…t meeting. For more information, visit our news and blog section of the website. Our Networks We run 30+ professional and academic networks bringing together peers across the membership to engage on common issues and problem solving. The networks enable members to share and showcase their expertise and innovation, and we regularly invite external stakeholders, speakers and decision makers to discuss topical issues including Ministers, Chairs and C…
…he threat it is under, its role in upland biodiversity and conservation of sites of high nature value, including its role in farming and wider Welsh heritage and identity. It is critical to understand all of these aspects in order to establish an independent evidence base to guide and promote Welsh Parliament support for the pony and, critically, provide findings that could inform the new Sustainable Farming and our Land Scheme. Impact Statement T…
…domestic abuse in Wales. The aim of the 40 Voices, 40 Years project was to celebrate the significant change created by women in Welsh society since Welsh Women’s Aid was established in 1978. More information: Researchers at the George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling, which is based in USW’s Creative Industries Faculty in Cardiff, put together memories and stories of women involved in the movement in Wales, who have been responsible for placing…
…le and repeatable. Utilising and adapting material typically used by the ExCeL Centre for trade shows enabled the design and construction of the bed bays to be replicated quickly and safely, as the construction team were familiar with the product. Jordon Lambert said: “Having the design, construction and clinical team working in-house ensured that issues could be identified and resolved in a much more efficient workflow, allowing decisions to be m…
…ocompatibility along with the ability to specifically locate them at tumor sites make them an ideal therapeutic contrast agent. Gold nanoparticles have previously been approved as successful X-ray contrast agents and have an excellent track record in tumour-targeting, achieved through multiple bioconjugation techniques which allow them to carry a variety of drugs or tags capable of tackling the cancer. The preferential delivery of functionalised G…
…not just students and graduates. Leon Taylor, BBC Commentator – Sheffield Hallam University graduate Interesting in being involved? If you’re interested in getting involved, there’s lots of information on the Universities Week website or contact your university to see what events are planned for the week. You can also contact the Universities Week team if you have any questions, please email or telephone 0207 419 5483. #Uniweek John Inverdale, BBC…
…radically transform this part of Brighton and further establish the University at the centre of Brighton’s economic life, attract enterprising and hi-growth companies and increased international investment into Brighton and Hove. Proposals for the 2.2 hectare site would see development of the Preston Barracks site, the University’s Moulsecoomb campus and adjoining University land comprising 350 new homes, 1,316 student beds, new academic building…
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, the DTA brought together four women in leadership roles within the programme, who are at different stages of their career. Following the theme for #IWD this year, Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a Covid-19 world , the ‘in conversation with’ chat was facilitated by Dr Cheryl Allsop (Deputy Director of DTA Social Policy and Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the Univ…
…innovative projects. NTU scooped first and second prize in the Teaching Excellence category – inadvertently competing against ourselves as one submission had originally been entered into the Community category! Top spot went to digital humanities project, Dawn of the Unread, which has transformed students’ approach to learning about culture and the arts. Led by local writer James Walker, students from the School of Arts and Humanities were involv…
Start-up: a story celebrates graduates who are turning their business idea into reality. Their stories give a rich insight into the realities of starting up and the important contribution of our graduates and universities to society and the economy. With economic growth high on the national agenda and employment rates under scrutiny, universities and their graduates have a central role to play in realising Government ambitions. The scale of, inte…
