Innovation Award
…rt (incl interviews with GRASSroots group and Prof Tuffrey-Wijne), who contacted us following our webinar on vaccination: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-55732177…
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2020 reviewed by our networks
Read more of: 2020 reviewed by our networks…tives “Successful negotiations with UET for them to grant us money towards online events to tackle isolation within the student community” Barbara Pereira Union Affairs Officer, Leeds Beckett Student Union Supporting their Communities, and the Nation/s, throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Alliance universities have been at the forefront of the Covid response. Thousands of nursing students from all 12 Alliance universities volunteered to take up posi…
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Global impact
Read more of: Global impact…e event of chemical or biological attacks being adopted by both the US and UK Governments. The guidance was followed as part of the UK emergency services response to the Salisbury attack in March 2018. Teesside University- protecting users from counterfeit medicinal products. Research at Teesside University has led on the fight against fraudulent medicines, preventing harm to users and influencing policy which has directly shaped transnational law…
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HE leaders and heroes
Read more of: HE leaders and heroes…wn lockdown/working from home life also been an inspiration for all. These communications were honest and laced with warmth and compassion. These were very much valued by staff and heads of department and it contributed to the feeling of support that all School staff feel. Carol has been extremely sensitive of the impact that COVID has had on both staff and students. She has shown kindness and compassion and always has considered the welfare of th…
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Digital Technologies in Teaching and Learning
Read more of: Digital Technologies in Teaching and Learning…ttenborough 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 technology-rich world…
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Innovate for Growth: preventing the ERDF cliff-edge
Read more of: Innovate for Growth: preventing the ERDF cliff-edge…nds of funding and support opportunities, I believe funding options will become extremely competitive and may become bias towards certain industry sectors, leaving the ecosystem unbalanced.” Wendy McCristal, Director, The Mental Wealth Company “Starting a small business just before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic could have spelled the end of my business. Having free access to training that helped me to grow my business, network with other…
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Digital teaching and learning has a future – but we must get the balance right
Read more of: Digital teaching and learning has a future – but we must get the balance right…our systems and processes to this new way of working. We also need to overcome the perception that online teaching is less valuable, and cheaper than face-to-face teaching – predominately underpinned by the traditional model of a student studying full time and living in halls. It goes against what is happening at many Alliance universities (pre-pandemic), where more than half of students commute from home, balancing studying with work and other r…
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Solid blocks versus blurred lines
Read more of: Solid blocks versus blurred linesImage by Elle’s Dad, Flickr We humans like putting things in order. From an early age we are taught that all things have a place. When we are faced with complex problems, we seek to create schemas and organise findings in a way that will aid our understanding. This is all well and good except that sometimes this approach is in danger of missing the point. In the case of universities, this can be a particular problem due to the broad spectrum…
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Informing global chemical weapons response at the University of Hertfordshire
Read more of: Informing global chemical weapons response at the University of Hertfordshire…e event of chemical or biological attacks being adopted by both the US and UK Governments. The guidance was followed as part of the UK emergency services response to the Salisbury attack in March 2018. Read more below. Responding to chemical attacks Governments need to know how to treat people who have been exposed to chemical agents. The University’s Toxicology Research Group has studied the science of decontamination processes and translated the…
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Universities are driving growth through innovation and enterprise
Read more of: Universities are driving growth through innovation and enterprise…ady working with the SIKTN on a project to develop a National Directory of UK companies working in bio-sensing. About the Alliance: University Alliance represents 23 major, business-focussed universities at the heart of the sector delivering world-leading research with impact. Alliance universities educate over 26% of all UK students and achieve some of the highest graduate-level employment rates. Alliance universities offer a researchinformed, ac…