…ent happen. In a different kind of awards, Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) outcomes showed Alliance universities were the most likely university group to score gold for teaching. UWE’s VC Professor (now Professor Sir!) Steve West was knighted, whilst the University of Brighton’s VC (and UA’s outgoing Chair) Professor Debra Humphris was awarded a CBE. Professor Jane Harrington, CEO at the University of Greenwich, replaced Debra as our new Chair…
…recommit to investing £20 billion every year in Research and Development by 2024 – 2025. Read our letter to the Chancellor below. Add your signature here. — Dear Chancellor, You are more aware than anyone of the economic challenges that lie ahead for our country. We know that difficult decisions will need to be made to protect our economy. But avoiding disaster today is not enough, we must seek to thrive tomorrow and into the future. As business l…
…nd conflict affected locations. For example, Words of Relief enabled local communities to communicate better with relief workers and scaled up ways to facilitate two-way communication between first responders and crisis-affected populations by translating key crisis and disaster messages. Making Humanitarian Supplies (by Field Ready) provided 3D printing in the field where rapid, low-cost supplies were needed most. Healing in Harmony by Make Music…
…e and innovation specialists, the Low Carbon KEEP Programme, which ran from 2012 to 2015, was one of Europe’s most successful KE programmes: it created 85 new jobs and helped over 200 SMEs in the East of England increase their competitiveness and profits. On the back of this success ARU has secured more money for a similar ERDF–supported programme for the three years to December 2019: with a total value of around £19m to help and support businesse…
…ncluded a New York theme, rock band and a singing cat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coMv59NKBXc&t=252s Kingston University -For the delivery of their community Vaccination centre. Kingston University has been at the forefront of the community response to the coronavirus pandemic, working to safeguard the health of borough residents and minimise the spread of the virus. Our community vaccination hub has been hailed as an exemplar of collaborat…
…“I am very surprised and honoured to have won the UA DTA Images of Research 2020 competition – Judges Category. “The UA DTA has provided me a platform to conduct research that I am really passionate and enthusiastic about. However, it extends more than this, they have given me the opportunity to access training to improve my skills, whilst also giving me a network of researchers across the UK to help me through my studies (especially Molly Browne…
…entation, I feel much more confident. Therefore memorising something for a competition was out of my comfort zone. The second biggest challenge was that the presentation was going to be recorded. Knowing that I was being recorded made me extremely uncomfortable. It added a little pressure on me which distracted me from focusing on my speech. Luckily my university, Kingston, organised training sessions for the shortlisted students. The training was…
…to reaching the target of spending 2.4 per cent of GDP on R&D. This should combine commitments to both excellence and fair distribution. Those of us championing a place-based agenda need to find new arguments to navigate these complex issues, while avoiding simplistic interpretations such as the north-south divide and cities vs towns. These ignore the poverty in parts of London and the southwest and the affluence of some towns. The other divide in…
…different types of high quality providers to enter the sector, encouraging competition to the benefit of students. New providers will have to meet a high bar and demonstrate that they are delivering good outcomes for students, and the OfS will be clear about what’s required of them, but they will be actively encouraged to enter because diversity is a strength. New providers, bringing different and innovative approaches and providing students with…
…the Euro Cup in France, fans could cheer for another home team at the forthcoming RoboCup 2016 robotic world championship which kicks off in Leipzig, Germany on Thursday 30 June. Bold Hearts, the University of Hertfordshire’s robot football team – the oldest and most successful in the UK – will be competing against 500 other teams from 40 countries. But why are our universities developing robots that can use expressions accurately, be empathetic,…
