…is evident through the thousands of Aerospace Engineers who he has assisted in preparing for the world of work. Both academics and technicians remember his calm, helpful disposition when things are at their most frenetic, and speak of his invaluable wealth of knowledge and boundless passion to help students reach their full potential. One colleague describes him as ‘the very model of a specialist technician.”…
…reporting guidance. “Learning from the best available practices in the UK from Defra, Carbon Trust, ISO and the GHG Protocol, helped us to tailor the information to small and medium sized enterprises in Bristol.” Jo Barnes, Programme Lead for MSc Environmental Management at UWE Bristol, said: “I am really proud of our students for their exceptional professionalism in responding to this live-brief and producing a really valuable document that will…
…on on the wildlife of Chernobyl is that the findings are difficult to independently verify. Technological advances in photographic and acoustic recording techniques provided an opportunity for us to use ‘unbiased observers’ to capture data. Thus our research is delivering new findings on the effects of radiation on Chernobyl wildlife which, for the first time, are fully independently verifiable. Our analysis to date has demonstrated that the large…
…t UK-wide competitiveness and foster innovation in the sector. Colleagues, friends, I want to welcome you to South Wales. Our region is hosting the Manic Street Preachers and One Direction in the next two days, so you’re in good company. Last year, many of you will have seen on your televisions the journalists speaking to audiences around the globe underneath datelines that said “Newport, South Wales.” The City of Newport delights in welcoming gre…
…as a whole achieves net zero by 2050. Jon Maddy, Director of the USW Hydrogen Centre at Baglan, who is the academic lead for SWIC, said: “USW will lead on the developing the provision of R&D for decarbonisation and skills development.” Collaborators in the SWIC Cluster Plan project are CR Plus Limited, Associated British Ports, Capital Law, Carbon 8 Systems, Celsa Steel, Confederation of Paper Industries, Connect and Convey Ltd, Costain, Dragon LN…
…d Paralympic Games including the Games hosted in London. Concurrently between 2014-2018 she was an external trustee and Deputy Chair at the University of Lincoln Students’ Union, bringing her to the heart of the issues facing Higher Education. She has also held senior communications and marketing roles in the Department for Education and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs. Lord O’Donnell Chairman, Frontier Economics Lord Gus…
…t of the region’s net zero economy and have been credited in a recent independent report with creating a ‘green legacy’ for the region by delivering vital support to regional businesses and helping to create employment and innovation opportunities. Our work as a national centre of excellence for net zero technologies is also attracting international attention, including from South Africa. We are working on several collaborative projects with South…
…ects, low-carbon community organisations and homeowners. These local, national and international benefits have been realised through refined global common carbon metrics, BSI standard, public engagement and deployment of energy retrofit measures. This resulted in CO2 emissions reductions of over 60% in existing domestic and non-domestic buildings….
…cher supply issues in this country. We are already seeing worrying recruitment trends in teacher training across the UK, especially at secondary level. The implementation timetable for the proposed reforms for all parties concerned is unrealistic and together with worrying developments on the pandemic, with the emergence of the new variant, and the school system still in recovery from phase 1 and 2 of the pandemic, there is a real danger of ultima…
…redibly challenging. These include: A lack of meaningful collaboration and engagement with the sector in order to build trust and understanding of the true complexities and nuances involved in delivering teacher training thereby bringing the key agents of change on this important journey collectively to evolve teacher training together. An absence of clear and compelling evidence to demonstrate what exactly the quality issues are with the current…
