…erage their immense power as pipelines of graduate talent to encourage the companies they work with to be better. They have therefore committed to support the 10,000 Black Interns scheme, and University Alliance have also committed to offer a paid internship as part of the scheme. We recognise that meaningful progression on the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda will only be realised by taking action across the whole system. We have been fur…
…ut identifying issues, seeing where the evidence will lead, grappling with complex issues and advancing debate? See the full data set here. Building a community-led recovery response As professional and technical universities whose mission is absolutely driven by supporting students, local industry and our communities, it is pleasing that this role is valued by the public. But our universities also know that they can go further and play a key role…
…K, the BEIS Committee, Science and Technology committee, and the Education Committee. 12. Our core recommendation to government on care leavers, featured in a comment piece in the Guardian, is now the subject of a feasibility study commissioned by OfS. 13. We contributed to the OfS’s review of digital teaching and learning by holding an interactive session with Sir Michael Barber, Chair of OfS, and our Teaching and Learning Network, which we follo…
…coming into higher education straight from my previous life as Director of Commercial & Communications at UK Sport. Our job was to enable 1100 outstanding Olympic and Paralympic National Lottery-funded athletes to realise their full potential. The talent, of course, was always there even when we languished at 36th on the medal table at Atlanta in 1996. It was only through building a high-performance system that we could find and nurture that talen…
…the partnerships underpinning the vocational and technical education at Alliance universities will play a vital role in supporting people to access lifelong learning, re-skilling and up-skilling our current and future workforce. https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/2021/03/30/tackling-global-e-waste-with-network-2-supply-and-coventry-university/ https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/2021/03/30/institute-for-advanced-manufacturing-and-engineering-at-coventry-univ…
…one of the foremost tools for social, economic and cultural development in communities across the UK. It is therefore extremely welcome to see universities recognised as an important enabler of the levelling up mission. Alliance universities are particularly well placed to play an integral role in delivering this agenda. Our members have strong, historic links with their local towns and cities, which has borne out partnerships with regional indust…
…g, positive contribution to society. By addressing the provision gaps and challenges present in traditional business support structures, the University of Hertfordshire’s approach to business support and entrepreneurship has created a thriving ecosystem providing entrepreneurs with the comprehensive support they need to succeed in the ever more competitive business landscape. More importantly, together, we are generating real impact and are tackli…
…stepped up to the plate. In April, myself and others gave evidence to the committee. The Committee report affirmed many of the issues raised in the evidence-gathering sessions, particularly on the sustainability of higher education funding as it stands. We now look forward to working with the OfS constructively as they address the committee’s concerns in 2024. 2. #InnovateForGrowth and regional innovation funding Ahead of the Spring Statement, we…
…c Borot (bottom right) All the entries can be found here. The DTA Images of Research Awards is an annual event, where DTA PhD researchers are invited to submit an image summarising their research, along with an accompanying blurb for the competition. The competition is usually held across DTA’s residential schools, and attendees vote on winners at the event. This year is the first time DTA have held a joined up awards event – a positive outcome of…
…entation, I feel much more confident. Therefore memorising something for a competition was out of my comfort zone. The second biggest challenge was that the presentation was going to be recorded. Knowing that I was being recorded made me extremely uncomfortable. It added a little pressure on me which distracted me from focusing on my speech. Luckily my university, Kingston, organised training sessions for the shortlisted students. The training was…
