…iver a more highly-skilled workforce to boost productivity and household incomes. Expanding higher education was listed as a way to achieve this – not only opening the door to more students who would otherwise be unable to study, but recognising the additional productivity and wage premium that comes with a degree. This was followed up just recently in a speech on life chances by the Prime Minister, in which he said it was “time to build a more le…
…ncolnshire’s hospitals in the summer/autumn of 2015 after completing their undergraduate degrees with the University of Lincoln in the 2014/15 academic year. It was the largest single cohort of nursing students to graduate from Lincoln since the University was selected to deliver all adult and mental health pre-registration nursing training for the county of Lincolnshire in 2012. Lincoln’s Nursing programmes are delivered by an experienced team in…
…e West of England. For further information, please contact: Alexandra Harris, University Alliance on 0203 178 7491 or email press@www.unialliance.ac.uk…
…universities educate over 25% of the UK’s STEM graduates and have strength and depth in STEM research, so the additional funds for PhD studentships are welcome alongside funds to attract researchers from overseas. The Research Councils must distribute these funds on the basis of fair and open competition, recognising excellence wherever it is found, and the creation of UKRI must be used as an opportunity to iron out the administrative issues that…
…t you in your lab to get an insight into the world of research. Darrin Baines, Professor in Health Economics at Coventry University and Dr Jean-Christophe Nebel, Associate Professor in Computing Science and Bioinformatics at Kingston University were among those taking part in the scheme last year. Professor Baines has analysed many aspects of health care efficiency over a 20 year career. He was paired with Lord Prior of Brampton who is Minister fo…
…to the long-term prosperity of the UK. We need to think creatively about how we can expand capacity in higher education and science to meet the demands of the future economy.” Notes for editor Press contact: Andrew Henry, Andrew@www.unialliance.ac.uk | 0207 839 2757. Spending Review Round 2013 – Final document…
…onomic growth, how can the UK justify a reduction of 15,000 university places – especially when there are such high levels of youth unemployment? “These headline figures also mask the popularity of particular courses and universities. There are many Alliance universities that are showing increases in demand on last year’s applications. Courses based on the needs of both students and employers, often in new growth areas in our economy, with high gr…
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…le groups, and universities have been offering their support to local businesses to help them navigate the uncertainty. Birmingham student creates 1,000-strong volunteering group to help during the COVID-19 outbreak Posted on October 23, 2020 Kingston University nursing students going above and beyond during coronavirus pandemic Posted on October 23, 2020 Teesside University health psychologist launches online sessions to help people cope with loc…
…bally as a knowledge economy. DTA students benefit from Alliance universities’ combined network of industry partners to improve the quality of their research for real-world impact. Both summer schools also gave researchers the chance to share the progress of their group projects since they last met in Spring. The students’ projects are providing new approaches to research collaboration, and increasing exposure to their research for maximum impact….
