…l City Region, the marine and maritime sectors generate about £3.5bn of sales and contributes to 12 per cent of the region’s GDP. More than £947m of those sales are exported, making the sector a “key element” in rebalancing the economy. …
…funding, this identifies CPT as a national centre of excellence and innovation in advanced metrology. Business Secretary Vince Cable officially opened the Centre in October 2011, remarking it would “ensure Britain stays ahead of the game in precision technology”. Back to Real World Impact…
…uddersfield has transformed braking technology and increased global market sales for their industrial partner. Weir Valves and Control Ltd enjoyed a 75 per cent saving in design lead time and an 1800 per cent increase in annual sales. Ensuring optimal flow of fluid through engineering systems such as brakes is vital to quality performance, especially in minimising undesirable vibrations. During an initial collaboration with Bentley Motors, researc…
…nt costs to Government by bringing in private up front funding through the sale of bonds. The proposals are based on a successful model already running in Hungary. It would simplify the current financial scheme of grants and maintenance loans into one system. Graduates would be able to secure funding for fees and living costs from a new Graduate Contribution Service that would replace the Student Loans Company. The funding for these would not come…
…there were 5.5 million small businesses in the UK (with 0 to 49 employees), 99.2% of the total business. SMEs account for 99.9% of the business population (5.5 million businesses). SMEs account for three fifths of the employment and around half of turnover in the UK private sector. Total employment in SMEs was 16.3 million (61% of the total), whilst turnover was estimated at £2.3 trillion (52%). Employment in small businesses (with 0 to 49 emp…
…lted in a major new partnership for DTA Energy with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), the UK’s innovation network. This will provide PhD students on the programme the opportunity to undertake a three-month industry placement in a Small- or Medium-sized Enterprise (SME). Whilst students gain valuable skills and experience, small businesses benefit from research expertise. International researchers and PhD students from the Australian Technology…
University Alliance institutions are supporting their local communities through encouraging volunteering, bolstering social enterprises and designing projects to help local people. Our universities’ deep roots in their communities, stemming from partnerships with local organisations, businesses and charities, mean that we are established as a significant source of support within the region. Through volunteering initiatives, social enterprise supp…
University Alliance institutions are at the forefront of training the UK’s future health and social care workforce, training 25% of all nursing and midwifery students and 18% of all social work students. This is due in large part to the superb learning and training provision afforded by our universities’ high tech facilities. Allowing students to train in an immersive environment, using equipment and techniques that they would encounter once they…
…e audiences. Arctic network RGU also joined the University of the Arctic in 2021, a network of more than 200 higher education and research institutions across northern regions that address global challenges of Arctic people and societies by providing unique educational, research and innovation opportunities. Since then, we have built on historic links with Orkney and the Arctic by joining the UArctic network. In doing so, RGU has strengthened its…
…ssional who never fails to add tremendous value and contribution to the HR network. During her time with the network Chizoma earned promotion to her current role, richly deserved. Chizoma is generous with her advice and wisdom, never a dull a meeting when Chizoma is in attendance. Professor Bugewa Apampa, Professor of Access and Participation, Birmingham City University Professor Apampa has an insatiable appetite for ensuring that education serves…
