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  1. Commuting students – enhancing a different student experience

    September 27, 2019

    …experiences: distance travelled to university and whether or not a student lives with other students. Considering both the risk of travel disruption, and the risk of social disengagement from other students can, they argue, identify those students most at risk. However, talk of ‘at risk students’ can also suggest a deficit approach, in which the middle class, on-campus model is held up as the gold standard, and where we aim to mitigate, as far as…

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  2. Reflections on the DTA programme, fellows and new videos

    September 28, 2022

    …from undertaking student recruitment to welcoming and inducting our new recruits, and then delivering a wide range of training and networking activities. It has been exciting to see candidate names written on application forms become PhD Fellows who we have got to know as they have developed in their skills and their passion for their project work. Recruiting internationally has brought together researchers from across the world; our DTA3 cohort h…

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  3. University Alliance ‘20 in 2020′

    December 17, 2020

    …h was signed by 70 universities and businesses and covered in-depth on BBC Newsnight. 5. The Doctoral Training Alliance went virtual, delivering four online residential events and 55% more elective workshops than previous years (21 in total) on a range of subjects, including research skills, wellbeing, motivation, presentation and influencing skills to name a few. DTA researchers were given the opportunity to showcase their research to the wider D…

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  4. Teesside’s Net Zero Ambitions

    March 1, 2024

    …ghbour at TeesAMP (Teesside Advance Manufacturing Park), has seen the construction of a new engineering hall which will serve as a catalyst for industrial decarbonisation efforts in the Tees Valley. In this shared facility, joint research bids will be assembled and, upon success, executed within the engineering hall. Anticipated as a catalyst for technology readiness levels (TRL) four to six – research excellence and breakthroughs – the engineerin…

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  5. 2021 at University Alliance: the year in review

    December 21, 2021

    …ector showcasing session with DfE officials on the role of universities in running Multi-Academy Trusts. We didn’t pull punches in our response to the ITT market review, and subsequently campaigned for the government to halt its implementation. This is an issue we continue to engage on. In much sadder news, we lost a dear and well-respected colleague this Summer: Professor Jane Turner, Pro-Vice Chancellor at Teesside University, who made such a hu…

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  6. With the right support, universities can help power an economic, social and cultural recovery

    May 5, 2021

    …hy we are calling for urgent clarity on the future of the replacement EU structural funds, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). We believe the UK Shared Prosperity Fund should be underpinned by a National Framework setting balance of funding to skills development, business support (particularly for SMEs) and research & innovation. Throughout the pandemic, we have witnessed the power of the partnerships that exist between a thriving and diverse h…

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  7. The Teaching Excellence Alliance – Strategic Overview

    June 18, 2018

    …rning and assessment Progressive and innovative pedagogies which integrate live, employer-relevant challenges for learning and assessment with input from employers, community groups and service users, using real world environments and simulations to provide work-based learning opportunities Alternative provision Commitment to try alternative modes of provision (accelerated degrees, degree apprenticeships, low residency learning, etc.) Responsive l…

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  8. Star Award winner at Alliance Awards 2020 highlights her award-winning work

    April 21, 2021

    …students over the past few months! I am now working very closely with our Marketing and External Affairs team who have gone above and beyond to create a more informative student portal with news, events and opportunities. The need for more in-depth communications was important so that we could keep students fully informed and connected. Being in a student communications role for me, is an absolute delight. It is humbling to discover how much they…

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  9. Partnerships with employers: how Alliance institutions are readying graduates for the job market

    June 8, 2021

    …Alliance students for their careers, and to navigate the ever-changing job market. https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/2021/03/26/jet2-jobs-at-leeds-beckett/ These partnerships produce graduates that have the skills and knowledge to achieve and add value to industry and the professions; equipped with the skills our economy will need for the future. 90% of Alliance graduates are employed or in further study fifteen months after graduation. Employer partn…

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  10. “We need to highlight how rewarding a career in health can be”

    May 23, 2023

    …launched a course on paediatric nursing: that stemmed from our local NHS trust outlining what skills needs are required in the city and region. Nursing applications are down 18% across the country this year. That’s why it’s our duty as universities, working with NHS trusts and with government, to ensure that potential students understand how rewarding careers in nursing and midwifery and other healthcare areas can be. We have a duty to encourage…

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    Ross Renton