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  1. UA and 70 others call for clarity and transparency on the future UK Shared Prosperity Fund

    UA, along with 70 national and local organisations from across the country, are urging the Government to provide immediate clarity on how it intends to deliver the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). In an open letter, coordinated and led by UA, the group of 70 universities and businesses including the CBI, call for greater transparency […]

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  2. Greenwich study shows the good, the bad and the ugly of COVID-19 enforced work from home

    New research finds that technology used during the pandemic-enforced work from home (EWFH) experience has changed the tools and culture of team collaboration. The study, by researchers at University of Greenwich, Auckland University of Technology (AUT), University of East Anglia (UEA), and Phone Free Day, is the first international empirical study of its kind. Overall, […]

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  3. Bristol Robotics lab helps provide access to art for disabled people in self-isolation

    Disabled people experiencing extreme isolation due to coronavirus can now use robots to remotely access one of Britain’s most well-known art galleries, thanks to a unique Bristol Robotics Laboratory collaboration. Telepresence robots, part of the D4D project, are being used to connect people who are experiencing extreme isolation as they are required to shield during […]

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  4. UWE collaboration helps enable robot-assisted gallery tours for art lovers in self isolation

    People in self isolation due to coronavirus can use robots to remotely access one of Britain’s most iconic art galleries, thanks to a unique Bristol Robotics Laboratory collaboration. In short: In a UK first, the temporarily closed Hastings Contemporary has teamed up with the laboratory to offer its members and audiences the opportunity to visit the gallery […]

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  5. Celebrating the very best of DTA creativity and research talent at the Images of Research Awards

    The Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) recently held its Images of Research 2020 competition awards, showcasing the very best of Alliance universities early career research talent and creativity in science communications. Earlier this year, DTA PhD researchers were invited to submit an image summarising their research, along with an accompanying blurb for the DTA Images of […]

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  6. University Alliance responds to UK Government research support package

    The UK Government have today announced a support package for researchers, scientists and technicians working at UK universities during COVID-19. Responding to the announcement, Vanessa Wilson, University Alliance CEO said: “Today’s announcement is a first step in protecting and enhancing the UK’s research base and we look forward to working with the government to develop […]

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    Vanessa Wilson CEO
  7. The DTA is Intersectoral- Part 4

    Dr 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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