…dge Education Framework and Research Education Framework, and professional networks organised for staff working across a range of issues within Alliance universities. In total we run 30+ professional and academic networks bringing together peers across the membership to engage on common issues and problem solving. The networks enable members to share and showcase their expertise and innovation, and we regularly invite external stakeholders, speake…
…Our Networks As UA, we run a number of Academic Networks and Professional Networks: Academic Networks University Alliance runs formal academic networks in three key areas: Research and Innovation (R&I), Teaching and Learning (T&L) and Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE). Teaching and Learning The T&L Network enables expert practitioners to come together to share best practice and innovate in the teaching and learning space. Recent external sp…
…onisation, sustainability and the circular economy. Around 40 specialist staff have been identified to support the net zero work through research and collaborative opportunities, and it is expected to continue to create additional jobs and business growth over the coming decades. Professor Simon Hodgson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at Teesside University, speaking at the launch of the plans for the centre, said: “The development…
…Henpicked, to support their work, and also collaborated internally with Staff Networks, HR, IT , and resources hub Estates, Greenwich’s Wellbeing Network and Mental Health First Aid Teams. The team delivers extensive training to staff and line managers to raise awareness and provide support to ensure that Menopause is no longer a taboo. The popularity of the Menopause Cafés has grown and the team has been invited to speak at external conferences…
…e Officer, Coventry University Magi is a member of UA’s HR network. The HR network was one of the first new UA network established in the days building up to the first national lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic. The network and all its members have proved invaluable during the last year coming together regularly to share experiences and solutions to common issues and challenges. Magi has inspired by how she has gone out of her way to share her…
…uthority councils. By bringing together their existing individual regional networks, EMERGENCE plan to create an exceptional and strong national network. The EMERGENCE consortium’s testbeds have already been enabling some of the key foundational research underpinning assistive robotics, including Internet of Things and intelligent sensing, as part of user-centred, open innovation research projects. Together they will bring the interdisciplinary sk…
…as meant to them; what they are most proud of, and what they hope to see in 2021. Supporting students and staff through the pandemic Alliance universities have moved with exceptional speed, flexibility and care to support students and staff throughout the challenges the pandemic has bought, including transitioning between on-campus and blended learning, and keeping estates and facilities open and Covid secure. This has been a huge operational unde…
University Alliance institutions are supporting their local communities through encouraging volunteering, bolstering social enterprises and designing projects to help local people. Our universities’ deep roots in their communities, stemming from partnerships with local organisations, businesses and charities, mean that we are established as a significant source of support within the region. Through volunteering initiatives, social enterprise supp…
…s. This is due in large part to the superb learning and training provision afforded by our universities’ high tech facilities. Allowing students to train in an immersive environment, using equipment and techniques that they would encounter once they enter healthcare employment is crucial to ensuring that they are fully equipped for working in the NHS post graduation. Our members offer incredible facilities in this area; from patient simulation man…
…ssional who never fails to add tremendous value and contribution to the HR network. During her time with the network Chizoma earned promotion to her current role, richly deserved. Chizoma is generous with her advice and wisdom, never a dull a meeting when Chizoma is in attendance. Professor Bugewa Apampa, Professor of Access and Participation, Birmingham City University Professor Apampa has an insatiable appetite for ensuring that education serves…
