…ish the first UK birth cohort on the Isle of Wight to investigate just how common FHS was. The researchers specifically investigated peanut allergy – which is the most common cause of food induced anaphylaxis in children – in a whole population birth cohort (total 969 children) born between 2001 and 2002. This cohort was compared with previous cohorts of children born in the same geographical location. As well as establishing how many children had…
…ughout its construction, the team worked alongside mainstream construction companies and local government bodies as part of a wider strategy to raise public awareness and show that eco-homes and buildings did not need to be seen as a highly specialised subset of construction. Professor Sodagar, the Centre’s Director, also helped found the Construction Emissions Community of Practice, a voluntary and inclusive group of consultants and academics whi…
…tor is essential. Research at Bournemouth University’s National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) is helping to meet that demand. Their work into computer animation software has developed innovative new tools to produce higher quality 3D images for feature films. Motion blur occurs when objects are filmed at speed or during a long exposure. In digital animation, creating images with no motion blur is quite straightforward but the resulting imag…
…ough partnerships and collaborations with decision-makers, politicians and community groups that seek to increase the effective delivery of public services and the welfare state, influence international aid and foreign policy and improve community cohesion. Alliance universities are providing invaluable insight into cultural life. Through important work on conserving arts heritage and different aspects of identity they are enriching and informing…
…ion going above and beyond to support disadvantaged students and the wider community, and an interfaith network bringing together local faith leaders and cultivating stronger interfaith dialogue within the university and beyond. The full list of winners are: The Alliance Award Inter Faith Network, Middlesex University The Braveheart Award, sponsored by UCAS Nanna Blomquist, Senior Environment and Sustainability Adviser, University of Hertfords…
…EE). Teaching and Learning The T&L Network enables expert practitioners to come together to share best practice and innovate in the teaching and learning space. Recent external speakers at T&L network meetings include representatives from the Department for Education and TASO (Transforming Access to Student Outcomes in Higher Education). Research and Innovation The R&I Network facilitates the opportunity for senior researchers across the membershi…
…gned with their needs in mind. This goes beyond practical needs, such as accommodating for students with caring or work responsibilities in scheduling, and includes recognition of the long-term outcomes students might want to achieve as a result of their degree. One feature that came up repeatedly in this context was employability. Students stated that when assessments were matched to what they might be expected to do in a career in the field th…
…-down on our key strengths: advancing businesses – particularly SMEs – and communities through research and innovation, helping to deliver a sustainable and transformed NHS workforce, and providing the high-level skills that individuals and employers need to navigate an uncertain future. We set out detailed recommendations on these in our policy briefing. A fifth goal is wider, concerning the sector’s relationship with government. We believe that…
…its comprehensive and considered inquiry into the work of the OfS, the regulator for higher education institutions in England. As one of the four higher education mission groups who called for the review, University Alliance particularly welcomes the committee’s recommendations around political impartiality of the regulator; a focus on the long-term financial sustainability of the sector; meaningful involvement and engagement of students and the r…
…y the Covid-19 pandemic and then the cost-of-living crisis. Her steady and compassionate leadership has supported UA, the sector, and me personally to face these challenges head on, whilst always staying focused on what really matters. “Debra will be missed when her term as UA Chair comes to an end, but this is a fitting way to mark the end of her tenure. I believe that Debra is truly deserving of this honour for her incredible and enduring dedica…
