…which now has one of the finest portfolios of sustainable buildings of any UK town or city.” Martin Randall Head of City Planning and Development Brighton & Hove City Council Designing and building the Brighton Waste House The project was created in partnership with waste reusage expert Cat Fletcher and her Freegle organisation, Mears Group housing and social care provider, Greater Brighton Metropolitan College [formerly City College] and a range…
…s initiative and look forward to seeing this programme blossoming over the coming weeks. What better way to celebrate this incredible time for the city, than putting what makes Coventry special – its people – front and centre. We want everyone to come and help us make this an incredible year for Coventry. So, sign up, your city needs you!” Martin Sutherland, Chief Executive of the Coventry City of Culture Trust Vijay Lakhanpal was born in Kenya, m…
…n the UK that include racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny and ableism. The recommendations will look to influence the government’s strategy and policy for sport and recreation, ultimately helping to improve access to active recreation and sport for people of all ages, backgrounds, genders, ethnicities and abilities. The panel emphasised the importance of education to instil healthy habits in children and young adults, and advised that school…
…to be bold and ambitious with partners as we recover from a global pandemic.” His words were complemented by Dr Paul Phillips CBE, Principal & Chief Executive of Weston College: “If we jigsaw our combined skills portfolio which includes an Institute of Technology ( IoT) and a Centre for Excellence we can grab this nettle and produce the skills continuum that is missing.” Both individuals believe that their proposal makes sense at so many levels an…
…ntegrity Award in recognition of her commitment to supporting the doctoral community. Colleagues praised Lorraine for providing not just information for doctoral students but also reassurance and warmth. She was instrumental in engendering trust and confidence in the Doctoral College and her work during the pandemic has generated messages of praise from students and staff alike. Lorraine said, “I was thrilled and honoured to win the Integrity Awar…
…ure of the replacement EU structural funds, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). We believe the UK Shared Prosperity Fund should be underpinned by a National Framework setting balance of funding to skills development, business support (particularly for SMEs) and research & innovation. Throughout the pandemic, we have witnessed the power of the partnerships that exist between a thriving and diverse higher education sector, the public sector, and…
…as a celebration of the creative talent that we had within our student body. My communications style has always been peer-to-peer as I found our students responded well to that and saw me as a friend and, as one student said, my communications felt: ‘less big brother and more big sister!’ I didn’t realise just how many students read my posts until I started getting recognised on campus as ‘the Moodle lady’ and during lockdown it was the Moodle lad…
…etwork has 8-10 business leaders who meet 8 times over the course of a year. The scale up leaders come from organisations that: ● employ between 10 and 30 people and have growth potential ambitions ● are able to demonstrate growth potential within their current business model. Interest for the original cohort of business pioneers in September 2019 was so high that the network was overwhelmed with over three times the number of required application…
…he future direction of Kingston Town Centre’s public realm. The partnership has been instrumental in establishing a framework for the future, cleverly spanning a range of opportunities from small projects to those on a larger scale. The combined effect of these initiatives, along with important contributions from the community, will enable an incremental improvement to the town centre, bringing significant benefits both for the University and boro…
…-impact research and consultation that draws on our scientific and applied competencies. In doing so, the research and consultancy has led to many real world impacts that have improved the understanding, prevention and treatment of obesity. THE CENTRE HAS SEVERAL OBJECTIVES: The development, implementation and evaluation of novel, community-based prevention and treatment approaches to inform practice and policy Understanding the physiological, psy…
