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  1. Monitoring air quality to protect public health – University of Hertfordshire

    The University’s Particle Instruments Research Group have worked with a number of businesses to translate their research into commercial devices to monitor air quality.    The team’s ground-breaking design for a low-cost Optical Particle Counter, was taken up by Essex-based company Alphasense. Since 2015, over 18,000 units have been integrated into air quality monitoring systems […]

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  2. Pesticide risk assessment: from Danish law to saving the bees – University of Hertfordshire

    What do Danish law makers, British beekeepers and international environmental campaigners have in common? They have all benefited from the Pesticide Properties Database (PPDB), one of the most comprehensive pesticide resources in the world, developed at the University of Hertfordshire. First launched in 2007, the database was developed by the Agriculture and Environment Research Unit […]

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  3. Robert Gordon University joins the University Alliance

    University Alliance (UA) has today (11 May January 2022) announced that Robert Gordon University has officially joined the mission group as its fifteenth member. University Alliance represents the country’s leading technical and professional universities. Alliance universities are known for their innovation across applied research and skills-based teaching, as well as their close ties with industry […]

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  4. Shortlisted nominees announced for the Alliance Awards 2022

      The shortlisted nominees for the Alliance Awards 2022 have been announced today (11th May 2022), with 33 individuals and teams recognised for their inspiring work across 7 categories. The Alliance Awards were established to celebrate hard work, dedication and excellence across some of the UK’s leading professional and technical universities. Colleagues from across the […]

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  5. University Alliance responds to the Higher Education reform consultation

    Higher Education funding is in need of radical reform: University Alliance responds to the Higher Education reform consultation University Alliance (UA), which represents the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, has today submitted its response to the Department for Education’s consultation on higher education reform. The representative group argues that despite the transformative potential of […]

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  6. University Alliance sets out its vision for a successful Lifelong Loan Entitlement in LLE blueprint

    University Alliance announce vision on how to turbo-charge lifelong learning Read Lifelong learning: a blueprint for success here. University Alliance, which represents 14 of the UK’s leading professional and technical universities, has today (5 May 2022) released its LLE Blueprint. The blueprint is a vision for the successful delivery of the Department for Education’s proposed […]

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  7. Personal Assistant to CEO

    Salary:                                    £25,000 to £28,000 per annum, pro rata for part-time FTE:                                         0.6FTE (working 22.5 hours per week) Duration of Contract:             12-month fixed term contract Location University Alliance operates an agile working model where staff have the option to work the majority of the week remotely with access to a ‘touchdown’ space on one of […]

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  8. University Alliance announces support for Elsevier open access agreement

    Responding to the recent agreement between UK universities and research institutions, and Elsevier on open access to their research portfolio, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “University Alliance welcomes the news that UK universities and research institutions have reached an open access agreement with Elsevier following the sector’s acceptance of the latest proposal. The agreement, […]

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  9. University Alliance responds to OfS consultations on TEF, student outcomes and the construction of indicators

    Government proposals on quality in higher education could ‘wreak havoc on the levelling up agenda’: University Alliance responds to Office for Students consultations University Alliance [UA] has today [Wednesday 16 March 2022] responded to three consultations launched by the Office for Students [OfS] on 20 January 2022. The consultations sought views on a range of […]

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  10. University Alliance responds to Horizon Europe funding extension

    Responding to the announcement today from BEIS that Horizon Europe applicants will receive a funding extension guarantee, University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “We warmly welcome the announcement extending the UK government funding guarantee for successful UK applicants to Horizon Europe until December 2022. Alliance institutions have been successful recipients of EU programme funding for […]

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