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  1. Collaboration including University of Hertfordshire and Leeds Beckett University works to improve hospital care for people with dementia

    July 20, 2021

    A team of researchers from the University of Hertfordshire, Leeds Beckett University and the University of Nottingham have been awarded over £300,000 of funding from the Alzheimer’s Society to co-design resources to improve dementia care in hospital. People with dementia are admitted to hospital for many health reasons, often not directly related to their dementia. […]

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  2. UWE Bristol and Weston College pilot an innovative technical skills solution for Bristol

    July 16, 2021

    The white paper sets out a vision for the future of skills across England. The resources both physical and human needed to deliver and respond to this challenge are significant and require innovation and collaborative working. In the West of England region, two partners in the education world have joined forces to drive a unique […]

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  3. High tech facilities at Alliance universities are helping to power the NHS

    July 16, 2021

    University Alliance institutions are at the forefront of training the UK’s future health and social care workforce, training 25% of all nursing and midwifery students and 18% of all social work students. This is due in large part to the superb learning and training provision afforded by our universities’ high tech facilities. Allowing students to […]

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  4. Connecting people to employment in computing at Birmingham City University

    July 16, 2021

    Birmingham City University  will deliver a new Institute of Coding Skills Bootcamps initiative to connect people to employment in Data Science and Cyber Security, as part of a national Institute of Coding programme rollout. Skills Bootcamps are flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up tech skills and fast-track […]

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  5. Patient Simulations and Critical Care at Coventry University

    July 15, 2021

    Patient simulation Simulated practice within the clinical skills laboratories does not replace clinical experience but it does equip the students with skills that are transferable to clinical practice. Working on the simulated patients can build self-confidence by offering a safe and supportive environment to practice clinical skills without compromising patient safety. Students are given feedback […]

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  6. Skills Simulation Centre at UWE Bristol

    July 15, 2021

    Health Professions facilities Building confidence and honing skills ahead of placements, UWE Bristol offers industry-standard equipment that mirrors the equipment found in the workplace. Skills Simulation Centre Watch UWE’s Skills Simulation Centre film and learn more about the incredible facilities available to Health Professions students. What’s waiting for prospective students? Specialist healthcare facilities UWE’s Health […]

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  7. Extensive online learning provision and bioimaging suites at Oxford Brookes University

    July 14, 2021

    Facilities in the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences Based at the Headington Campus, one mile East of Oxford City Centre, the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences offers a research-led, dynamic and supportive environment in which to study. Here you’ll have access to excellent facilities, including a range of well-equipped laboratories, an advanced bioimaging suite […]

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  8. Facilities at Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences – Birmingham City University

    July 14, 2021

    School of Nursing and Midwifery Our Facilities The School of Nursing and Midwifery consists of specialist facilities to enable our students the ability to explore, learn and develop within every aspect of their speciality. All students have access to  facilities and e-learning facilities to support their studies. View BCU’s mock wards, birthing room, skills practice […]

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  9. University Alliance responds to government reform of post-16 qualifications

    July 14, 2021

    University Alliance have joined a coalition of 12 education bodies representing staff and students in schools, colleges and universities in writing to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson urging him not to scrap the vast majority of applied general qualifications such as BTECs. University Alliance CEO Vanessa Wilson said: “As the voice of professional and technical universities, […]

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  10. Letter to the Times

    July 14, 2021

    A letter from Chief Executive Vanessa Wilson has been published in The Times, responding to a recent article which argued that ‘Britain needs more second class universities’.   Sir, I disagree with Emma Duncan’s assessment (Comment, Jul 9) that the country is lacking in “second-class” universities. While I take issue with the term for its […]

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