…t by top employers and they are empowered to shape their own lives and the world around them. The Middlesex community is diverse, inclusive and equitable, with over 165 student nationalities in its London campus. The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, which assess universities against the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), recently ranked Middlesex 12th out of 776 institutions globally for SDG5 Gender Equality. Rese…
…cy at the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI); Shortlisted nominees: ARU law clinic, Anglia Ruskin University Inter faith network, Middlesex University Menopause and menstruation group, Oxford Brookes University Oxford Brookes and Sobell House Ox Trail Team, Oxford Brookes University The Professionals Award With thanks to our judges: Joe Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) Anne-Marie Graham…
…development work to evaluate, improve and develop the water quality infrastructure and operational reliability of rural community water points throughout developing countries. Initially, my work was focused in sub-Saharan Africa, principally Malawi but also included Botswana, Ghana and Uganda. Originally my work was directed towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), namely Target 7(c), which was aimed at halving the number of people…
…Meta Tamara Rojo CBE Artistic Director and Lead Principal Dancer, English National Ballet Caroline Rush CBE CEO, British Fashion Council Russ Shaw CBE Founder, Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates Olivia Chatten Master of the Guild of Media Arts, York Hannah Chukwu Editor, Penguin Random House UK Tamara Cincik Founder & CEO, Fashion Roundtable Jamie Coleman Founder, Codebase Dr Mya-Rose Craig Founder and President, Black2Nature Profess…
…recently published government survey showed that 46% of businesses have struggled to recruit roles that require data skills, with over 200K vacancies in hard data skills of which 82.5% of these are data specialist roles, beyond digital user and basic IT skills. The IoC-Data Science Skills Bootcamp is inclusive to all learners unemployed and re-skilling to help build our economy.” Associate Professor Rehan Bhana The business community is very wary…
…ry. They support the development of young talent, they lead on research of national and international significance, and their investment in arts and culture helps to build a sense of place. “Many arts and cultural organisations are already working hand-in-hand with the higher education sector to drive forward their local creative economy. By producing the new guide with University Alliance, we are hoping to build and grow on the partnerships that…
…r 3 star – the highest ratings available – and awarded to research that is world-leading or internationally excellent. The Open University is unique among UK universities having both an access mission and demonstrating research excellence. The Open University has been in partnership with the BBC for well over 40 years and co-produces around 30 peak time TV and radio series a year, such as Life Story, Secret Life of Books, Cyber Crimes, Trust Me, I…
…2019) Dementia project reaches national audience (Cambridge Network, 16 February 2018) Coronavirus: Online music therapy group a ‘lifeline’ in pandemic (BBC News, 22 April 2020) Source 4: Film: Voyage with Dementia Source 5: Saffron Hall NESTA case study featuring Together in Sound Source 6: BAMT ARU and MHA joint conference Source 7: OBE Awards 2016 Source 8: Fachner et al. involvement in BBC Our Dementia Choir Source 9: Inclusion of music therap…
…University customers have protection surpassing that recommended in the UK National Cyber Security Centre principles and guidelines. Whatever the short or longer term future holds, surviving in a competitive world requires resilience and mobility. Adequate protection and digital transformation doesn’t need to be costly. Delivered properly, SaaS can provide huge benefits, the least of which is reassurance that you are no longer left wide open to cy…
…hief Executive Sir Ciarán Devane on global graduates and the value of international experience The National Union of Students’ Hannah Sketchley & Sarah Kerton on co-creation The CBI’s Neil Carberryon the role of employers in the design and delivery of curricula Alongside these, contributions from Alliance universities examine different aspects of excellent teaching including learning spaces that inspire, enterprise education, learning by doing and…
