…cidents at the university to only a few incidences a year. He has delivered 1000s of training sessions to staff from all departments to make the institution more aware and prepared – along with training for students. Ian has successful changed the safety culture at the institution. He developed all policies and ways of working to ensure the thriving success and safety of the institution and has helps hundreds of individuals in the HEI sectors at o…
University Alliance have today (27 October) joined major organisations and representatives from industry, education and politics to announce the launch of 10,000 Black Interns, an ambitious programme to transform prospects of young Black people in the United Kingdom. The 10,000 Black Interns programme will offer paid work experience across a wide range of sectors, providing training and development opportunities and creating a sustainable cycle o…
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…dual retrofits, such as installing loft insulation or wall insulation when installed separately and compare this to the benefits of the same retrofits being installed all at once. It is doing this by undertaking building performance evaluation (BPE) field trials into over 15 case study homes that are receiving a variety of different retrofit solutions. Through this approach the LSI will be able to evaluate the importance of the “whole house approa…
…2015/16 exceptional flooding, 11,000 out of 17,000 flooded properties were installed with property flood resilience measures, making these properties less vulnerable to future flood damage. The Defra project helped to increase awareness of flood resilient interventions within the insurance industry, leading to the development of new policy for one of the largest loss adjusting providers (Sedgwick) in the UK. Defra has described this research “as o…
…t. The aim is to have the Centre fully tenanted by 2014 – occupied by about 100 enterprises, many hundreds of employees – and providing a unique interface between academics and the business world. The 3M corporation – which is constantly seeking new technologies – has provided impressive backing. For example, Professor Liz Towns-Andrews, the University of Huddersfield’s Director of Research and Enterprise, who conceived the Centre, has been awarde…
…I know that our judges had a really difficult task choosing from the almost 100 submissions we received; with each one telling a compelling and moving story of the dedication and determination of our colleagues across the Alliance. I continue to be deeply impressed by and proud of the hard work of our members and their teams, and I look forward to celebrating the award winners and indeed all those nominated during the event later this month.” Sign…
…where we are today, but to keep growing we’ve needed to evolve. Now I spend 100% of my time on managing the business, developing our offer and can now drive things forward in a much more focussed way. It’s been an incredibly valuable transition as it’s helped us truly understand our strengths and USPs and has enabled us to better identify and address our weaknesses. With all this in place we’re able to put some real strategic planning in place tha…
…– benefitting regional economies through vital collaborative research. For instance, since opening in July 2023, Teesside University’s Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre (NZIIC) is playing a key role in the decarbonisation efforts of the Tees Valley and beyond. In the latest instalment of the ‘Innovators Blog’, The NZIIC’s Director Dr Gari Harris explains how the centre is helping deliver on the Tees Valley’s net zero ambitions through collaborat…
…our local NHS partners and other providers in the Peterborough region. For instance, we have recently launched a course on paediatric nursing: that stemmed from our local NHS trust outlining what skills needs are required in the city and region. Nursing applications are down 18% across the country this year. That’s why it’s our duty as universities, working with NHS trusts and with government, to ensure that potential students understand how rewar…
