…steps you need to take. Find out how to apply through Clearing in our step-by-step guide. STEP-BY-STEP APPLICATION GUIDE What is UCAS self-release? If you have a pre-existing UCAS application, and hold an unconditional firm place at a university, you are still able to release yourself into Clearing. This is called Clearing self-release. Doing this will then allow you to apply to a different course or university through Clearing. Make sure you’re…
…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…
…the university’s placement scheme’s ‘quality and skill’. Mrs Weeks drew on 20 years of pathology expertise as a Senior Biomedical Scientist working in the NHS, the private sector, and within the university’s School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences. In addition to training future NHS pathology biomedical scientists, Mrs Weeks is also part of a research team which is building on the success of a published work which uses artificial intelligenc…
…me (PSIP) to build a new world-class marine facility which will house state-of-the-art research facilities including new wave tank testing equipment that will be unique to the UK. PSIP builds on expertise in the City and provides a solid innovation infrastructure which expects to create 500 jobs and 30 new businesses in the next five years. PSIP is expected to drive up the city’s Gross Value Added, an indicator of economic performance, by £130mill…
…lan has now been published. This will allow universities to commit to more long-term planning and expand their teaching offer. There are challenges that must be overcome to really scale up healthcare education, but we believe our universities have the solutions. We want to work as closely as possible with government and the NHS to deliver on this plan.” On doubling medical school places “We welcome the commitment to double medical school places….
…itt, 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 w…
…mportant than just getting in to university and so they shy away from extra-curricular activities. Networks While individual ability is a precursor for social mobility, support in some form is crucial to success. Evidence shows that strong and positive social networks can support educational development in families and communities but where these networks are weak it is harder for the younger generation to gain purchase on their future development…
…ently. Also, knowing that irrespective of the career we choose we have the network and means to collaborate in the future makes this choice less daunting. Personally, as a student who pursued PhD at times of pandemic, I can very strongly say being a part of DTA made a lot of difference. DTA provided me with the opportunity to network with DTA members, PhD students and alumni. DTA team provided a strong sense of belongingness, and it was a great mo…
…nership to unlock the secrets of its ability to work so effectively on hard-to-heal wounds. Avita Medical Ltd, a regenerative medicine company specializing in developing products and technology that provide innovative treatment solutions derived from a patient’s own skin. Its lead product, ReCell®, can be used by a clinician to rapidly create, at point of care in approximately 30 minutes, a treatment solution called Regenerative Epithelial Suspens…
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