…, Chief People Officer, Coventry University Magi is a member of UA’s HR network. The HR network was one of the first new UA network established in the days building up to the first national lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic. The network and all its members have proved invaluable during the last year coming together regularly to share experiences and solutions to common issues and challenges. Magi has inspired by how she has gone out of her way…
…hool teacher for over ten years. She left teaching in 2015 to become a full-time organiser for the National Union of Teachers, and served as Deputy General Secretary of the Socialist Educational Association before being elected to Parliament. Following her election in 2017, and subsequent re-election in 2019, Emma has risen in the Labour Party to become Shadow Minister for Further Education and Universities in 2020.Teaching and education are at th…
…d building a 1,300-member network of strategic biotech companies and policy-makers. Prior to this role, Dr Vanderhoven spent four years as a manager of a government-funded Industrial Biotechnology Network, fostering collaborations between academia, industry and policy makers, in order to find new approaches to tackle research challenges, translate research and deliver key benefits in the biotechnology sector. Harnessing her previous experience, Dr…
…port. My research is aimed at engaging people living with dementia in multi-sensory outdoor and nature-based activities. I believe such activities, and time spent in outdoor environments can improve the physical and mental well-being of those living with dementia and enhance quality of life. Limiting the Dietary Ingestion of LOPs in Humans Gilbert Ampem, Kingston University The objective of my project is to improve our understanding of the molecul…
…ugh collective market positions or value propositions than solely by behind-the-scenes lobbying. The University Alliance explored how the future might look in its Uni_Vision work. I believe we are already seeing elements of the stretch scenarios we explored emerging. [1] It is these questions we are exploring as we undertake our search for a new chief executive. It is imperative that University Alliance moves into a new phase that will see us buil…
…also worked together on developing social media strategies to share their work, ways to make their research accessible to non-specialists using images, engaging writing techniques and alternative presentation styles such as PechaKucha. DTA Applied Biosciences for Health students at UWE Bristol The professional and skills-based training provided at the DTA summer schools is key to the programme’s success in producing highly-employable researchers…
…f South Wales, Ryan Shorthouse, Director Bright Blue and Sorana Vieru, Vice-President HE, NUS (L-R) Professor Nigel Culkin, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Hertfordshire, introducing the Regional Leadership panel discussion: Supporting healthy innovation ecosystems – is local best? We launched our new report – Creating Innovative regions: The role of universities in local growth and productivity during the Summit. One of several robot…
…r of the Future Award in 2021 for his design: the One Step Ladder. Cameron works in London as a designer maker; his practice is aimed at informing people about the value of craft and handmade objects. Cameron Rowley (South Africa) – 2021 BA Product & Furniture Design, Kingston University. Hear from some of our international students about their experience prior to studying at an Alliance university: https://youtu.be/gBQ3GjBP-hU Back to contents A…
…f 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-documented issues with retention of staff at a time when demand for nurses is increasing much faster than supply. The current NHS crisis cannot be blamed solely on Brexit and COVID, since we…
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