntley, Head of Communications and External Relations on 07890 626099 or email gabriel@www.uniallia…
…(tel 0117 931 7363) at HEFCE. For more information on university_vision go to, www.universityvision.org.uk and access our ‘The Way We’ll Work’ publication here. University Alliance is a non-partisan, non-political organisation working to promote, safeguard and sustain the public benefit delivered by universities together with our members….
…d development of our company and most importantly helped us develop a state-of-the-art technology product that will touch millions of businesses and add significant value to the country’s economy. As an SME, such support is transformational. A program like this must be supported in all possible wills and intentions.” Kemi Madumere, Director, Brighter Futures Foundation “[Our] research project…with the University of Greenwich was pivotal in us gett…
…and choice benefits all students – even on campus students have lives and commitments- it is a win-win situation. Often simple, low cost actions can make a difference. Maguire and Morris offer a good ‘go-to’ list when planning changes. Some good first steps for us have been the following: Listen for the voices of commuter students in the data you already collect. You don’t always need a new survey. Consider how the Student Union represents commut…
…l benefited from the Pesticide Properties Database (PPDB), one of the most comprehensive pesticide resources in the world, developed at the University of Hertfordshire. First launched in 2007, the database was developed by the Agriculture and Environment Research Unit led by Professor Kathleen Lewis. Two decades of continuous research have created a comprehensive, independently verified database for pesticide risk assessments, which has now been v…
…hink that our science is all the better for it. I’m an advocate for the two-to-four day week – for everyone! Is there anything you do in your day-to-day work to support fellow women scientists? Probably not enough. I’ve done lots over the years – from girls-only school events to local festivals to raising the profile of women in science by standing on a soapbox in Swansea high street talking about my work, but I would love to do more – not just to…
…eam explosion in reactor four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) complex exposed the core of the reactor. Over the subsequent 9-10 days, large quantities of radioactive material were released into the atmosphere. Prevailing winds shifted during this period so the plume direction was not constant. Significant quantities of radioactive material were deposited in the surrounding environment. The accident had a devastating impact on the loca…
…tanding of 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 t…
