…ish the first UK birth cohort on the Isle of Wight to investigate just how common FHS was. The researchers specifically investigated peanut allergy – which is the most common cause of food induced anaphylaxis in children – in a whole population birth cohort (total 969 children) born between 2001 and 2002. This cohort was compared with previous cohorts of children born in the same geographical location. As well as establishing how many children had…
…as providing a challenge for undergraduate students, developed into a fully-fledged consortium which resulted in the construction of Woodland Community Hall at Hill Holt Wood using low energy design principles. The Hall has been recognised as one of the finest examples of sustainable architecture in the UK. It has received a string of national accolades including a Lord Stafford Award for Innovation in Environmental Sustainability and a Green Appl…
…tor 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 long exposure. In digital animation, creating images with no motion blur is quite straightforward but the resulting imag…
…ociety – particularly through partnerships and collaborations with decision-makers, politicians and community groups that seek to increase the effective delivery of public services and the welfare state, influence international aid and foreign policy and improve community cohesion. Alliance universities are providing invaluable insight into cultural life. Through important work on conserving arts heritage and different aspects of identity they are…
…ion going above and beyond to support disadvantaged students and the wider community, and an interfaith network bringing together local faith leaders and cultivating stronger interfaith dialogue within the university and beyond. The full list of winners are: The Alliance Award Inter Faith Network, Middlesex University The Braveheart Award, sponsored by UCAS Nanna Blomquist, Senior Environment and Sustainability Adviser, University of Hertfords…
…r work responsibilities in scheduling, and includes recognition of the long-term outcomes students might want to achieve as a result of their degree. One feature that came up repeatedly in this context was employability. Students stated that when assessments were matched to what they might be expected to do in a career in the field they were studying, they felt more confident that they would be able to succeed in the future, and that the course…
…. It would also be a lost opportunity if the strategy does not take a whole-of-tertiary approach, encompassing education and training delivered by the full range of higher education providers (and incentivising partnerships and pathways between them), as well as the research and innovation ecosystem. It must also consider the 50 per cent of people who do not currently access higher education, and how to reverse the sharp decline in part-time and m…
…its comprehensive and considered inquiry into the work of the OfS, the regulator for higher education institutions in England. As one of the four higher education mission groups who called for the review, University Alliance particularly welcomes the committee’s recommendations around political impartiality of the regulator; a focus on the long-term financial sustainability of the sector; meaningful involvement and engagement of students and the r…
…air has seen the sector buffeted by the Covid-19 pandemic and then the cost-of-living crisis. Her steady and compassionate leadership has supported UA, the sector, and me personally to face these challenges head on, whilst always staying focused on what really matters. “Debra will be missed when her term as UA Chair comes to an end, but this is a fitting way to mark the end of her tenure. I believe that Debra is truly deserving of this honour for…
…alliances before the pandemic arrived. DTA3 Fellows have missed out on face-to-face networking and opportunities to broker essential connections within their academic field and industry. In spite of the challenges they have faced, as we come out the other side of Covid, our Fellows are engaged, eager to network and keen to grasp all opportunities to disseminate their passion and project work. It is amazing to see our Fellows not just surviving but…