Beyond cliché
…students. It might also attract some of those elusive innovative new providers that the government wants to stimulate competition….
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Research-Informed Teaching: A SPUR to undergraduate research accomplishment
Read more of: Research-Informed Teaching: A SPUR to undergraduate research accomplishment…ho have graduated since 2008 with a first degree have attained at least a 2.1 compared to 73.0% of first degree students graduating from the general NTU population (2015/16). The benefits of schemes like SPUR however, go beyond academic prowess. The US National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) identifies ‘work with a faculty member on a research project’ as one of six ‘High Impact Practices’ that a student can have within their HE studies, name…
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Teaching and training: The Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise
Read more of: Teaching and training: The Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise…a range of projects – some integrated into the curriculum, others through community engagement. At the Dental Education Facilities, stage 2 undergraduates studying for a career in dental health (dentists, nurses, hygienists and therapists) treat patients under the supervision of a trained dentist. In 2015, 267 students delivered 88,210 clinical procedures across 20,182 appointments. Where treatments are beyond the capabilities of students, they a…
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CPD: increasing confidence and training in wound management using larvae
Read more of: CPD: increasing confidence and training in wound management using larvae…care in many common chronic conditions such as diabetes and circulatory disorders. One specific challenge is the debridement (removal of dead tissues) of chronic wounds, and finding the most effective treatment in each individual case. BioMonde is a small pharmaceutical company who has developed a medical biotherapy using the larvae of the green bottle fly as an effective method of debridement. When introduced into chronic infected and necrotic wo…
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Drawing from a wider pool
Read more of: Drawing from a wider pool…a Partner at Deloitte, one of the biggest management consultancies in the UK. I work hard and enjoy what I do and never really thought that my story was in any way unusual. Having three children of my own now and seeing how hard they have to work and the competition that exists for jobs, I imagine that my story would be less common today. We know from research that socio-economics is a major determinant of educational outcomes. Another impact of…
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Let's talk about social mobility for the many
Read more of: Let's talk about social mobility for the many…dations about how to promote social mobility in the UK, which should be welcomed. It highlights how education, including higher education, has the ability to transform lives and says that a degree is one of the best guarantees of stable employment and economic security over a lifetime: with an earnings boost of £100,000. In fact we know from recent research, from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, that graduates can hope to benefit…
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“Innovation needs to be kick-started”: University Alliance responds to Horizon alternative proposals
Read more of: “Innovation needs to be kick-started”: University Alliance responds to Horizon alternative proposals…th international partners will be vital, and we will need a mechanism for growing international university-business networks in order to attract more investment to the UK. We will work with the Government to find routes to boosting the UK’s reputation as a research superpower.”…
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University Alliance responds to Horizon Europe funding extension
Read more of: University Alliance responds to Horizon Europe funding extension…applicants to Horizon Europe until December 2022. Alliance institutions have been successful recipients of EU programme funding for many years, which has helped to create ground-breaking applied research and innovation. In order for the UK to continue benefitting from these collaborations, we hope association to Horizon Europe is formalised at the earliest opportunity. In the meantime, this safety net is extremely good news.”…
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Chair-based exercise routine created by Oxford Brookes to help people stay active and healthy during lockdown
Read more of: Chair-based exercise routine created by Oxford Brookes to help people stay active and healthy during lockdown…and maintain your fitness, strength, mobility and balance while living in isolation or lockdown. “The exercises can be performed anywhere in the home or garden and parts of the programme can be repeated during the day. All you need is a stable chair. Most importantly, the programme allows you to stay safe, stay at home and keep moving – remember, movement is medicine.” For more information, visit the Oxford Brookes website….
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The DTA on Screen
Read more of: The DTA on Screen…llowing their PhD through electives, summer schools and industry experience. In order to highlight the importance of opportunities like this, and the work of our students, we spoke to some of them about what DTA means to them: Thanks to Yessica Arellano, Mahdi Sadri, Elvis Mungangavari and Andy Graham, as well as the teams from Coventry and Teesside Universities. This video was supported by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska Curie…
