…searchprofessionalnews.com/rr-he-agencies-other-2021-1-significant-risks-from-giving-students-early-a-level-results/ New LGBT+ network University Business – 16/02/21 https://universitybusiness.co.uk/headlines/new-network-for-lgbtq-postgraduate-researchers/ Research Professional- 16/02/21 https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-universities-2021-2-university-alliance-launches-lgbtq-postgrad-network/…
…he is most definitely a woman with impact (https://www.brighton.ac.uk/women-of-impact/angie-hart.aspx). Prof Hart has a strong commitment to positively affect the life chances of disadvantaged children and young people in England, Europe, and developing countries. Prof Hart leads and works as part of transdisciplinary teams and networks. Crucially, all of Angie’s work is co-productive in nature, applying insights from research within the context o…
…with widening participation characteristics: just under half were the first-in-their-family to attend university. The project would not have been possible without the collaborative approach the team took internally to secure effective placements, and externally with key strategic partners. The committed OEP team provided training, raised awareness and understanding of T-Levels, and supported essential practical requirements, such as safeguarding f…
…p 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 created a spin-out company…
…ulture and adressing the BAME pipeline through our Research and Innovation network, and our Teaching and Learning Network continue to address the black attainment gap and inclusivity in teaching and learning. In 2021 we will be launching a piece of work to drive diversity in academic representation in the media. 2020 has been a tumultuous year in many ways, but has also opened the door for acceleration and innovation in teaching and learning; pr…
…lowed news that the University’s National Horizons Centre was lending state-of-the-art analytical equipment to the NHS to enable testing for the virus to be stepped up. In short: The School of Health & Life Sciences delivered webinars over a number of different dates in response to a request from Health Education England for higher education institutions to deliver extra training to health care staff. They focused on managing ventilated patients w…
…ns of Health Cyber security leads Finance leads HR leads Heads of Admissions Executive/Personal Assistants to VCs IT leads Estates leads Health and Safety Student Union presidents Careers and Employability Immigration Compliance DTA Networks The DTA run a series of networks bringing together DTA researchers. DTA Management Group DTA Training Group DTA/DTA3 Researchers DTA3 Programme leads DTA3 Student representatives DTA3 Finance representatives D…
…ws-centre/news/2021/my-degreeapprenticeship-shaped-me-into-the-professional-i-am-today o https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/uni-of-herts-apprenticeships-recoverycoronavirus-7314590 o https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/domino-printing-a-greatworkplace-9196800/ WINNERS: Staff at the University of Greenwich Schools of Science and Engineering – for transforming the sports hall on campus into a laboratory to deliver practical learning. The C…
…https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/a-changed-world/the-collection/josh-gaddes-aka-afari Maya Horton, a PhD student, wrote an essay: https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/a-changed-world/the-collection/maya-horton Surya Maruthupandian wrote a poem: https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/a-changed-world/the-collection/surya-maruthupandian Teesside University-For the co-creation of their staff Values and Behaviours Framework with over 100 stakeholders. Teesside…
…ng back students with a blended learning approach (a mix of online and face-to-face teaching). For Alliance universities this approach is nothing new, with digital learning opportunities existing long before the pandemic. But our recent experience has taken this one step further. Alliance universities have now amassed a wealth of evidence about the benefits of blended teaching and learning, and have a good understanding of the challenges of delive…
