…groundbreaking research into how to reduce the carbon footprint from waste-to-energy (WtE) plants by using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology will have a huge impact on decarbonisation efforts in the region. The East Coast Cluster aims to remove nearly 50% of the UK’s industrial emissions. To achieve this, there is a need for innovative solutions like CCS retrofits to WtE plants. The WtE sector is projected to contribute up to an estimat…
…ved it has provided us the chance to interact and collaborate with other researchers from different countries and research areas across different universities. The various training programs, workshops and summer/winter/autumn schools conducted by DTA had always encouraged and facilitated such interactions. Also, being a part of H2020 program means all the projects are directly addressing the major societal challenges. The programme constantly work…
…ummer School, we received advice on topics such as grants and funding, post-doctoral opportunities, research impact, generating public engagement and community involvement in research, transitioning to industry, and developing start-ups. These events also offer the opportunity to network and collaborate. At the Spring School earlier this year I was able to witness this first hand, meeting a student from UCLan who is looking into the relationship b…
…University Group’s commitment to impactful, transdisciplinary and challenge-led research is therefore of paramount importance. As Director of the Innovation Ecosystem, I lead a specialist team dedicated to supporting pre-commercial and early-stage innovation. Working together with experienced research and academic colleagues across the Group, we focus on delivering support for business, Intellectual Property (IP) realisation and commercialisation,…
…ers ExpertFile. From this, journalists and other media representatives can search for their chosen topic and select UA specialists from the field for comment. The bank holds the profiles of over 60 academics, who will be available for media comment. The online panel discussion event included introductions from campaign coordinators Beth Button, Head of Communications at University Alliance, and Justin Shaw, Chief Higher Education Consultant at Com…
…raduate Research, a highlight of the Doctoral College calendar. This campus-based event has regularly brought together research students and supervisors from across the institution in celebration of doctoral research. In 2020, after months of planning and preparation, the festival scheduled for 1st April had to be cancelled as the UK headed towards lockdown. Lorraine made a swift about-turn and, along with colleagues, began rapidly tackling the mu…
…. It would also be a lost opportunity if the strategy does not take a whole-of-tertiary approach, encompassing education and training delivered by the full range of higher education providers (and incentivising partnerships and pathways between them), as well as the research and innovation ecosystem. It must also consider the 50 per cent of people who do not currently access higher education, and how to reverse the sharp decline in part-time and m…
…alliances before the pandemic arrived. DTA3 Fellows have missed out on face-to-face networking and opportunities to broker essential connections within their academic field and industry. In spite of the challenges they have faced, as we come out the other side of Covid, our Fellows are engaged, eager to network and keen to grasp all opportunities to disseminate their passion and project work. It is amazing to see our Fellows not just surviving but…
…nd knowledge sharing opportunities. We are one of only a small number of UK-based Cofund projects and the only UK umbrella organisation, bringing together 15 host institutions to establish and deliver the programme. 2018 and 2019 were busy years. We collated PhD project proposals, completed the global recruitment of 70 international fellows, aligned HR practices and audit trails across all the partner universities, all at the same time as deliveri…
…Training dogs to detect cancer in patients Teeside University Pioneering research into tackling Obesity University of South Wales Creating an online resource for people with learning disabilities Sheffield Hallam Specially-designed bra to improve breast cancer treatment Salford University Using Virtual Reality to support children going through court Portsmouth University Student led health clinics for the homeless community Oxford Brookes Physical…
