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  1. “We need to highlight how rewarding a career in health can be”

    May 23, 2023

    Professor Ross Renton, Principal at ARU Peterborough writes about his institution’s approach to developing a skilled healthcare workforce for local needs. Skills needs ARU Peterborough as an institution has been specifically designed to target local skills needs, co-creating the curriculum with employers. That crosses a wealth of areas in the sciences, business and engineering, but it is especially true in healthcare. We’re meeting the needs of o…

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    Ross Renton

  2. Lifelong Learning – is it worth the hard yards?

    May 16, 2023

    The introduction of a workable approach to lifelong learning has been anticipated by the sector for many years. So, should the sector be rejoicing in the wake of a new bill that promises to increase access and participation for all learners, meet the skills needs of the future, and get people into good jobs? Or should we approach with extreme caution? A marathon not a sprint When something is difficult to understand or translate, then we tend to …

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  3. Four reasons why Universities should be at the heart of the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan

    March 22, 2023

    Dr Denise Baker, Chair of the Deans of Health Network at University Alliance, comments on how universities can help the Government and the NHS deliver the health and social care workforce of the future. “We know that many of the issues the NHS currently faces are workforce-related. There are 130,000 vacancies in England, 46,000 of which are nursing posts. Even if the Government meets its manifesto pledge of 50,000 more nurses, there remain well-d…

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    Dr Denise Baker

  4. In conversation with business leaders: here’s what SMEs like mine need from the Chancellor

    March 13, 2023

    Tell us about your business, and how you began developing it. After 20 years working in executive search and interim management in London and Asia, I’d reached a stage where I needed a new challenge. Setting up my own firm was the logical next step. Chater Smart is an executive recruitment firm partnering with clients across the private sector, supplying them with interim executives, transformation directors and female leaders. We’re doing our bi…

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  5. University Alliance’s 2022 in review

    December 23, 2022

    In the year of five Education Secretaries, it’s fair to say it’s been an eventful year within the Higher Education Sector! It’s certainly been an eventful year for UA and for our members. We are proud of all our community has achieved this year – whether that’s winning prestigious awards, opening state-of-the-art new facilities, widening participation or acting as engines for economic growth. Meanwhile, with their focus on industry and on post-gr…

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    Season's Greeting from everyone at University Alliance

  6. #WeAreInternational blog: Sadaf Akbari

    November 16, 2022

    Sadaf’s prize-winning innovative tissue engineering research An international PhD student at Kingston University whose research could help address the global organ donor shortage took home the top prize in this year’s national Vitae Three Minute Thesis competition. Sadaf Akbari, who is of Iranian heritage and grew up in Dubai, was awarded the prestigious academic trophy after impressing the judging panel with a 180 second presentation about the c…

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    Sadaf

  7. #WeAreInternational blog: Faustina Edward

    November 16, 2022

    Faustina helps prepare students for the world of work in new Centre for Graduate Success role An international student who graduated with a law degree from Kingston University two years ago has returned to take up a new role equipping young people with the skills to succeed in the modern workplace. Faustina Edward, from Saint Lucia, previously worked in supporting young people through community youth development activities in her home country bef…

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  8. #WeAreInternational blog: Rabia Khan

    November 15, 2022

    Rabia’s studies in public health led her to advise the government on its Covid response Rabia balanced her Master’s in Public Health at the University of Derby with looking after young twin boys and emerged from her studies into the Covid-19 pandemic. After graduating, she worked for Public Health England (PHE), advising the government on its response to Covid-19. She’s now also an associate lecturer at the University of Derby and an assessor at …

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    Rabia Khan

  9. #WeAreInternational blog: Fatima Muktar

    November 15, 2022

    Fatima is designing an effective waste management intervention model Fatima Muktar is a full-time doctoral candidate at the University of South Wales (USW) and a member of the Advanced Materials Testing Centre (AMTeC) group, a multi-disciplinary research centre that focuses on addressing innovation challenges facing the infrastructure sector. They also on perform research and consultancy work in Civil Engineering. Nigerian-born Fatima has a backg…

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    Fatima, a graduate student at the University of South Wales

  10. #WeAreInternational blog: Blessing Adeleke

    November 14, 2022

    Blessing is researching sustainable soil-based alternatives to cement A Civil Engineering graduate from Nigeria, Blessing Adeleke investigated the use of magnesium oxide (MgO) waste, and other industrial by-product materials in construction. He is one of several researchers at the University of South Wales who are driving research in soil-based alternatives to cement. Blessing’s PhD explored the use of wastes and industrial by-products in buildin…

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    Blessing