…e providers and local school children to develop creative solutions to real-life problems. As always with live, real-world challenges, the answers do not yet exist. They can only be co-created as the activities progress. These authentic learning experiences led to a shift in focus of skills development, to move from ‘thinking about doing’ to ‘doing’ – providing both a bridge between school/college and university as well as a framework around which…
…including amongst the alumni network. In some cases this has led to longer-term mentoring for the students. Businesses being run by graduates of the programme include Crowdreach, an agency that helps entrepreneurs raise capital through crowdfunding and Unique Insights, which offers universities sophisticated analytical software to reduce undergraduate drop-out rates. The first cohort of students graduated in July 2016. DLHE and NSS data shows hig…
Combining community services with clinical assessment experience Every year University of Huddersfield staff and students work in partnership with external clinicians and sector partners to provide an innovative undergraduate clinical skills event, and at the same time promote leg health to the local community. Members of the public are invited, via local press advertisements, to attend a leg health assessment in the specialist Podiatry Clinic at…
…n, impressed four of the investors to win a total of £1,100 for their cloud-based service aimed at the tailoring industry, Texmo. Finlay Thorburn of Buffalo Adventures Final year Product Design BSc student at the University of Brighton, Finlay Thorburn, won £1,000 from four investors for his Ugandan travel company, Buffalo Adventures. Ashema Edwards of Dinky Do Dah Kingston University’s Ashema Edwards gave a compelling pitch for her kids nail-art…
…t sits alongside consultancy and contract work, collaborative R&D, SME drop-ins, employer involvement in the curriculum and various other business-related activities that enhance the quality of the teaching, learning and research environment. While all our members have structures in place to handle technology transfer, it is rarely – if at all – managed by a traditional Technology Transfer Office. Institutions have instead incorporated technology…
…nched in October 2015 by University Alliance to produce independent, highly-employable researchers with expertise and skills in strategically-important research areas. The first DTA in Applied Biosciences for Health is now taking on its second cohort of PhD students. Work is also underway to roll out further DTA programmes. The DTA stands out from similar initiatives like Doctoral Training Centres and Partnerships due to the large number of univer…
…individual and shared laboratory space, offices and workshops, shared start-up ‘studio’ space, communal space for networking and meeting, access to specialist equipment and technical support and business services. Construction will be completed in summer 2016 with the UEZ open for business in the autumn. The £16.5m project is supported by £4m from the government with match-funding from the Local Enterprise Partnership, business and UWE Bristol its…
…r up to a year within businesses requiring support to take new products or services to market Support for academically led projects and student-led consultancy work aimed at engaging with businesses Additional intensive specialist support for innovative businesses developed through the University’s existing Hive incubator scheme. Mike Carr, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Employer and Economic Engagement) at Nottingham Trent University, said: “This is a real…
…de up of induction and review sessions, regular group mentoring sessions, 1-2-1 business advice, enterprise skills workshops, and ad hoc opportunities such as a master class with an entrepreneur or a field trip to an entrepreneurial company. To date over 100 students have completed the EPY, including Stephen Bond of Panda’s Kitchen (pictured). Stephen successfully completed an Enterprise Placement Year and now runs his independent artisan liqueurs…
…n, educating the workforce of tomorrow and working collaboratively to make services – like health – more responsive to local needs. The first science and innovation audits provide an opportunity to recognise and build on strengths across the country, so it is essential that this process genuinely captures the diversity of research and innovation excellence in every region. “Support for lifelong learning is essential if we are serious about boostin…
