…ual working has enabled us to maintain contact with our members across the UK, and in many ways even deepen and increase our engagement with the teams within them. We have significantly expanded the networks available to professional and academic staff within our universities, with 25 new networks emerging as a response to the pandemic. We are now regularly facilitating over 30 networks of senior leadership, academic, professional, student and adm…
…met. As the HEPI / Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey highlights, commuter students may end up less satisfied with their experience and be more likely to consider leaving than their on-campus peers. What can universities do to improve this? Isolating factors to work on is a start. In HEPI’s report on ‘commuter students’, Maguire and Morris highlight two factors that universities should take into account when considering commuting studen…
…reparing short video statements outlining why we wished to take on the role, online voting went live. April and I were elected by fellow PhD researchers to represent our social policy cohort. Made up of seven representatives from three strands (Bioscience, Energy and Social Policy), our role is to facilitate a collective voice for researchers at the DTA management level and provide a direct channel for feedback, advocating for positive changes to…
…to ensure they are fully compatible with (and not a hindrance to) digital teaching and learning. Technology companies should work with the higher education sector to improve existing technologies and ensure they are fit for the purpose of digital teaching and learning. Government, local authorities, schools, colleges, and universities should work together to build the digital fluency of students of all ages and ensure they are receiving a fully d…
…full-time employment. During my first 4 years at JBA, I completed the Level 3, HNC and HND qualifications. These allowed me to join the Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship at Leeds Beckett University in 2020. I have really enjoyed studying for a degree apprenticeship at LBU and have been very fortunate to have had the opportunity to achieve a BSc qualification whilst gaining relevant industry work experience and earning at the same time. The process has…
…e about future job opportunities, timelines for application, thesis writing, Viva, conferences and networking with other researchers. The end of the second day was marked with a visit to the Royal Pavilion with a guided tour. The Palace was magnificent, and the tour was thoroughly enjoyed. The third day was taken over by the DTA Reps. The day started with rep-led walks along various routes in the local area followed by skill sharing sessions. We h…
…role in this process. Not only does it enable flexibility and foster growth, but, as a concept, it allows us to stay ahead of the competition. This isn’t a new phenomenon – for over 20 years, open innovation has been a widely accepted model for driving change and promoting growth. Rather than simply relying on internal knowledge and resources, organisations have been using multiple external sources to inform the development of new products, servic…
…sk Force, the Research & Development (R&D) Road Map consultation, Innovate UK, the BEIS Committee, Science and Technology committee, and the Education Committee. 12. Our core recommendation to government on care leavers, featured in a comment piece in the Guardian, is now the subject of a feasibility study commissioned by OfS. 13. We contributed to the OfS’s review of digital teaching and learning by holding an interactive session with Sir Michael…
…cussion event included introductions from campaign coordinators Beth Button, Head of Communications at University Alliance, and Justin Shaw, Chief Higher Education Consultant at Communications Management –one of our campaign partners. During his slot, Justin emphasised the need for a campaign of this kind, and for the Expert Bank resource, in diversifying the kinds of expertise that are covered in the press and for encouraging academics to engage…
…new opportunities. However, to ensure that such a transition can be smooth, fair, equitable, and benefit those who need it the most, academic research to understand the needs, wants, and expectations of the local community is needed. And this is the critical point. Teesside University, Alliance universities, provide critically important services and research in order to contribute towards the betterment of the local communities they are embedded…
