…r to international students and overseas partners. It profiles our global connections and aims to raise the prominence of UK professional and technical education overseas. It has been developed in partnership with the British Council, the GREAT Campaign and Department of International Trade. Alliance universities attract over 60,000 international students a year from more than 170 countries, with over 400,000 studying on programmes they deliver ov…
…cation Association Tutors, Widening Participation representatives from the National Union of Students, employers and others to to provide high quality advice and guidance. As part of this work, the OU has developed a number of Open University Badged Open Courses and an OpenLearn Learner Guide. And following funding received from HEFCE’s National Networks for Collaborative Outreach scheme, the Social Partnerships Network is working on the developme…
…transfer with education and training for employees and potential future recruits. Graduates go on to regenerate the pool of highly-skilled workers in the advanced manufacturing sectors. What were/are the key challenges and how were they addressed? The AMRC Training Centre faced a number of challenges ahead of its launch, most notably securing funding, developing courses from scratch and recruiting relevant staff who had recent industrial and train…
…elevant activity to support Tomorrow’s Engineers Week in November 2014 and National Science and Engineering Week in March 2015. Run an event / events to stimulate debate about women in STEM, in particular in technology and engineering, careers and use existing events and publications to champion the Compact. We will be contributing to the national aspirations to double the number of women studying engineering and technology degrees at undergraduat…
…has invested more than £150 million into the campus to create an inspiring social and learning environment for students in which they can develop and thrive. * Average all questions, National Student Survey 2022 ** Excluding specialists, National Student Survey 2022 Modern university = A university created in or after 1992….
…th various audiences, with his work being exhibited at a national and international level, in world-renowned galleries. One of Luvera’s works, the Assembly exhibition was co-created with over 50 people who had experienced homelessness in the Brighton and Hove areas in 2014. The exhibition comprised over 70 photographs, a 50-minute soundscape, performances by The Cascade Chorus (a community choir for people in recovery from addiction issues), and a…
…s and resources to use offline. More recently, and using HEFCE funding for National Networks for Collaborative Outreach, the Social Partnerships Network (SPN), a group of organisations including the WEA, Unionlearn, the Learning and Work Institute, the Association of Colleges and National Council for Voluntary Organisations, among others, has produced PEARL. Developed with the intention of becoming a ‘go-to’ resource for those trying to find their…
…f evidence derived from research can improve the quality and reach of international aid. It ensures that support from donor countries can be targeted more effectively and achieve lasting results. In the UK, research is at the forefront of the government’s development agenda. The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), announced as part of the 2015 aid strategy, is supporting multi-disciplinary projects across 11 challenge areas, covering everythin…
…arts and humanities research and innovation, which makes a real difference nationally and internationally. This project will help the Alliance better understand the full spectrum of the translation of knowledge in their arts and humanities faculties. Following the success of the AHRC’s Knowledge Exchange Hubs, the research council is now planning for the next stage of development in its KE strategy and funded programmes. It is looking to this proj…
…housing Teesside University, 28-30 June 2017 AdaptBuild is the first international conference jointly organised by Teesside University, the Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) in Energy and the Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN). It will gather scientists, researchers, doctoral students and engineers from research institutes and the industry around the world to discuss soil, water, energy and environmental change challenges. Partici…
