Teesside University hailed for ‘outstanding’ apprenticeship provision
…l really help with the way we work with patients.” Find out more about apprenticeships at Teesside University – www.tees.ac.uk/apprenticeships…
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Are you on the Peer Review College?
Read more of: Are you on the Peer Review College?…ex). Any member of the PRC can be called upon by any TEA partner at any stage. Requests can be submitted via Basecamp or through the central TEA team by emailing tea@www.unialliance.ac.uk. The requesting university shall cover the expenses of the commissioned Peer Review College member but no consultancy fee will be payable….
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‘What now?’: how adaptations to assessment during COVID-19 can improve inclusivity
Read more of: ‘What now?’: how adaptations to assessment during COVID-19 can improve inclusivity…lect upon how what they had learned was relevant to their future employment. One colleague commented: “at the end of each practical …. or on the end of the script, we have [a] CV booster. So that tells them what skills they’ve ….learned in that session” External factors Many of the barriers identified across all nine attributes of inclusive assessment were a result of external factors. Where certain requirements for the courses were dictated…
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Groundhog Day: Managing Motivation when Working from Home
Read more of: Groundhog Day: Managing Motivation when Working from Home…g myself to work an 8-hour day, as if I was in the office, I aimed for 2 or 3 periods. I considered this a success by telling myself 2 hours of focused work was better than 8 hours of procrastination. Each time my alarm went off, I got up, moved about, did a few squats or made a cup of tea. These small breaks helped me reset and stay focused. If an hour seems too long (or perhaps even too short once you hit your flow), experiment and find what wor…
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Delivering one of the world’s first Degree Apprenticeships in Midwifery
Read more of: Delivering one of the world’s first Degree Apprenticeships in Midwifery…have only just completed our first , the dropout rate is currently at zero. This is favourable compared to the dropout rates seen in traditional undergraduate Midwifery courses, so clearly the investment made in degree apprenticeships appears to be worthwhile. Despite the clear advantages to students of this kind of provision, there remain big challenges for providers. The biggest challenge of delivering a midwifery apprenticeship is funding. Alt…
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#WeAreInternational blog: Sadaf Akbari
Read more of: #WeAreInternational blog: Sadaf Akbari…ow engineered tissue that could be implanted within bones to support repair. “Only 30 per cent of patients on transplant lists get the organs they need – it’s a major problem worldwide,” Sadaf said. “Engineering tissue to replace body parts damaged by accident or disease could go a long way to helping those who can’t access donor organs. The materials I’m working with are exciting because the electrical charge mimics what is observed in natural bo…
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#WeAreInternational blog: Romila Nilukshi Jeevapalan
Read more of: #WeAreInternational blog: Romila Nilukshi Jeevapalan…nsidering imposing restrictions on those from abroad who wish to study here. Unwelcoming language and policies do nothing to grow the UK economy, research impact, or our cultural diversity. These are individuals with real lives, with immeasurable talent to offer to our country – we should always welcome them with open arms. In our latest series of blogs, we are profiling the international students who enrich our Alliance Universities with their ta…
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#WeAreInternational blog: Cyrille Tchatchet
Read more of: #WeAreInternational blog: Cyrille Tchatchet…nsidering imposing restrictions on those from abroad who wish to study here. Unwelcoming language and policies do nothing to grow the UK economy, research impact, or our cultural diversity. These are individuals with real lives, with immeasurable talent to offer to our country – we should always welcome them with open arms. In our latest series of blogs, we are profiling the international students who enrich our Alliance Universities with their ta…
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With the right support, universities can help power an economic, social and cultural recovery
Read more of: With the right support, universities can help power an economic, social and cultural recovery…ure of the replacement EU structural funds, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). We believe the UK Shared Prosperity Fund should be underpinned by a National Framework setting balance of funding to skills development, business support (particularly for SMEs) and research & innovation. Throughout the pandemic, we have witnessed the power of the partnerships that exist between a thriving and diverse higher education sector, the public sector, and…
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How the Innocence Project London law clinic is redefining clinical legal education
Read more of: How the Innocence Project London law clinic is redefining clinical legal education…press how they feel because the clinic environment is a safe space for them. The best learning comes from discussions about the evidence, and developing theories based on their understanding of what happened and why the client is claiming innocence. The conversations during casework meetings, where both the case and ideas are discussed generates a type of learning based on social relationships, where emotions are recognised as contributing to not…
