…al Project Board. In 2015 he was elected as a Board member of Universities UK (UUK) and in April 2020 was appointed as UUK Vice-President (England and Northern Ireland). He also chairs the UUK Innovation and Growth Policy Network. He was chair of the University Vocational Awards Council until 2019 and has been a member of the government’s Apprenticeship Stakeholder Board since 2016. He was Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Pirbright institute…
…and knowledge sharing opportunities. We are one of only a small number of UK-based Cofund projects and the only UK umbrella organisation, bringing together 15 host institutions to establish and deliver the programme. 2018 and 2019 were busy years. We collated PhD project proposals, completed the global recruitment of 70 international fellows, aligned HR practices and audit trails across all the partner universities, all at the same time as delive…
…ss their projects and identify how to maximise value by ensuring that they complement each other rather than compete. They also took the opportunity to tour the House of Parliament nearby, learning more about science in policy. We all thrive from connection – and as our DTA student pioneers are finding, working together to create a tighter knit tribe hopefully gives them the feeling that they are part of something bigger than themselves. Find out…
…e, Bibblio, AudioBoom and iTunes U, which has recorded over 69 million downloads. For further information please visit: www.open.ac.uk…
…after that process has formally concluded and they are unhappy with the outcome. A complainant should only be able to access the OfS’ complaints scheme after 90 calendar days have passed since they submitted a complaint to the provider’s internal complaints process. This is in line with the requirements of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator’s (OIA) complaints scheme. There should be a 12-month deadline for the submission of complaints to th…
…e is a group of 24 Higher Education Institutions in England and Wales (see www.unialliance.ac.uk). The members are: Aberystwyth University, Bournemouth University, University of Bradford, De Montfort University, University of Glamorgan, University of Gloucestershire, University of Hertfordshire, University of Huddersfield, Institute of Education, University of Kent, University of Lincoln, Liverpool John Moores University, Manchester Metropolitan U…
…te: midday, Thursday 30 November 2017. Submission: Send your image to info@www.unialliance.ac.uk with the subject line ‘Christmas card competition 2017’. Please include your name, course/occupation with the name of the university you attend. Competition rules This competition is open to students and staff at University Alliance institutions. A maximum of two front covers will be accepted per entrant. The University Alliance logo should be included…
…tance from the University’s researchers, Alphasense produced the OPC-N2, a commercial variant of the ‘Heathrow’ particle sensors, which quickly sold to more than 20 countries worldwide. Beyond the UK, the OPC-N2 has been adopted by the United Nations Environment Programme for its air quality monitoring networks across major cities within developing countries. The pilot network scheme focused on Nairobi, with a further 30 cities targeted in Africa…
…ose at midday on Friday 18th November 2011. Submission: Send image to info@www.unialliance.ac.uk with the subject line ‘Christmas Card Competition’. Please include name, course/occupation and name of university. Competition rules: 1. This contest is open to students and staff at University Alliance institutions. 2. A maximum of two front covers will be accepted per entrant. 3. The University Alliance logo should be included somewhere on the front…
…that declined the fastest during this period were in occupations where the majority of people are qualified to level 2 (GCSE A*-C and equivalent) or below. Labour Force Survey data, 2010 [3] Wilson T, Review of Business-University Collaboration, February 2012 http://www.wilsonreview.co.uk/review/ [4] http://cdn.hm-treasury.gov.uk/autumn_statement.pdf [5] Wilson T, Review of Business-University Collaboration, February 2012 http://www.wilsonreview.c…
