…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…
…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…
…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…
…lity training modules professionally accredited by appropriate UK CPD awarding bodies and to monitor the quality of the learning material delivered. Well established in the UK and Germany, BioMonde had ambitions to secure and grow sales within these markets. It also aimed to expand sales geographically within both Europe and North America across a two-year time frame. The partnership also helped the company strengthen its commercial activity in se…
…r that deliver world-leading research with impact and are actively business-focussed. Through evidence-based policy and research, the Alliance aims to improve policymaking in higher education to the benefit of the UK economy and society. Alliance universities educate 27% of all UK students and achieve some of the highest graduate-level employment rates. These universities offer a research informed, academic learning environment and a culture of en…
…exclusively on graduates earning potential.2 We should be looking at ‘value-for-money’ in more ways than just financial return. Outside of the UK many countries already recognise the importance of an internationally informed curriculum and internationally applied knowledge and skill base for its next generation of leaders and influencers. They highlight how a global cultural awareness shapes the way in which people engage with the world at large….
…quirement for these processes to be made as simple, streamlined, and burden-free as possible, with the OfS issuing guidance on what is reasonable after consulting with providers and students’ unions. The scheme should not have extraterritorial application, i.e. it should not apply outside of the UK. There should be a requirement for a complainant to go through the provider’s internal complaints process in the first instance. A claim to the OfS’s c…
…port. My research is aimed at engaging people living with dementia in multi-sensory outdoor and nature-based activities. I believe such activities, and time spent in outdoor environments can improve the physical and mental well-being of those living with dementia and enhance quality of life. Limiting the Dietary Ingestion of LOPs in Humans Gilbert Ampem, Kingston University The objective of my project is to improve our understanding of the molecul…
…-point plan for Productivity, we suggest a 4-point plan for the future of innovation funding, underpinned by our universities’ crucial role in helping our businesses, cities and regions to flourish. [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/news/productivity-plan-launched [2] Global Competitiveness Index 2014-15, The World Economic Forum, 2014; Main Science and Technology Indicators, OECD, 2015 [3] The Global Innovation Index 2014, Cornell University, INS…
…ty learning experience that is accessible to students around the world for free. “Our recent University Vision report, What is your vision for universities, explored what universities might look like in 2025. Clearly technology is going to create radical shifts in the learning experience in most, if not all, universities. Alliance universities are taking the lead in developing new and enterprising ways of teaching, learning, researching and engagi…
