…p with a local engineering design company to produce a manufacturable point-of-care LAMP device from an earlier prototype. This device has been manufactured in small numbers and demonstrated in the field as an effective test for the Covid-19 virus. Its advantage are its ease of use, speed and effectiveness and its ability to work without the need for laboratory processing. In partnership with the university the team have created a spin-out company…
…l for the automatic identification and classification of illegal pharmacies- online malicious websites that prey on vulnerable people with the promise of cheap medicines. FAST uses a sophisticated algorithm and rapid method to identify illegal online pharmacies, discouraging visitors from buying pharmaceuticals online and providing valuable information for Interpol and other national bodies in identifying and classifying illegal activity. The rese…
…with widening participation characteristics: just under half were the first-in-their-family to attend university. The project would not have been possible without the collaborative approach the team took internally to secure effective placements, and externally with key strategic partners. The committed OEP team provided training, raised awareness and understanding of T-Levels, and supported essential practical requirements, such as safeguarding f…
…ulum for over 35 undergraduate and postgraduate creative courses across to online provision within five days of national lockdown.” Mark Jackson, Director of Design & Digital, University of South Wales. The move to online learning presented challenges in ensuring access to IT equipment and the need to overcome digital disadvantage for learners, and in response Alliance universities delivered huge investments in digital infrastructure and support f…
…, establishing a world-class specialist teaching facilities alongside state-of-the-art research laboratories with its long-term partner Ricardo, the Shoreham-based global engineering, strategic and environmental consultancy and specialist manufacturer. The building will support the further expansion and enhancement of the partnership between Ricardo and the university to advance the design and development of novel low-carbon internal combustion sy…
Commenting on the appointment of a technical advisory group to begin the development of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) metrics, University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said: “It is encouraging that the Knowledge Exchange Framework will allow for fair comparisons between institutions. This will be important for avoiding a size matters scenario. We want the KEF to capture and reward the fullest range of interactions between un…
…e joined the civil service on the fast stream. She has held a number of appointments including with the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit, Home Office and BIS. She worked on the HE White Paper for the then Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts, and was appointed to her present position as Deputy Director, International Knowledge and Innovation in 2011. Maddalaine’s appointment follows the departure of Libby Hackett at the end of Augus…
…sue these activities Once completed, this research will help create a cross-border social enterprise innovation strategy and action plan, a new model for social enterprise innovation, an innovation accelerator network including cross-border ‘Social Entrepreneur’ safaris, and an online tool for start-up social enterprises. Project findings and impact Balance activities between trading activities and social/environmental aims in a social enterprise…
…ighly competitive global market. But it is vital that the food products we buy are safe to eat. When researchers at Cardiff Metropolitan University surveyed food handlers in Wales, they found that while food handlers were aware of what was required to promote food safety, a lack of time, staff and resources meant they were not always doing it. Almost two thirds of those who had received food hygiene training admitted not carrying out food safety p…
…oan book with higher rates of return. On the flip-side such a policy would penalise those universities that take students from non-traditional backgrounds who are more likely to stay within the region they study (usually closer to home to start with) and go into lower-salaried graduate work. While Alliance universities as a collective have above-employability rates, their graduates are also more likely to stay within the region where graduate sala…
