…ved this year – whether that’s winning prestigious awards, opening state-of-the-art new facilities, widening participation or acting as engines for economic growth. Meanwhile, with their focus on industry and on post-graduate employability, our Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) and DTA3 programmes continue to go from strength to strength. On top of that, UA can be proud of policy successes on BTECs, PQAs, degree apprenticeships and Research and Inn…
…d the degree content. Having moved to London from Hong Kong in 2014, the 36-year-old juggled studying with part-time and raising her young son. Her three-year-old Morrissey provided her with motivation throughout the course and Ivy regularly used her skills to make new clothes for him as well as giving new life to old ones. Ivy’s final collection had a strong emphasis on sustainability, working closely with a knitting factory and using only deadst…
…re. Unwelcoming language and policies do nothing to grow the UK economy, research impact, or our cultural diversity. These are individuals with real lives, with immeasurable talent to offer to our country – we should always welcome them with open arms. In our latest series of blogs, we are profiling the international students who enrich our Alliance Universities with their talent and generosity. #WeAreInternational — Computer Science graduate Romi…
…tric nurse and he was drawn to Middlesex University mainly due to its state-of-the-art sports and nursing facilities. He was awarded a full sports scholarship by the International Olympic Committee’s refugee support programme, which proved invaluable to his weightlifting progress. Since graduating with first-class honours in 2019, he has been appointed to a lead nurse role in Harrow, north-west London. Cyrille was selected among 29 athletes who co…
…r Higher Education to realign itself with societal challenges and a congested regulatory environment. The factors include: Policies and policy institutes Economic Socio-economical Technological Legal Pedagogical drive Equality and diversity Research Find the full report here. …
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…nd Criminal Justice at the University of South Wales), who was joined by Co-Chairs of the DTA Researcher Representative Committee – Ana Tendero-Cañadas (Bioscience, Brighton), April Murray Cantwell (Social Policy, Sheffield Hallam) and Katheryn Margaret Pascoe (Social Policy, Ulster). In their talk, the DTA leaders discussed the challenges for women in research careers, why the DTA reps put themselves forwards for leadership roles, the development…
…n, had to say: https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/VID-20200810-WA0000.mp4 Did you know? Alliance universities rated highly for employability in this year’s Graduate Outcomes Survey, with 83% of UA graduates reporting that they are in some form of work 15 months after their course completion. In fact, the newest member of the Alliance, Anglia Ruskin University, rated as one of the top five universities in the country for gra…
