…stry is worth $207bn, driving new jobs and bringing culture to communities worldwide. Innovation in this fast-paced sector 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 l…
…ty. At the heart of this, and underpinning the Industrial Strategy, sits a world class research base. University Alliance has collaborated with the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB) and Innovate UK on a joint booklet looking at the vital role university research plays in building our economic success. The HE sector generated £73 billion. Alliance universities have an impact of £10 billion. The UK ranks as the 3rd most innovative…
…kills and abilities to a global marketplace. Educational partnerships are crucial to how we exploit the professional and collaborative environment we have created at MediaCityUK. Educational partnerships are crucial to how we exploit the professional and collaborative environment we have created at MediaCityUK. Most visitors from industry and business feel at home in a building designed to promote the same kind of open and transparent ways of work…
…ncial climate that immigration regulations do not impede economic growth. We urge the government to review their position and take the important step of removing international student numbers completely from net migration figures, in line with our international competitors.”…
…ational apprenticeship provision, working closely in partnership with NHS Trusts and Integrated Care Boards to meet their needs. The successful collaborative bid has been jointly awarded to the following UA members: Middlesex University Birmingham City University Oxford Brookes University University of Hertfordshire Kingston University University of Brighton University of Greenwich The funding is part of a larger ‘third wave of investment’ to incr…
…stitutions within a broader skills ecosystem and how we factor them into a national skills strategy.” Louise Hellem, Chief Economist, CBI, said: “To deliver economic growth across the UK, employers need access to a workforce with the right skills. When making decisions to invest in their future, university applicants are keen to choose degrees that will benefit their future careers. We hope the insights in this study will help applicants make info…
…tudent applicants for many healthcare courses. Ensure join-up between NHS trusts and university and FE College education providers locally, regionally and nationally to provide clear pathways, with high-quality placement provision through education into employment. Bring together the multiple health and education regulators to deliver a streamlined regulatory regime needed to deliver the workforce plan. Vanessa Wilson, CEO of University Alliance s…
…ens, Executive Director for Strategy, Innovate UK Shortlisted nominees: ARU Peterborough, Anglia Ruskin University Stephen Goodall, Teesside University Outreach and Educational Partnerships Team, University of Greenwich USW Students’ Union and Operational Policing Team, University of South Wales Find out more about the nominees here The Star Award With thanks to our judges: Fiona McIntyre, Features Editor, Research Fortnight; Rachel Cox, Hea…
…BAE Systems at the University of Central Lancashire. In this Q&A blog for National Apprenticeship Week 2018, he reveals all about his experiences. Why did you choose to do a degree apprenticeship? I had an interest in Software Development from an early age and when researching how to pursue my education after college the BAE Systems Software Engineering Scheme was a no-brainer for me. The apprenticeship statement of “Earn while you learn” is a gr…
…ing strategy proving that good design transcends conventional boundaries. Truly inspiring spaces have to work at many levels. For the individual students it is about them gaining confidence and developing character and then through developing relationships with their peers, adapting a more collaborative approach to work and beginning to develop and experience the type of relationships which will prepare them for the world of work. The importance o…
