Laura Brindley, Biomedical Science BSc
…enge but I’m glad I chose to continue my education. Now I can fulfil my dreams by applying science to innovation in disease treatment and medication. – Laura Brindley Back to case studies…
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University of South Wales: Working with Industry on Cleaner Energy
Read more of: University of South Wales: Working with Industry on Cleaner Energy…m reduce their energy use and make their business more environmentally and economically sustainable. The University has researched and helped to implement a system which takes hydrogen gas produced using electricity and waste carbon dioxide and uses a biological system to create methane gas. This energy can then be put back into the grid, using renewable energy generators. In Short: Tata Steel currently uses around £13 million worth of energy each…
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Braveheart Award
Read more of: Braveheart Award…d staff. and diverting approx. Jane invested approximately £3million in funding to our covid response. • This was communicated to stakeholders via multiple platforms including video, Instagram, twitter and video conferencing, with a spirit of transparency and humanity that meant a great deal to all involved. • Achievements: 80% of students said they thought uni comms was good • During a time of crisis, Jane also has invested in proactive work to i…
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Covid-19 response
Read more of: Covid-19 response…pus for their learners, staff and university communities, ensuring covid-safe facilities and supporting the wellbeing and mental health of students and staff. Case studies Take a look through the case studies below to see just some examples of their excellent work so far. …
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Historic compact agreed to take back control of the UK’s creative education system
Read more of: Historic compact agreed to take back control of the UK’s creative education system…to fix the years of damage done and how to reap the rewards both financially and socially of one of the UK’s most valuable assets. The compact has been drawn up to ensure creative education is recognised as a vital component in restoring the critical talent pipeline and continuing to grow one of our most lucrative economic sectors – particularly in cities like Birmingham and regions like the West Midlands as well as providing a right of access fo…
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University Alliance welcomes report and joins call for pause on controls to student numbers
Read more of: University Alliance welcomes report and joins call for pause on controls to student numbers…stem through proposals such as “core and margin” and uncapping AAB+ number controls, the Government could actually stifle choice and access, particularly for those from less advantaged backgrounds. Left unchecked, this could have a negative impact on social mobility and our capacity for economic growth. “University Alliance will be working with Government and partners across the sector to support students through this period of change. Ensuring th…
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USW helping the NHS in the fight against Covid-19
Read more of: USW helping the NHS in the fight against Covid-19…people requiring specialist care. The Simulation Centre and its staff are a unique asset, and we’re proud to be able to help support our NHS during this extremely difficult time.” For more information on the USW fight against Covid, visit their website….
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University group calls for rethink on social mobility
Read more of: University group calls for rethink on social mobility…focus for Alliance universities with up to 70% of our courses professionally accredited and up to 69% of students coming from lower income or under-represented backgrounds.” -Ends- Notes to editors Media contacts – Sam Jones 07767673982, sjones@www.unialliance.ac.uk or Andrew Henry ahenry@www.unialliance.ac.uk on 07833 236629. The University Alliance response to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty review can be found here. It includes case st…
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Meet the nominees: Alliance Awards 2024
Read more of: Meet the nominees: Alliance Awards 2024…ved nursing education, training and curriculum development. She was a founding editor of British Journal of Nursing among other publications and has sat on the boards of many national and international healthcare associations. Having dedicated much of her career to building nursing and critical care capacity in LMIC countries, she was awarded a campaign medal for services to health by the Vietnamese Government in 2012. Her research in Zambia to…
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Addressing a lost opportunity in the NHS workforce crisis: higher education’s future role in clinical placement management
Read more of: Addressing a lost opportunity in the NHS workforce crisis: higher education’s future role in clinical placement management…esignation of the nurse who cared for the Prime Minister while he was gravely ill with COVID, Jenny McGee, who contends that nurses are not getting ‘the respect and now pay’ they deserve. As an essential pipeline for the healthcare workforce, University Alliance universities are doing their part to address shortages by expanding their provision as far as they can. With healthcare recently deemed a ‘strategically important subject’ by the Governmen…
