University Alliance Launches New Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise Network
University Alliance launches a new network to bring together universities and businesses to create positive knowledge exchange in order to drive growth through enterprise.
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The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 4
Read more of: The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 4Dr Vladimir Vukovic, Deputy Director of the Energy research stream within UA’s Doctoral Training Alliance relates his experience working across both academia and industry, and the benefits this has brought him. The DTA programme is committed to not only supporting researchers through their PhDs but providing them with the full range of skills and experience […]
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The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 3
Read more of: The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 3UCLan DTA3 researcher, Arantza Cobela Garcia, discusses her research and how the Doctoral Training Alliance has helped her apply it to real world problems, crossing the boundary between academia and professional research.
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The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 2
Read more of: The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 2Doctoral Training Alliance researcher SreeHarsha Bandaru writes about his experience of crossing the divide between academia and industry, at the Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp, and how being part of DTA helped him to get there.
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UA CEO writes for Wonkhe on the Wicked Problem of “value” in HE
Read more of: UA CEO writes for Wonkhe on the Wicked Problem of “value” in HEWriting for Wonkhe’s series on wicked problems facing the HE sector, UA CEO, Vanessa Wilson, examined the issues around defining value when it comes to higher education. Vanessa said “narrow definitions of value based on salary potential could risk discounting the immense social and cultural value that the many teachers, artists, nurses, and others bring. […]
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The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 1
Read more of: The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 1In part one of the series hear from two of our researchers on their experience working with industry and the benefits this has brought to their academic careers.
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Regional Investment, European Funding and Defining Value: The Future Challenges for Research
Read more of: Regional Investment, European Funding and Defining Value: The Future Challenges for ResearchThis blog was initially published by Research Fortnight. The new government’s agenda poses universities some existential questions, says Vanessa Wilson A December election was always going to be a daunting prospect. But one heartening aspect was witnessing the role of universities and students’ unions in supporting student voter registration and turnout. It might not have […]
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University Alliance responds to general election result
Read more of: University Alliance responds to general election resultUniversity Alliance, the voice of professional and technical universities, gave congratulations to the Conservative party on their successful election campaign and reaffirmed their commitment to working with the new government. Vanessa Wilson, University Alliance Chief Executive said: “We congratulate the Prime Minister and look forward to working with the new government to realise commitments on […]
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British Academy join our call to look beyond salary-led definitions of value
Read more of: British Academy join our call to look beyond salary-led definitions of valueWith a potential future Conservative government threatening to tackle “low-value” degrees, what do we actually mean by “value” when it comes to Higher Education and how we can avoid being led astray by narrow definitions?
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Invest in technical skills by bridging the false HE/ FE divide
Read more of: Invest in technical skills by bridging the false HE/ FE divideAs we prepare for a new government Susanna Kalitowski looks at the problematic divide between HE and FE and how this is preventing us addressing key skills shortages.
