…part of the campus repurposed to accommodate the 10-station vaccination site, with lecture theatres serving as waiting and observation areas. Between December 2020 and May 2021, 26,830 vaccinations have been dispensed at the clinic. The highest number delivered in any one day currently totals 2,420. …
…s of dependency on grant funding, donations, and volunteering. Nevertheless, compared to mainstream firms, social enterprises have the potential to leverage different income sources and innovate around their core business models. The more successful innovators are those that have a clear vision about the relationship between these priorities and recognise them as a tension that needs to be actively managed. Achieving the right balance between the…
…s. The industry employers involved in the scheme today include the BBC, ITV, BT, Arqiva, Red Bee Media, C4 and IABM. The work-based learning that is undertaken by the BBC has led to successful accreditation by the Institute of Electrical Technicians (IET). This further enhances the students’ employability credentials and facilitates career progression throughout the industry. Sheffield Hallam University Higher and Degree apprenticeships offered at…
…solution to allow staff and students to interact and communicate in virtual 3D space, blending learning between physical and digital campus. Initially starting as a response to the COVID19 pandemic, but moving beyond this, our ongoing collaboration has grown and is redefining how academics, students, graduates, and industry can interact with each other. In the ‘new normal’ this allows focus on multiple layers of inclusivity. Our first phase recrea…
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…ual working has enabled us to maintain contact with our members across the UK, and in many ways even deepen and increase our engagement with the teams within them. We have significantly expanded the networks available to professional and academic staff within our universities, with 25 new networks emerging as a response to the pandemic. We are now regularly facilitating over 30 networks of senior leadership, academic, professional, student and adm…
…Professor of Organization Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol, has focused on improving programme management and service delivery at the operational level of malaria healthcare. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the US Navy Malaria Research Centre the research demonstrated how organisational systems in malaria zones can more effectively manage transitions from malaria control to elimination. The research ha…
…commitment to the sector. You can see all 6 categories here. Ruth Whittaker, PVC, Education and Students, University of Brighton Ruth leads with clarity, professionalism and compassion. She is inspiring in her genuine and democratic approach to leading and developing staff, her enthusiasm for improving the student experience and her willingness to really listen to and take on board a range of views, whilst providing a clear direction. Dr Jen Vande…
…participants (David Attenborough is a voice on one of the FutureLearn MOOCs, for example). This compares to more traditional online learning which is continuing to develop alongside MOOCs, has tended to be managed by individual institutions and offers accredited learning in line with more traditional campus-based courses. “Social and economic success will rely on harnessing the online environment.” It is clear that an increasingly competitive and…
…being withdrawn will inhibit organisations like ours” Kimberley Montgomery, CEO, Novlr Ltd “ERDF Funding has been instrumental in the changes we’ve been able to make to see a step change in our growth. We would not have been in a position to take a risk on R&D without it.” Chloe Donovan, Managing Director, Natural Building Systems “As a start-up company with limited resources our KEEP+ project allowed us to tap into a rich and diverse pool of aca…
