…Our Networks As UA, we run a number of Academic Networks and Professional Networks: Academic Networks University Alliance runs formal academic networks in three key areas: Research and Innovation (R&I), Teaching and Learning (T&L) and Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE). Teaching and Learning The T&L Network enables expert practitioners to come together to share best practice and innovate in the teaching and learning space. Recent external sp…
…men. This commitment is reflected at home with her encouragement of her six-year-old daughter Freyja to carry out science experiments in the garden. Her national reach extends to Whitehall, as co-author of the UK Industrial Biotechnology Strategy that was officially presented to UK Government in 2017 and adopted along with its associated road map. Professor Julie Lydon OBE, Vice Chancellor University of South Wales I feel very fortunate to have ha…
…d development of our company and most importantly helped us develop a state-of-the-art technology product that will touch millions of businesses and add significant value to the country’s economy. As an SME, such support is transformational. A program like this must be supported in all possible wills and intentions.” Kemi Madumere, Director, Brighter Futures Foundation “[Our] research project…with the University of Greenwich was pivotal in us gett…
…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…
…p with a local engineering design company to produce a manufacturable point-of-care LAMP device from an earlier prototype. This device has been manufactured in small numbers and demonstrated in the field as an effective test for the Covid-19 virus. Its advantage are its ease of use, speed and effectiveness and its ability to work without the need for laboratory processing. In partnership with the university the team have created a spin-out company…
…ayor and Combined Authority unveiled plans to develop a new £13.5m industry-led Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre (NZIIC) to support the ongoing drive for clean energy and sustainability. The news followed a number of major announcements in hydrogen and clean energy for the Tees Valley, including confirmation that bp will set up a ‘blue’ hydrogen production facility on Teesside and the UK’s Hydrogen Transport Centre which will be constructed nex…
…ce and then follow up with UCAS for it to be guaranteed as a place. I went online to the Leeds Beckett website and Becky the Chat Bot popped up. It asked me what my results were to see if I could be accepted. It was really easy to use, I put in my results and it said that I would be able to get a place with my desired subject. I put the information into UCAS and I had my place accepted. I felt a huge sense of relief! An hour after I had my verbal…
…l aim to give the public access to higher education courses via computers, tablets or smartphones. In response to the FutureLearn announcement (14 December 2012) Libby Hackett, Chief Executive of University Alliance, said: “This is an incredibly exciting and important step being made by The Open University to help ensure that the UK remains a leading global educator of choice. The key strengths of UK higher education are quality and choice, with a…
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