…building can be constructed almost entirely by young people studying construction trades, architecture & design. To this end over 300 students worked on the project, which was initially fabricated in the workshops of City College Brighton and Hove, and then assembled and completed by students and apprentices between May 2013 and April 2014. While being constructed, over 750 school pupils from over 35 local primary, secondary and tertiary colleges…
…th terminal at Gatwick, featuring prototypes built by universities based on 11 winning designs by primary and secondary pupils from across the United Kingdom. The Wall of Fame exhibition will allow Gatwick’s 125,000 daily visitors to vote for their favourite creations. Three of the prototypes featured were built by Kingston University, including the bicycle sucker by Maisie Crook, which took centre stage at the launch event streamed live by Facebo…
…ent Cycling for Enhancing Later Life Experience and Social Synergy through Design (PrICELESS Design) and is in collaboration with academics at University of Reading, University of West of England and Cardiff University. It was part of a joint research council programme Lifelong Health and Wellbeing (LLHW), which involves three of the UK’s research councils, led by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in collaboration with…
…new institutions into the sector and to existing institutions evolving. In 1960, there were 24 universities in the UK. In 2017, there are more than 150. The subjects offered are more varied. In addition to degrees in history, English, maths and chemistry it is now possible to study nursing, graphic design, performance arts and agriculture. Most of the degrees now offered by UK universities could be described as technical and professional rather t…
…sciplines and across Europe. The Energy-SHIFTS consortium includes: Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), UK The lead department from ARU involved in this project is the Global Sustainability Institute (GSI). The GSI was established by ARU in 2011 and has built a reputation for high impact publications across a broad range of sustainability issues. It is focused on the development of practical solutions to sustainability-related challenges, through the…
…PACEY), a membership organisation representing 30,000 professionals working across the childcare and early years’ sector. Susanna has extensive experience as a researcher and public policy professional, having worked for a variety of organisations including the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Hansard Society, and the Institute for Public Policy Research. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Vassar College in the US; a…
…summary of how their design fitted this theme. The winning entry below was designed by Jennifer Leem-Bruggen, a student on the BA (Hons) Illustration course at University of Hertfordshire. “From the word ‘Global’ the imagery that comes to mind is of the Earth/world. My research led me to a snow globe, a simple yet effective way of conveying the elements of ‘Global’ and Christmas together. Snow globes convey individual narratives; I portrayed Santa…
…ow to achieve his goal” The runners up were: (click on name to see their design) Sean Ford, BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Northumbria University Rachel Lee, freelance Fabric Artist and Illustrator/ BA(hons) in Business Studies, Open University Claire Spears, BA (Hons) Fine Art, Cardiff Metropolitan University Ruth Hitchens, BA (Hons) Fine art, Cardiff Metropolitan University We were really pleased with the quality of all of the entries and would l…
…e recently ran with the Intellectual Property Office here….
…seini secured a full-time job as a Quantity Surveyor with Bouygues UK Construction, a leading construction company. Husseini Musa (Nigeria) – MSc Construction Project Management, Robert Gordon University. Having spent several years as Senior Architectural Designer at Places for People, one of the UK’s largest social hosing providers, Shabnam now puts her architectural training into practice as Design Lead at Modularwise. Modularwise is a leading…
