…rsity Alliance has pushed for better support for mature students and for a comprehensive system of careers advice for every stage of life. The government’s forthcoming review of tertiary education must fully examine these issues. “Graduate salaries need to be understood in the context of significant regional variations in the UK’s highly unbalanced economy and the importance of careers like nursing which play a hugely vital role in society but are…
…t is encouraging that the Knowledge Exchange Framework will allow for fair comparisons between institutions. This will be important for avoiding a size matters scenario. We want the KEF to capture and reward the fullest range of interactions between universities, businesses and communities. “The appointment of a technical advisory group to drive the next stage of the KEF is a positive step, sitting alongside the university expert group led by Prof…
…ability to provide a serious challenge to the old order of things. When it comes to the crunch, ministers time and again pull back from risking the reputations or income or their favoured institutions – or forms of educational delivery. There’s a fundamental problem in the question of whether a universities minister would encourage his or her children to follow a less traditional path. It’s the presumption behind the question that one is ‘better’…
…pillar alongside the teaching excellence framework, which measures teaching quality, and the research excellence framework, which assesses research outputs”. Maddalaine Ansell, said: “The knowledge exchange framework must look beyond simply the commercialisation of research, patents and intellectual property, which are only one aspect of a much wider range of interactions between universities, businesses and communities, alongside entrepreneurial…
…und that the structure of the Summer School was well developed with a good combination of presentations, feedback and interaction. The field trip to Drax, a biomass power facility, was well received, with many claiming this activity as their favourite. It is always a challenge in a multi-disciplinary environment to cater for all interests. However, whilst our specific research varies, the challenging doctoral journey was the common denominator. We…
…eive a discount on their ticket by contacting <info@www.unialliance.ac.uk> Communication Officer at University Alliance, Joshua Hastings, writes for the BCC Business and Education Summit 2017 on how universities and business collaborate to boost economic growth. Joshua highlights regionally-focused growth strategies by Coventry University, Liverpool John Moores University, and Nottingham Trent University, as featured in University Alliance’s Creat…
…a German chemist, for his father’s rheumatism in 1897. It has gone on to become one of the most commonly used drugs of modern times. It is more than just a painkiller. Even taking a low dose of aspirin every day can be beneficial for some people – preventing strokes, and reducing the risk of cancer and cardiac conditions. Currently cancer and cardiac disease cause more than 50% of global mortality. Research has found that low doses of aspirin may…
…been accessed by 33,448 participants, with a completion rate of over 40% (compared with a global average of 14%). The project was initially funded by aid from the UK government, but has since secured funding from Save the Children India. The OU also picked up the Business Partnership Award for True Potential PUFin. The True Potential Centre for the Public Understanding of Finance (True Potential PUFin), was established in partnership with True Po…
…esearch Councils must distribute these funds on the basis of fair and open competition, recognising excellence wherever it is found, and the creation of UKRI must be used as an opportunity to iron out the administrative issues that have prevented this from happening in the past. “It is also positive to see a renewed emphasis on technical and professional education. But to achieve genuine parity of esteem – which ministers say they want – they must…
…professional needs, interests and aspirations, mix and match subjects, or combine one main subject with a few modules from other areas. It is easy to change direction if study interests change and many Open programme students bring credits from higher education studies completed elsewhere. Central to the OU’s success has been securing partnerships to ensure they can reach the widest possible range of learners. For example, it works closely with b…
