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  1. Bournemouth University – Creating, sharing and inspiring

    …puting; and the Business School. Through these schools, we are building an international reputation for the quality of our research, and the areas we focus on are diverse. They range from research into dementia care at the new Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) to fish biology in the Centre for Conservation Ecology and Environmental Sciences (BU is the world number one for fish biology research). We are embedding our passion for rese…

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  2. Understanding the taboos of eating insects

    …. What’s really interesting is that at events where we have families, we struggle to keep children’s hands off the bugs! Kids have no fear of them and will just eat them up. And even with adults, we’ve found that in the last twelve months there’s been a big difference in the number of people willing to try them.” This upswing in adults willing to give insects may be good news for the environment, especially with the recent IPCC report suggesting w…

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  3. Our response to the International Education Strategy

    …ty Alliance we recognise the huge opportunities there are if we build constructive international partnerships. We recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Australian Technology Network of universities to develop stronger links between our member universities and to explore international partnerships in emerging markets together. We will be holding an international conference with all of our members next year to discuss regulation and…

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  4. Universities and cities: Building stronger communities

    …continues, close alignment between combined authorities and LEPs will be crucial. In time, these integrated structures will be important as a foundation for any collaborative activities in the region – for example in creating or accessing new forms of finance for skills. There are numerous possibilities here, and no single approach will be suitable for all regions – but it will be very important for regions to be in a position to grasp the opport…

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    British Council Going Global 2017
  5. Engaging employers

    …e Exchange (ICE) at the University of Huddersfield provides a successful structure for embedding interdisciplinary industry collaborations into the undergraduate experience. ICE provides a dynamic and unique environment outside the traditional curriculum for undergraduate students from across seven schools to work on industry-led challenges which cross discipline boundaries. It introduces disruptive parameters to impact on learning, placing studen…

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  6. The Australian: Alliance seeks global connection

    …e chair Steve West said the agreement highlights the growing importance of international alliances and cooperation to compete globally as government investment in the west dries and China’s is accelerating. “It is a global knowledge economy and you can’t try to control it,” Professor West said. Professor West, who is also the vice-chancellor of the University of the West England in Bristol, believes there is potential for universities to cooperate…

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  7. A socially mobile society is essential for a dynamic UK

    …omy, with more low-tech jobs disappearing as automation advances, in other words the routes that used to exist through work are no longer available. If this is the case it is more difficult for the next generation of working class youngsters to climb up the ladder without additional support, such as gaining a degree, as several of the rungs have been taken out and it is easier to see people falling down than moving up. It also means that if we wan…

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  8. Coventry University leads £20m global research hub aiming to harness benefits of South-South migration

    …ent Institute (ODI), PositiveNegatives, Samuel Hall and @iLabAfrica; – Six international organisations – the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Research Institute For Social Deve…

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  9. The 2019 University Alliance Summit

    …Firstly, we have a commitment to supporting social diversity. We are about breaking down barriers by educating students with fantastic capability, but often from challenging sometimes disadvantaged backgrounds, who are juggling dependents, jobs and life, and enabling them to fulfil their true potential and promise. Secondly we prioritise innovative teaching and the student experience. Thirdly Alliance Universities are place based institutions, the…

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  10. Malignant mesothelioma: Current research into a man-made epidemic

    …luenced my life in various ways and have been diagnosed with the dreaded C word: cancer. Some are still here fearlessly fighting it; some lost the battle and remain a bittersweet memory for me and everyone that loved them. But for the rest of those who are being diagnosed every day, more than two million researchers around the world are carrying groundbreaking research hoping to improve someone’s life and keep our loved ones close for as long as p…

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