…ish Empire (OBE) in 2016. Ian Appleford, Kingston University, Health and Safety Manager Ian has been in the post of Head of Health, Safety and Security strategy for over 17 years at Kingston University. He left Health and Safety from Surrey Police to make a difference in the HEI sector. Using his experience and knowledge from Surrey Police, Ordnance Survey, HRH Treasury and V&A. Ian has significantly decreased injuries and incidents at the unive…
…ncerns they may encounter. Ambassadors received training from our Health & Safety Manager at ARU and are provided with a Safe Behaviour Ambassador t-shirt so they are easily identifiable. The Ambassadors are also paid Voluntary Living Wage rate for the hours they work due to ARU’s Living Wage accreditation and via our on campus recruitment agency, ARU Temps. Safe Behaviour ambassador duties include reminding students and staff to wear masks in mos…
…uture. Running from September 2016, a new MSc programme in Railway Systems Safety and Risk will secure the rail industry’s safety skills gap in the future. There is concern within the railway industry that the age profile of its current engineers – many now well into their fifties – could result in a skills gap. With passenger numbers soaring and massive projects such as HS2 and Crossrail 2 in the pipeline, rail travel is of burgeoning importance….
…protect everyone on campus including ourselves, and we’ll be positioned in various locations across campus to give fellow students the necessary support with staying safe. “We always have student ambassadors but this year their role has been enhanced and the purpose is to support and welcome students to Coventry University and to give additional guidance in very unprecedented times due to Covid-19. “It’s a worrying time for many students, so we wa…
…d science graduate within each to collaborate with staff. They raised food safety standards by improving technical management, developing new products, changing production management systems and cutting what ends up in the waste bin. While graduates gained experience, partners enjoyed real improvements to their businesses and the support of the University at a subsided rate. Funded by a £3.9 million initial investment from the Welsh Government and…
…olicy adviser; and Jo Dobson Associate PVC Group policy. UA members have a variety of collaborative partnerships in industry and their various communities and have leveraged these partnerships to support local businesses through the pandemic and beyond. This has included the delivery of digital skills training and other technical support, help with transforming business plans, and the sharing of facilities. As Joanna Birch, Director of Innovation…
…hat goes into their products, as well as access to a range of skin-loving, natural ingredients. Sapphire will pitch for investment in her cosmetic company at Innovating Future Business 2017. Register online to watch students pitch their business ideas to the panel investors on Wednesday 10 May 2017 at the University of Salford’s MediaCityUK campus. Tweet @UniAlliance #UAfuturebiz…
…ills to form guidelines for students working on a film or TV programme, to manage Covid risks during the pandemic. Safety Unit, University of Greenwich The small team at Greenwich were nominated for using the university’s values of collaboration, inclusivity and impact in their work, ensuring that Greenwich could maximise their on-campus and face to face delivery by navigating the university through over 30 iterations of government COVID guidance….
…tive Action Cariocca Training (PACT). Cleve was also Chair of City College Manchester for eight years taking them from LEA control to independence. Nadia Fortune-Nesbit, Business & Operations Manager, Cariocca Enterprises Nadia oversees the day-to-day running of Cariocca, ensuring that it can fulfill its role in helping the city’s entrepreneurs flourish and achieve success in their businesses. She says that the favourite part of her job is knowi…
…er with a partnership with a local engineering design company to produce a manufacturable point-of-care LAMP device from an earlier prototype. This device has been manufactured in small numbers and demonstrated in the field as an effective test for the Covid-19 virus. Its advantage are its ease of use, speed and effectiveness and its ability to work without the need for laboratory processing. In partnership with the university the team have create…
