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  1. Making lifelong learning a reality – key facts

    …omy focused on high-skilled jobs in a world of fast-paced change, people already in work must have the opportunity to retrain multiple times throughout their long careers. Universities are well placed to facilitate this, and our report examines how we can build on existing best practice, including The Open University’s PEARL online advice and guidance tool. What are the current challenges? Lifelong Learning: Ladder and Lifeline responds to the dra…

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    Predicted population distribution of the UK by 2039
  2. Students revving up for Silverstone

    …make the transition in 2018. The optimisation tool, created on an Excel spreadsheet linked to Visual Basic code, will aid future students by calculating the required dimensions for drivetrain components based on space constraints. Of seeing the UWE car competing at Silverstone last year, Tom said: “We all had a moment of pride when it hit the floor – the few days before the race were very rushed so I was very happy to see it sitting on its wheels…

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  3. Summit 2016 – Leading the way in our cities and regions

    …n Education, Skills and the Economy, gave the keynote speech. You can also read speeches by Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell and Chair Professor Steve West. We also unveiled our new Making the Difference video at the Summit which is now featured prominently on our homepage. Below are some of the pictures from the day – more can be found on our Flickr page. Delegates networking at the Coventry University exhibition in between sessions. The summit…

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  4. Supporting thriving communities: Alliance universities case studies

    …University: Award-winning social enterprise programme tackles some of the world’s most pressing issues Helping students, staff and recent graduates who want to set up and run a social enterprise…   Cultural enrichment University of Huddersfield: Contemporary music festival attracts new audiences and engages local community Providing a wide range of cultural opportunities for local residents…   Cultural enrichment The Open University: The Social P…

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  5. University Alliance messages to Government 2015-2020

    …tor and secure Britain’s ability to compete in a dynamic and fast changing world.   Skills Numbers. More graduates are needed to keep pace with growing demand for higher skills. The cap on student numbers must remain off. Access. Student Opportunity Funding enables universities to attract and support disadvantaged students. Maintaining the fund will boost both social mobility and the supply of skills. Teaching excellence. The new Teaching Excellen…

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  6. International students benefit our universities and the UK

    …some of which are ranked the best in the world) with a strong focus on job-readiness. These courses appeal to international students. In turn, working alongside international students greatly enhances the experience of the UK students at our universities. “We welcome this HEPI and HEA report which provides further evidence that international students are intrinsic to the quality of UK higher education. They add to the cultural life of universities…

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  7. Improving the sustainability and profitability of UK construction

    …er cent of Local Authorities in the North West, supporting £2,500m of construction and design work. The North West Construction Hub, led by Manchester City Council, departs from the traditional business model of lowest price tendering in favour of more sustainable, long-term collaborative relationships between clients, professionals and contractors, formed around shared objectives and common values. The research team’s knowledge, experience and su…

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  8. Virtual reality advances driving creative collaboration

    …n harnessing the benefits of virtual reality and high-end visualisation. Already it has played a crucial role in the delivery of the Range Rover Evoque – internationally acclaimed as one of the most exciting design concepts of its age – the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, and the Jaguar F-Type sports car. Image: Visualisation facilities in Salford and Germany’s space science centre (DLR) are joined, allowing people in both to move around th…

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  9. Using interactive technology to improve lives

    …abilities has, in turn, had a major influence on the way practitioners conduct their own vocational training – particularly the nearly 10,000 professionals and 1,500 trainees on the GOAL project. They have also spread the word to a further 7,500 professionals and trainees on another EU funded project, GOET, which supports people with learning disabilities in getting and keeping a job. Back to Real World Impact…

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  10. Guardian: Quality of European research threatened by cuts

    …Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell was featured in a story in the Guardian Higher Education Network blog about proposed cuts to the European research budget which could risk British universities losing their position as world-leading institutions. She had called the proposals a ‘backwards step’ for UK and European researchers. You can read her full statement on this issue here….

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