…Higher Education to realign itself with societal challenges and a congested regulatory environment. The factors include: Policies and policy institutes Economic Socio-economical Technological Legal Pedagogical drive Equality and diversity Research Find the full report here. …
…m reduce their energy use and make their business more environmentally and economically sustainable. The University has researched and helped implement a system which takes hydrogen gas produced using electricity and waste carbon dioxide and uses a biological system to create methane gas. This energy can then be put back into the grid, using renewable energy generators. Recycling just 10% of the carbon released by energy and industrial companies e…
…ars of leaving college. It works politically, constitutionally democratically and economically as well.” Labour Party Conference, Brighton Universities and Growth: The debate, Larry Elliot, Economics Editor, The Guardian (Chair); Shabana Mahmood MP, Shadow Minister of State for Universities and Science; Dame Helen Alexander, Chancellor, University of Southampton and John Cridland, Director General, CBI, Paul Blomfield MP John Cridland speaking at…
…s of what higher education could look like. Fundamentally we want to do it differently from the usual way universities think about the future (locking themselves in a room, pulling the draw bridge up, having a huddle and saying “ok, what do we want to do”). We wanted to flip that. We recognise the need for rich engagement and collaboration, going way beyond the usual references we draw on to think about these issues. And therefore we need to engag…
…. The way we do business, learn and interact with one another is increasingly dictated by digital developments. But what is remarkable about this new research is the scale and pace of this change within developing and emerging countries. The report says that nearly half of the world’s population will be online by 2016, with access to the internet becoming less of a luxury, limited to users in the developed world and more of an everyday reality in…
…USW) works to build better futures for students, communities, and partners economically, socially, and culturally. Partnership working is at the heart of everything that the University does. The University works with businesses, the public sector and third sector to achieve the best outcomes for learners and organisations. They are researching and innovating to tackle some of the biggest global challenges, from energy and health to security and su…
…hat many of the changes made to assessment policy and practice had positively affected awarding and/or continuation gaps. The project team were keen to understand how these changes were implemented, why they were successful and if they had continued post-Covid, in order to form guidance – and examples of best practice – for inclusive assessments. Most of the project partners from the QAA Collaborative Enhancement project chose to remain involved w…
…al to encourage peer-to-peer learning and to support researchers’ understanding of the diverse methodologies that inform qualitative research. This has been designed in direct response to the training needs voiced by our social policy cohort, and we plan to go live in the first quarter of 2021 – more details will be announced shortly. Social media The DTA Reps also manage a range of social media accounts to promote our upcoming events, share resou…
…y agile and flexible learning and support for our students has been outstanding.” Dionne Lee, Policy and Projects Manager Teesside University Despite the challenges, the student experience has remained central to the work of Alliance universities. “I am most proud of my team for the enthusiasm, pace and professionalism that they have demonstrated in reacting to the pandemic and enabling us to continue to operate with student experience at the hear…
…e awards. 16. We secured prominent media profiles in sector and national media including comment pieces and broadcast for UA spokespeople, as well as fielded bids to our members resulting in strong representation from UA members and landing of key messages. 17. We successfully completed our recruitment of over 70 researchers from 27 different countries to the Horizon2020 MSCA Cofund supported DTA3 programme and supported two researchers to secure…
