…nesses, weaken our economy and thus make us all poorer. This foreword has been extracted from a new report, Vocation, Vocation, Vocation, from the Social Market Foundation with University Alliance and Pearson. Read the full report here….
…Introduce a single regulatory system Be genuinely flexible, expandable and market-driven – able meet the needs of our future economy Re-establish the Government–student contract Be cost-efficient for Government Read the full framework here. We will be developing our framework collaboratively with Vice-Chancellors, economists and experts from across the sector and outside HE, in the UK and overseas. Over the next few months we will be holding sessi…
…Creating an evidence base to influence policy and practice in other remote rural regions through innovative research and teaching programmes. The plan aims to help the local community in Orkney while also contributing to the development of remote rural regions. Research projects in the community As part of RGU’s strategic priority to grow the quality and impact of its research, the University is committed to engaging in research and knowledge exch…
…rom a wide range of disciplines, such as from marketing, admissions, UK recruitment, equality and also the health and wellbeing faculty, including a paramedic admissions tutor. This work aims to remove bias at the application stage, whilst also reducing barriers, or perceived barriers, to students during their journey throughout the application process. The team has developed an equality analysis of the admissions process – mapping the entire stud…
…in the base that sends a minor amount of water through small holes in the brush head when squeezed. Normal toothbrushes can be hard and inflexible, causing dryness of the mouth – making it more difficult for staff to help patients. HDTI assisted in delivering the concept design, design development, CAD modelling visualisation and prototyping of this product which is undergoing further development to be brought into the market. Another collaborativ…
…pond to its new and existing customers’ needs. This innovative digital instructional learning system, also allowed Biomonde to provide high quality training modules professionally accredited by appropriate UK CPD awarding bodies and to monitor the quality of the learning material delivered. Well established in the UK and Germany, BioMonde had ambitions to secure and grow sales within these markets. It also aimed to expand sales geographically with…
…in the UK not too many. The UK economy is not presenting any of the labour market signals that would suggest there are too many graduates in the economy. Graduate vacancies continue to grow. Jobs in ‘graduate dense’ occupations are an increasing proportion of the total workforce. Graduate employment rates have been maintained despite the rapid expansion in the number of graduates. Added to all this there is still a significant graduate premium. …
…is thanks to them, as well as our other partners, that we are where we are today – ready to care for patients with compassion, if and when we are needed.” A degree of flexibility was built into the planning so that as the clinical picture and patient requirements evolve, the hospital could adapt accordingly. UWE Bristol’s Glenside Campus was also set up to receive volunteers who were working as frontline staff at NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol….
…’ approach, including building dynamic and strong relationships with both education providers and employers. We have considerable experience of working successfully with a broad range of employers to deliver highly employable graduates that are ready to hit the ground running. “We will look forward to working with BIS on this initiative, in particular on helping to address some of the practical challenges of delivering this ambitious programme suc…
…of universities on graduate employability is great news for individuals, for the economy and for society. Gone are the days when an individual could go to university, get a job straight after graduation and stay in that role until they were drawing their pension.’ Read more on the NCUB blog here. Come to our launch event for Job Ready: universities, employers and students creating success Tuesday 8 July, 12.30pm – 2.30pm Churchill Room, House of…
