How Anglia Ruskin University’s Live Brief modules are enhancing graduate employability
…ir relationship to graduate employability”, Education + Training, Vol. 59 No. 4, pp. 338-352. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-05-2016-0090…
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In conversation with business leaders: here’s what SMEs like mine need from the Chancellor
Read more of: In conversation with business leaders: here’s what SMEs like mine need from the Chancellor…Business Review last year cited Crunchbase research that only 2.3% of women-led start-ups received venture capital funding in 2020. It’s a similar story in the UK. You just have to be pragmatic. I launched Chater Smart expecting to grow the firm organically rather than looking for outside investment. Growth may happen more slowly, but we can still innovate! How important are SMEs/early-stage businesses to regional economic growth? Incredibly impor…
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#WeAreInternational blog: Romila Nilukshi Jeevapalan
Read more of: #WeAreInternational blog: Romila Nilukshi Jeevapalan…pecially when there have been difficulties and barriers in life”. In summer 2022, she graduated with a Distinction from her BSc programme, and she was nominated for a university award, the Dr Ajit Singhvi Prize for Best Women Engineering Student. Dr Romana Trestian, Senior Lecturer in Computing and Communications Engineering, describes her as “a brilliant student” with “a story that could be an inspiration for many”. In ten years’ time, Romila hop…
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#WeAreInternational blog: Cyrille Tchatchet
Read more of: #WeAreInternational blog: Cyrille Tchatchet…tric nurse and he was drawn to Middlesex University mainly due to its state-of-the-art sports and nursing facilities. He was awarded a full sports scholarship by the International Olympic Committee’s refugee support programme, which proved invaluable to his weightlifting progress. Since graduating with first-class honours in 2019, he has been appointed to a lead nurse role in Harrow, north-west London. Cyrille was selected among 29 athletes who co…
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Invest in technical skills by bridging the false HE/ FE divide
Read more of: Invest in technical skills by bridging the false HE/ FE divide…nd FE to work in partnership to deliver flexibility, choice and clear career pathways for learners of all ages and backgrounds. The next government must, as a matter of urgency: Reform the post-18 funding system so that it supports all types of learners (full- and part-time), as well as flexible and lifelong learning Retain funding for foundation years wherever they are undertaken, ensuring maximum flexibility and choice for a wide range of learne…
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Placed-based innovation at RGU Orkney
Read more of: Placed-based innovation at RGU Orkney…and the University Executive Team visited Orkney to launch RGU Orkney 2023-2028, a new five-year plan. The plan focuses on three main objectives: Conducting research and knowledge exchange that utilises RGU expertise to tackle local challenges. Supporting the development of skills, education, and entrepreneurship opportunities in Orkney. Creating an evidence base to influence policy and practice in other remote rural regions through innovative re…
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Four reasons why Universities should be at the heart of the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan
Read more of: Four reasons why Universities should be at the heart of the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan…laborate to find solutions to the crisis. Picture by Beth Walsh Photography- University of Derby assignment/ December 2021 Firstly, there’s a need to ensure universities are involved in long-term NHS workforce planning. University Alliance would like to see universities established as anchor institutions across Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs). Relatedly, we also recommend that the Department for Education and the D…
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COP26 needs to address air quality as well as climate change
Read more of: COP26 needs to address air quality as well as climate change…e the hydrogen fuel may be fossil-fuel derived. If we simply replace fossil-fuel-powered vehicles with zero-emission vehicles we will still have congestion. So rather than focusing on technologies to solve the problem, we should also be aiming to reduce road traffic by improving public transport options and making sure that those that are able to walk, cycle and scoot are given the safe space and facilities to enable that choice, not only for carb…
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We must support the diversification of academia’s media face
Read more of: We must support the diversification of academia’s media face…pport groups to help maintain their well-being in such situations. The peer-to-peer networks that the University Alliance is establishing are also extremely valuable, allowing BAME academics to discuss experiences and receive support from those more seasoned in media relations. Given that universities have a long way to go towards hiring an ethnically diverse academic workforce, the burden of these opportunities is likely to continue to fall on a…
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Harnessing the power of university-sponsored Multi Academy Trust partnerships
Read more of: Harnessing the power of university-sponsored Multi Academy Trust partnerships…lar subjects to be delivered across schools using technology to bring sixth-form colleges together. Although many university-sponsored MATs are located in the region where the university is rooted, Coventry University sponsors MATs across the country, including in Nuneaton, Leicester and Nottingham, thus enacting a civic role through an educational ethos that spans multiple localities. University-sponsored MATs are a resourceful, innovative and ef…
