…ademic 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 CEOs of sector bodies. All of our networks are designed to deliver tangible benefits to our members through brokering powerfu…
…ommunity groups and volunteers, is running a huge operation from Rose Hill Community Centre, now serving as a depot for food parcel distribution. Each week, Oxford Direct Services drivers collect over 25 tonnes of food to supply emergency food parcels and the Community Larders across Oxford. During a typical week, 475 food parcels, including fresh fruit and vegetables, were distributed across the city. It was recognised that emergency food needed…
…n unsubstantiated claims over the value of degree courses. Reacting to the comments, Chief Executive of University Alliance Vanessa Wilson commented: “We’re thoroughly disappointed in the Universities Minister’s comments today, suggesting fewer people should be going to university based on unsubstantiated claims over the value of degree courses. This attack on “low value” higher education is founded on highly limited data and a narrow and over sim…
…mplemented together, will ensure student interests – both now and in the future – are protected and institutions remain stable and able to weather this crisis. As the providers of public service skills and anchor institutions in their communities, Alliance universities are already working together to support the nation and their communities at the front line, and this package will enable them to continue to work with them to rebuild the nation as…
…em, performance was being managed through monthly paper reports which were compiled using Excel and charts copied and pasted into a 40+ page performance report. The report was circulated to managers who completed their narrative and this was all copied and pasted back into a final report which was again circulated by e-mail. Apex has automated most of this work with data being pulled directly from our case management system, so charts and graphs a…
…“narrow definitions of value based on salary potential could risk discounting the immense social and cultural value that the many teachers, artists, nurses, and others bring. I would argue that this is wrong.” “As a sector, we must come together to make our case compellingly and collectively, to make a more proactive effort to develop a holistic measure of value in partnership with students, employers, communities and society as a whole.” Read the…
…ese industries depend – typically from subjects such as the creative arts, communications, history – again tend to earn lower salaries. Indeed, analysis of the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data consistently places arts, humanities and social science subjects at the bottom of the distribution in terms of graduate earnings, including when factors such as prior attainment and family background are taken into account. Therefore, by focusing o…
…team has engineered an enzyme which can breakdown some of the world’s most common plastic pollutants. Because of its vast potential impact, the project has received a flurry of press attention and support from pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline. The University of Portsmouth has now launched a Centre for Enzyme Innovation to further this research. The judges praised the project for its “potential to revolutionise the recycling of plastics”. Van…
…ught in the evening or online. In Short: The Higher Education Consortium encompasses the University of Hertfordshire and four Further Education Colleges 15,000 students have come to the University through this route since the Consortium was established in 2000. 250 students each year take the Extended Degree route into University. Sal Jarvis, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Hertfordshire said “We are the proud lead member of the Hertfordshire H…
…sector are already involved, and we look forward to working with even more companies in helping the Tees Valley meet the challenges of the Government’s Industrial Strategy.’ Nigel Perry MBE, Chief Executive Officer of CPI, with whom the university has recently signed a three year memorandum to work in partnership, said: ‘By working more strategically in partnership with Teesside University we can accelerate the provision of the knowledge and infra…
