…ws-centre/news/2021/my-degreeapprenticeship-shaped-me-into-the-professional-i-am-today o https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/uni-of-herts-apprenticeships-recoverycoronavirus-7314590 o https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/business/domino-printing-a-greatworkplace-9196800/ WINNERS: Staff at the University of Greenwich Schools of Science and Engineering – for transforming the sports hall on campus into a laboratory to deliver practical learning. The C…
…https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/a-changed-world/the-collection/josh-gaddes-aka-afari Maya Horton, a PhD student, wrote an essay: https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/a-changed-world/the-collection/maya-horton Surya Maruthupandian wrote a poem: https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/a-changed-world/the-collection/surya-maruthupandian Teesside University-For the co-creation of their staff Values and Behaviours Framework with over 100 stakeholders. Teesside…
…inked to skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Katie’s research has used high-fat, high-calorie diets as a method to investigate how insulin resistance develops between genders and as a model to investigate the mechanisms behind how our muscle stores fat. A major part of the PhD has been developing immunofluorescence microscope techniques to detect how we store and use fat in skeletal muscle and how this links to obesity-induced insulin resistance….
…he solution alone. Social and economic success, defined as ensuring fair access and full utilisation of human capital, will rely on harnessing the online environment to enrich and support face-to-face teaching, and vice versa. Find out more in our policy briefings The rise of online learning is shaking up the sector MOOCs: changing the HE landscape…
…“The Post-18 Review; Spending Review; Industrial Strategy; addressing cost-of-living for students and learners; and the DfE’s ongoing review of higher level four and five qualifications gives us the building blocks to do this.” Further reading: University Alliance’s Ladders of Opportunity Report University Alliance’s Lifelong Learning Report Liz Bromley’s recent blog for WonkHE on apprenticeships BOLD INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY “We need a new globa…
…that industry gets the talent it needs to succeed. The research draws on in-depth discussions with employers and universities, highlighting the fantastic and innovative ways in which collaboration is already occurring whilst also promoting the need for a broader cultural shift towards working collaboratively in order to build the skills necessary for the jobs of the future. The report also provides practical guidance on how to establish and mainta…
…ng back students with a blended learning approach (a mix of online and face-to-face teaching). For Alliance universities this approach is nothing new, with digital learning opportunities existing long before the pandemic. But our recent experience has taken this one step further. Alliance universities have now amassed a wealth of evidence about the benefits of blended teaching and learning, and have a good understanding of the challenges of delive…
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…to work –https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/higher-education-fulfilling-our-potential Widening Participation, published by the Social Market Foundation in partnership with University Alliance and the Open University on 23 March, is online here: http://www.smf.co.uk/publications/widening-participation For press enquiries please contact Gabriel Huntley, Head of Communications and External Relations on 07890 626099 or email gabriel@www.uniallia…
…ook ahead, with confidence, through the use of ‘scores’ on the doors of top-rated places and venues. For those businesses with low scores, Bee-Able will also offer bespoke architectural, planning and project management apps to address any accessibility issues highlighted by app users. University of Portsmouth Key Rider – Waterproof Solutions: Oliver Hughes On a surfing trip at a remote location Oliver, like many people, hid his car keys and went o…
