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  1. Don’t Let Snobbery Lead You Astray on A-Level Results Day

    …ople differ. They may be large, small or specialist; teaching a broad spectrum of subjects or focusing on very few; using traditional academic techniques or honing skills relevant to the workplace and they are all valuable. Which university you choose will be based on a broad range of criteria, perhaps including its perceived ‘prestige’, but also maybe the career opportunities it offers, its location, the support network or teaching style. The mos…

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    Students receiving A-Level Results
  2. Mobilising Bristol’s students to create a greener future

    …I learned a lot about how to inspire and encourage young people about the world around them from a variety of different organisations and teaching professionals.” International student Yi Zeng, who was studying for an MSc in nutrition, physical activity and public health at Bristol University volunteered at Walk For Health Bristol and other organisations involved in the project. Zeng said: “Volunteering exceeded my expectations. It has helped me…

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    International Green Gown Award Winner
  3. Alliance universities’ impact in research and employer engagement leads to prestigious awards

    …ering research’ had ‘led to the development of 3D imaging that is now used worldwide in managing security and public safety’. This is not the first time this work has been singled out for attention – it was recognised as part of Nottingham Trent’s 2015 Queen’s Anniversary Prize. The Research Project of the Year Award went to the University of Salford for an international collaboration that has hugely increased understanding of how nuclear radiatio…

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  4. Universities are key to building healthy cities

    …Partners, a strategic partnership which brings together universities, NHS trusts, commissioning groups and City authorities, to ensure local priorities reflect local needs, in a way that a more distant funding body with its own agenda could not, including a focus on specific challenges such as dementia and self-harm. UWE’s World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments, which promotes evidence-based policy and practi…

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  5. New diagnostic tools improving treatments for MS patients

    …ated trials of their kind globally. They also provided more data on the long-term risks associated with cannabinoids which has global importance for drug legislators. As well as leading to two patents, the results attracted widespread media coverage and were summarised on the MS Society website. Crucially, they are helping in the search for therapy in the disease’s secondary progressive stage when patients have few treatment options. Back to Real…

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  6. Guardian – UK higher education: why the current numbers don’t add up

    …wledge; how we deliver value; and how we connect to communities around the world. Our education system needs to adapt to this rapid pace of change, as individuals and the economy place new and changing demands on how and what higher education delivers. This means seriously considering the evidence on the need for, and value of, graduates to ensure that decisions we make are well informed, not made in a short-term vacuum. It also raises inevitable…

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  7. 2012 Autumn Statement: Our comment

    …re. Reduced funding from Government is no excuse for limited ambition. Our world class sector can flourish, given a clear and ambitious long-term vision of universities. We remain committed to working with Government to direct their investment towards sustaining a healthy, diverse, world-class university sector that contributes to the UK’s economic recovery and so much more. For more information please contact Andrew Henry at University Alliance,…

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  8. Bournemouth University – Creating, sharing and inspiring

    …e it, and inspire people through a combination of inspirational education, world-class research and professional practice, which we have dubbed ‘Fusion’. The ultimate aim is to provide a personalised student experience, where students are actively engaged in all aspects of their learning. They will receive an excellent education through a range of engagements with academics who are at the top of their field, and through the opportunity to work col…

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  9. Putting students centre stage welcome, but wider economic vision lost.

    …a group of 23 major, business-engaged universities committed to delivering world-class research and a quality student experience around the UK. They are universities without boundaries: delivering economic and social growth through close links with their research, students and staff and the world around them – locally, nationally and internationally. With representation right across the UK they educate over 25% of all UK students, with large propo…

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  10. Let’s Get Technical: Priorities for the new government

    …e who were a ‘near miss’ in the last round of the Initial Teacher Training market review accreditation process an opportunity to become accredited. This will ensure more even geographic coverage of teacher training opportunities and support the government’s goal of recruiting 6,500 new teachers. Increasing student maintenance support to keep up with the cost of living, and reintroducing maintenance grants for those most in need, to ensure everyone…

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