The HuffPost Centre for Journalism, within Birmingham City University’s School of Media, gives the next generation of journalists first-hand experience of the media industry, working directly with HuffPost to do media differently. It provides a wealth of opportunities for students, placing them on a global stage and giving them real life experience of how news […]
Researchers at UWE Bristol are collaborating with smart engineering solutions company Costain and engineering technology start-up Enable My Team, to develop a system that predicts faults on train tracks and in stations. The technology, currently in development, uses thousands of sensors and 3D modelling, which taps into big data. It will allow engineers to use […]
Developed in the Robotics Laboratory at the University of West England Bristol (UWE), the start-up Open Bionics is the first company to create multi-grip bionic hands small enough to fit children as young as 9 years old. This is just one of the many achievements by Open Bionics leading them to win multiple awards for […]
A Dolphin N2 engine developed at the University of Brighton highlights the state-of-the-art research being undertaken throughout our members. The invention is seen as one of the most significant advances in engine design in years and is being hailed as extremely efficient, making it more comparable to a fuel cell than to a traditional engine. […]
The University of Brighton’s Green Growth Platform is an award-winning green business-innovation network which supports businesses developing clean and green products, services and processes to scale-up. The platform provides access to university facilities and expertise, commercialisation advice, coaching and workshops and an investment readiness programme. It has over 1000 members that has created 300 green […]
The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) is a specialist research, development and education organisation of the University of Greenwich, with a focus on food, agriculture, environment and sustainable livelihoods. Together with our international partners such as UNESCO and the Gatsby Foundation, they tackle issues including poverty, food and nutrition security, sustainable agriculture, climate change, gender and […]
The University of Greenwich’s ‘Powerhouse’ aims to foster collaboration between staff, students and the community. It is home to a community of entrepreneurs who run social and commercial enterprises from the co-work space. Students can access enterprise support, funding and training via their accelerator, and businesses come for knowledge exchange – accessing expertise and facilities, […]
In Greenwich, the university gave use of its onsite kitchens to the local Greenwich Mutual Aid group, and staff members and students supported vulnerable people with prescription collection, deliveries and food parcels to those vulnerable people from across the local area. Find out more about how the University of Greenwich aided in their local coronavirus […]
Kingston University’s ESCAPE-pain rehabilitation programme helps people with chronic hip and knee pain and has been delivered in 20 sites across the UK including community centres, leisure centres and schools. It has treated more than 13,000 people to date, saving the NHS an estimated £22M by reducing the amount of healthcare needed by patients. Read […]
More than 40 University Chancellors, Chairs of governing bodies, Vice-Chancellors and Student Union presidents from the University Alliance have joined together to call on the Prime Minister to permit universities to re-open from April 12. In an open letter to the Prime Minister, the group urge the Government to allow a return to campus for […]
