…ing profession. Students work full-time with an employer while studying on site at Manchester Metropolitan University’s £75m Business School. The University of Hertfordshire will offer the Digital & Technology Solutions Degree with specialisms in Software Engineering or Network Engineering (by the School of Computer Science) from September 2016. The University’s Hertfordshire Business School will also start running the Chartered Management Degree…
…dents’ training placements, with learning a full time blend of on- and off-site provisions. University of Salford Salford’s employer-led, full degree level apprenticeship programme combines academic knowledge and theory with work-based learning and skills. The Broadcast Engineering degree was developed in collaboration with the University of Salford and the BBC to address the shortage of modern multi-skilled broadcast engineers identified during t…
…d challenging to interpret. V-Info will provide a single, comprehensive website that synthesises data and presents it in a visual and user friendly way to provide a more accurate understanding of violence. Users will be able to explore data on a range of violence types (e.g. child maltreatment, youth violence, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, elder abuse) and across many different public health aspects, such as prevalence, risk factors,…
…the Home Office Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST). For more information about the scheme and to apply please visit the Royal Society website or contact Rachael Mann at Rachael.mann@royalsociety.org or 02074512218….
…ini staff are mobile, often spending significant periods of time on client sites away from their base office. A blended learning approach with the majority of teaching delivered at a distance was essential. An added benefit was that this required less physical space and capital spend. The program began in April 2014 and was later extended to a full level 4-6 integrated BSc Degree Apprenticeship delivered over four and a half years. The Degree Appr…
…Fund (£7.9m), located at the Unipart Powertrain Applications manufacturing site in Coventry. Designed as a bespoke ‘Faculty on the Factory Floor’, it is underpinned by a shared focus on teaching and skills, high-quality research and the core business of developing and applying energy and powertrain related technologies for the automotive, aerospace, oil and gas, rail and renewables industry sectors. The partnership involved considerable investment…
…raduate researchers who are job-ready and can apply the results of their excellent research to deliver real world impact.” Professor Yvonne Barnett, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Nottingham Trent University and DTA Director, Applied Biosciences for Health, said: “The healthcare sector is a fast-moving, global market. The UK must commit to developing our world-leading research base to make sure we continue to be leaders in this field. “Alliance…
…e up of our event ‘Building the Teaching Excellence Framework‘ on their website. “The University Alliance hosted a stimulating event to discuss the threats and opportunities of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) earlier today. Not only were there platform speeches from senior people from HEFCE, BIS, Coventry University and the University of South Wales, there was even an interview with a real live student (often notable by their absence from…
…Our chief executive, Maddalaine Ansell, will be speaking at the Westminster Higher Education Forum – Expanding the role of universities in local economic growth on 7 July 2015. She will be giving a presentation during the session on ‘encouraging greater entrepreneurship amongst staff and students’. For more information and the full programme, visit the Westminster Higher Education Forum website here….
…average in quality improvement. We have just put together a booklet and website resource setting out examples of the different ways in which their excellent research is growing industries, improving healthcare, building sustainability and shaping society. Our ambition is produce even more excellent research with even greater impact. Some of this will come through our strengths in collaboration. Alliance universities have been collaborating with in…
