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The value of values
On a recent #LTHE Tweetchat with the Teaching Excellence Alliance (TEA) leaders Sam Grogan and Graham Holden, people were reluctant to define excellence and not only because they only had […]

Programme Design: can the hare beat the tortoise?
Some sectors set aside the tortoise approach to design a long time ago. In fast fashion and in computer software, for example, businesses and consumers have been reaping the benefits […]

Sheffield Hallam University: Criminology
When the Criminology team at Sheffield Hallam University built a first year curriculum, it had a number of different goals: to raise student aspirations, welcome them as members of a […]

Helping hundreds of hurricane-hit students to return to university
Looking back on the last three weeks, I am once again reminded of how wonderful University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) staff are at working together to support the students’ experience […]

Take part in our 2017 Christmas card design competition
Santa on his sleigh delivering presents around the globe. Citizens bringing gifts by train to neighbours in a nearby city. Woodland animals working together to decorate a festive tree. What […]

Gaining fresh energy for PhD studies
Catherine Kain, a PhD student in Planning from the University of South Australia, recently travelled to the UK and took part in the Doctoral Training Alliance Energy Summer School. She […]

UWE Bristol: Team Entrepreneurship
Business degree embraces innovative teaching model which avoids the traditional classroom format Bristol Business School’s Team Entrepreneurship programme is one of the first business degrees to em...

Producing researchers ready for the real world
PhD students from the UK and Australia recently gathered at our annual Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) summer schools. The events give research students the opportunity to bond as a distinct [&hel...

Innovation Growth Lab Global Conference – plenty of food for thought
Tom Frostick reports back from the Innovation Growth Lab (IGL) Global Conference, hosted by Nesta in collaboration with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, World Bank Group, Cotec Foundation, “La...

Innovating Future Business 2017: How can universities grow an entrepreneur?
As the academic year draws to an end, students can begin to look beyond exam dates and assignment deadlines to the summer break. For many students the summer represents a chance […]