…the world, to be engaged and ready to work. We also already know many approaches that will support success. So in the TEA, we have not just put a value on excellence, we’ve put values into excellence too. This is immensely important in recruiting and developing staff and in creating the course portfolio which will prepare graduates for the changing world of work. With a solid base of values, we are very happy to push forward on activity which will…
…e in society. DTA Applied Biosciences for Health students at the Wellcome Trust Access to places like the Kings Cross Energy Centre and the Wellcome Trust benefit our students, who had another purpose for being in the city – to open doors on new ways of research collaboration through the programme’s annual Cohort Building Workshops. Our universities’ collective research power is our strength. Thousands of academics invest hours at their institutio…
…itioners from Alliance universities’ are working in the developing world: Over the last five years, University Alliance members produced over 13,000 publications with more than 1,300 institutions in the developing world: Research and knowledge exchange activity in the developing world is supported by a wide range of sources and partners – those commonly cited in our survey are included in the word cloud below: …
…ve views and unexpected insights arising from regularly contacting the academic environment. As I said earlier, it is a very exciting time in powertrain engineering. The TRI is helping us change the world for the better. This research was featured as part of our Real World Impact project launched earlier this year. You can find more Real World Impact case studies here….
…K’s own coastal waters and elsewhere, and include the establishment of the world’s largest marine reserve. Fish – enjoyed by and depended upon by millions worldwide – is under dire threat of being harvested faster than the stock can reproduce. UWE Bristol researchers have played an instrumental role in tackling overfishing in the UK’s own coastal waters and elsewhere. In 2008, the Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) was set up to protect marin…
…al investment from the Welsh Government and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the programme aimed ‘to get more Welsh food on the shelves of large retail stores across the world, which in turn will allow SMEs to grow, providing local jobs for local people including young food science graduates who would have traditionally had to move to England to further their careers.’ By March 2013, the programme’s work with their business partne…
…loping a vaccine to deploying staff and students to the front lines of the national response, every institution has truly played its part during the pandemic. It stands to reason, then, that universities of all shapes and sizes will also be central to the nation’s recovery from Covid-19. As the recently published Knowledge Exchange Framework revealed, members of the University Alliance mission group, which I chair, are particularly skilled at work…
…r careers. For its delivery, we are working very closely with our partner trusts. This includes recruitment, interviews and quarterly tripartite review meetings, where we monitor the apprentices’ progress. Currently, we are working with 13 Trusts across London and the South East. Traditionally, Greenwich had attracted local, more mature students onto these programmes. However, the then-Government’s decision to withdraw the NHS Bursary Scheme in 20…
…rsity; and Uly Lyons, Chief Executive of the Better Futures Multi Academy Trust. This article first appeared in HEPI. In a speech to the school sector in April 2021, Gavin Williamson, the Secretary of State for Education, communicated his vision for every state funded primary and secondary school to be part of a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT). Typically comprising of multiple schools working in partnership with each other across a locality, some MATs c…
…To mark National Apprenticeships Week, University Alliance are showcasing the courses, stories and impact of our member’s apprenticeship opportunities. Check out our dedicated page to find out more. …
