…ent of law and criminology, widening opportunity for students, 40% of whom come from low income households. This year, the department was voted the best provider of legal education by a panel of peers. Sital also established, with Baroness Helena Kennedy, the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice at Sheffield Hallam, which delivers applied research, projects and teaching on themes focused on international justice and human rights. Read m…
…e than £50 million and creation of more than 380 net new jobs. In addition, 207 completed the Knowledge Action Network ERDF Programme and 117 completed the LEAD programme. The combined funding won for these exceeded £10 million. Larger businesses are also benefitting. Employers such as HMRC, Tesco, JD Sports, McDonald’s and ASDA George participate in the University’s workplace-relevant continuing professional development training, foundation degre…
…urban landscape and horticulture design service. Another is award-winning company, TechSilver, started by current student Miles Waghorn in late 2014, which is an online based technology store specialising in innovative products and helpful services for the growing senior demographic. Miles won the ‘Next Generation – New Business Idea’ Award at the inaugural VentureFest East Midlands last year. Many other now well-established businesses in Notting…
…places and a total of around 25,000 fewer places in English universities in 2012-13 compared with the previous year. [2] More than half of the 20 jobs that grew fastest between 2001 and 2009 were in occupations where the majority have post-A-level qualifications. At the other end of the spectrum, more than half of the jobs that declined the fastest during this period were in occupations where the majority of people are qualified to level 2 (GCSE A…
…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…
…dren – in a whole population birth cohort (total 969 children) born between 2001 and 2002. This cohort was compared with previous cohorts of children born in the same geographical location. As well as establishing how many children had a food allergy at ages one, two and three, they also found that government advice to avoid peanuts was being followed by mothers regardless of their family history of allergy – which could have had a detrimental eff…
…mmuting students) often benefits all. While some ideas specifically target commuters, such as ‘Commuters Connect’, an online space set up by our Students Union to help commuters network and engage, many do not. By listening to the voices of our commuters, we realise they are asking for flexibility and choice in how or when they study, socialise or communicate with us. And that flexibility and choice benefits all students – even on campus students…
…outside conventional venues. The organisation is dedicated to creating and commissioning compelling and imaginative new forms of public art, guided by a firm belief in the capacity for the arts to change, enhance and inform the way we think about, and interact, with the world around us. Professor Ron Ritchie has been awarded an OBE for his services to education. Prof Ritchie, who had a 40-year career in teaching, has also carried out a number of r…
…to Witty, we had the Wilson review of business-university collaboration in 2012. In his review of Universities and Growth, Witty recommended that the “Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) should be increased and its focus on supporting innovative SMEs sharpened.” However, there is currently some uncertainty around the future of HEIF beyond 2016. It is clear that Higher Education funding will be reviewed as part of the expected post election…
…after that process has formally concluded and they are unhappy with the outcome. A complainant should only be able to access the OfS’ complaints scheme after 90 calendar days have passed since they submitted a complaint to the provider’s internal complaints process. This is in line with the requirements of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator’s (OIA) complaints scheme. There should be a 12-month deadline for the submission of complaints to th…
