…t an ambitious but realistic target on educational attainment in the Europe 2020 strategy.” Beyond drop in applications Of course we are aware that early indications suggest a slight drop in applications to university for 2012/13, no doubt as a result of widespread misunderstanding about the new student finance system. However, we must not forget how many young people were turned away last year because there were not enough places for them. Even…
…he reason behind the changes and the actual changes. Universities will not come out flusher To make cuts in spending, from September 2012 Government will cease to give universities the cash they currently provide to cover the cost of teaching a degree – the Teaching Grant. Teaching has previously been paid for from direct Government funding (via the funding councils) with around a third being paid for by students once they graduate and earn at lea…
…e and innovation specialists, the Low Carbon KEEP Programme, which ran from 2012 to 2015, was one of Europe’s most successful KE programmes: it created 85 new jobs and helped over 200 SMEs in the East of England increase their competitiveness and profits. On the back of this success ARU has secured more money for a similar ERDF–supported programme for the three years to December 2019: with a total value of around £19m to help and support businesse…
…t students in their learning and personal growth, organising a range of welcoming and community activities to engage, challenge and motivate all students in both their professional and academic journeys. Davinder Dhadli, Student Employment Agency Officer, University of Derby Davinder was nominated for their work in going above and beyond the requirements of their role to get the best possible outcomes for internal and external clients as well as s…
…to generate income during the pandemic. Usually Students’ Unions generate commercial income through selling coffee, beer and event tickets. Covid has meant that these traditional markets have not been available and has forced the CUSU Commercial Team to use its skills to generate income in different ways. They have launched a Training Agency, a Creative Agency and an Events Agency and these ventures will return over £300,000 in surplus to the cha…
…etition”. University of South Wales The University of South Wales are a newcomer to the competition this year and their team, USW Falcons, successfully bid to win the £3000 Rookie prize from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). The Institute awards the money to one team that has never taken part in the competition before, which helped the team purchase and build parts of the vehicle. USW Falcons has also started a partnership with Tata…
…stry and ways in which universities can diversify revenue schemes. University chair, Professor Janet Beer, and director, Libby Hackett, both spoke at the event. Date: 20 March 2012 Location: London Bridge, London You can access the event blog here! @UniAlliance | #HE2012…
…hat the UK is below average in its investment in HE compared with our OECD competitors. When it comes to the long-term sustainability of our position as global leaders in higher education this is clearly an area that the Government is going to need to address. Overall, we are extremely pleased with our events at all three party conferences. We are already starting to look towards next year’s Party Conferences where we hope to work alongside a larg…
…rief was submitted to Shanghai Municipality through appropriate channels in 2018. In January 2019, the municipality issued its new compulsory household waste regulations, fundamentally incorporating the concepts of the University of Brighton-Fudan team, with municipality-wide implementation made mandatory for all residents from July 2019. The role of every stakeholder is set out in the regulations, including an emphasis on where interpersonal inte…
…tery Good Causes funding. Vanessa was an external trustee and Deputy Chair at University of Lincoln’s Students Union from 2014 to 2018. …