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…ation to women’s equality, disability and youth disadvantage (e.g. https://www.boingboing.org.uk/economic-impact-covid-19-young-people/). Prof Hart has built a highly successful social enterprise Boingboing (www.boingboing.org.uk/), which is a key vehicle for her co-productive research, dissemination, and knowledge transfer. Prof Hart takes overall responsibility for the strategic direction, financial accountability and development of Boingbong as…
…mentoring. The conference, which has been running for six years, attracted 400 delegates in September 2022, both in-person and online, with some from as far afield as the US and South Africa. This year, Bernadine developed the first “Changing the Story for Black Biomedical Scientists” conference, attracting over 70 students from across the UK. The TechnologyOne Lifetime Achievement Award Professor Helen Odell-Miller OBE, Anglia Ruskin Universit…
…us impact on the lives of people with Down syndrome around the world.” The Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS) is working closely with leading advertising agency FCB Canada. Nancy Crimi-Lamanna, Chief Creative Officer at FCB Canada, said: “Our work with CDSS over the past several years has really advocated for the needs of the Down syndrome community. “If we’re successful in proving a link between exercise and cognition, then this study has the…
…us impact on the lives of people with Down syndrome around the world.” The Canadian Down Syndrome Society (CDSS) is working closely with leading advertising agency FCB Canada. Nancy Crimi-Lamanna, Chief Creative Officer at FCB Canada, said: “Our work with CDSS over the past several years has really advocated for the needs of the Down syndrome community. “If we’re successful in proving a link between exercise and cognition, then this study has the…
…ccess’ (that does really take me back!) Nevertheless, I was blessed with a superb PhD supervisor who supported and intellectually stretched his PhD students and who taught me what it is meant to be a good supervisor. As I progressed in my career I did not plan to take on a specific leadership role but, sometimes, all it takes is an event to become a trigger for you to act. And this is what I did. I had joined the institution I was working at quite…
…rrent enrolment level. The model works well for practical subjects such as software engineering. Aston’s online approach is particularly relevant to the IT industry where staff are often required to work in many different locations on client projects. Aston is currently rolling out the model to other companies as IT skills gaps and the move towards ‘big data’ require more graduates. The fact that the university delivers the programme off-campus th…
…he SURFSTAND results into its instrumentation. With it they have developed online software tools (in the form of its SoftGauges) that allow end-users to check the correctness of the surface metrology software provided by instrument vendors. As a result of its research excellence and strong reputation, CPT was named one of the new EPSRC Centres for Innovative Manufacturing. Supported by £8m in funding, this identifies CPT as a national centre of ex…
…Dearden collaborated with the research division of SAP – Europe’s largest software company – on co-design approaches for new mobile phone software allowing co-operatives of cashew nut famers and shea nut collectors in Ghana and Burkina Faso to trace their produce from farmer to customer. The software has enabled the co-operatives to qualify for Fairtrade premiums, increasing the incomes of over 8,000 farmers in West Africa. SAP have gone on to de…
…students who may have difficulties with reading and writing, featuring specialised software with zooming/magnification and screen reading capabilities, which may also be customised for individual student needs. The IT Suite offers extended opening hours and is supported by a specialist Open Access Assistant during term time. In addition to the open access PCs within the IT Suite, there are 12 networked student PCs available within Seacole library…
