…Celebration. The categories were aligned with our University values: Friendly, Ambitious, Collegiate, Enterprising, Student-focused, and – to recognise the excellent team contributions – Building Community. A Changed World captures the spirit of our times and what is unique about our diverse university community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k9G00v-4tg Examples of A Changed World Content: Harriet Riddell, an alumna of UH ran a sketching cl…
…lying molecular technology of the test to be confident that we can accurately detect Covid-19. We also now have a pre-production prototype of the electronic reader device that will process the test results in 20 to 30 minutes and a unique saliva/nasal probe, which works well for non-invasive swabbing and means that patients can take their own virus swabs. This then goes straight into the assay and then into the machine. This obviously cuts the ris…
…Public Health, the research found that 40% of those displaying symptoms of COVID-19 simultaneously experience a worsening of their tinnitus. In short: Although the study focused on people with pre-existing tinnitus, a small number of participants also reported that their condition was initially triggered by developing COVID-19 symptoms, suggesting that tinnitus could be a ‘long COVID’ symptom in some cases Tinnitus affects an estimated one in eigh…
…eaningful, strategic partnerships, joining-up approaches to provision locally and regionally. I know that Alliance universities can already leverage some of the existing collaboration with schools, further education partners, and local businesses to help address gaps that will exist, especially as we look to the skills needed post Covid-19. But more work will be needed. JH: And what about for current students? Our universities sit on the very nexu…
…elieve universities will be very or quite important in the UKs recovery (only 19 per cent disagreeing) – 56% believe universities have been very or quite important in supporting the NHS (just 8% disagree) For more information about this survey and how it will inform UA’s strategic response to the recovery, please see here About the survey: Public First surveyed 1,003 UK adults. Fieldwork was conducted from May 13 – May 15 2020 and results have…
…is to give our graduates, as one of our colleagues in the US put it recently, “acutely sensitive antennae for knowing when someone is talking rot.” These are the timeless values of a university itself, and they need to be available to people of every background and every origin. This, for me, is an educational Chartism that we represent in the Alliance. When the forces of xenophobia close our borders and close people’s minds to the rich potential…
…fessor Paul Croney, added: “At Teesside University, we pride ourselves on our ability to work together with business to address societal challenges through industry-informed research and innovation. Nothing embodies this ambition more than the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and so we are delighted to offer up the expertise, facilities and training potential of the National Horizons Centre to support vaccine manufacture and deployment.”…
…esent their findings outlining why BAME communities may be disproportionately affected by Covid-19 and how targeted health messaging could help mitigate its impact. Dr Tushna Vandrevala was joined by Professor Jane Hendy of Brunel University London and Professor Aftab Ala of the University of Surrey, Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for the presentation to 140 Cabinet Office civil servants. The pan…
…ation for Small Businesses has reported that small businesses are ‘remarkably’ likely to make generous contributions to their local communities, support local education providers and employ those ‘furthest from the labour market’. Why are ERDF funded programmes so essential for SMEs? University Alliance has collected over 250 testimonials from SMEs highlighting how essential ERDF funded programmes have been for them. Many SMEs have stated that…
…ut also investment in human capital and skills (Aldersgate, 2020). Nationally, there’s lots of talk about green jobs but what does this actually mean for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region? Aims The Green Skills Research Project at Anglia Ruskin University’s aim is to understand the skills that will be required by local organisations to help support a low carbon post-COVID-19 transition to a cleaner, fairer economy and society in Cambridge…
