…t when they are likely to fail, and read onscreen instructions to help with repairs. The system will enable companies to fix a problem before it even becomes one, and at a time when commuting is not disrupted. Find out more here….
…just one of the many achievements by Open Bionics leading them to win multiple awards for engineering and innovation, including the £1m prize for the AI and Robotics for Good award, the James Dyson award for engineering, and two British Engineering Excellence awards. The company also secured multiple licensing agreements from entertainment creators Eidos Montreal and The Walt Disney Company to create bionic limbs inspired by their most popular cha…
…come for knowledge exchange – accessing expertise and facilities, collaborating on research and ideas. Find out more about Greenwich’s Powerhouse here….
…– which is delivered in some 220 sites across the United Kingdom including community centres, leisure centres and schools – has treated more than 13,000 people to date, saving the NHS an estimated £22 million by reducing the amount of healthcare needed by patients. The six-week scheme was designed for people with osteoarthritis – the most common form of arthritis – and aims to help them to understand their condition better, realise that exercise i…
…ing Earth Observation data. Target customers will include insurance firms, commodity traders, supermarkets and the agricultural industry. In fact, the team are already working with agritech company Agrimetrics to develop a pipeline for monitoring the health and growth rate of each of the UK’s 2.8 million fields on a weekly basis. Additionally, there are plans to integrate the cloud-free images into a live database combining land, ocean and atmosph…
This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating the Inspirational women of the Alliance- those women working in our member universities who have been nominated by their peers and colleagues for their inspirational leadership, outstanding contribution to their field, and work championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We received so many nominations, we decided to categorize them. Take a look at what the Women of the Alliance are being recogni…
…g much needed human contact to beat the blues of social isolation. And there’s an added bonus – regular catch ups can help you keep track of the days of the week too. With the current lockdown across the UK, returning to the office seems like a distant dream. And even once it becomes safe to return, I expect that a blend of working from home and the office will become the norm for many of us on our future career paths. So I encourage you to try so…
…cing financial difficulty and to tackle challenges relating to digital inclusion and wellbeing. As students and institutions continue to face growing pressures from the impact of the pandemic, further funding will be needed to enable universities to best support students to succeed. Over the coming weeks and months, Alliance universities will continue to support their students, staff and communities through the availability of Lateral Flow Device…
…in international business. Like my apprenticeship, the course allows me to combine class-based theory with on-the-job training. I’ve learnt how to work well in a diverse and multicultural environment, in a student group made up of over 38 different nationalities. “I would recommend apprenticeships to any young person thinking about their future career path. They often have a stigma associated with them, especially when you’re studying one in your…
…udents throughout the entirety of the university admissions process. We welcome the removal of the subject level Teaching Excellence Framework, which would have been complex and costly. However we do support the retention of the TEF as an exercise. Whilst we welcome the recognition of strategic high-cost courses including those which support public services, there are concerns over changes to the T-grant which would see a reduction in funding for…