…ss to university equipment and facilities. Eddie also led and authored the UK-wide Covid-19 Guidelines for Student Productions, and the Covid-19 Supervision certified training he led with First Option had over 3000 students enrolled across 10 universities. Dr McCaffrey’s work exemplifies Middlesex’s strategy themes of inclusivity, equity and sustainability, while his vision and innovations embody MDX’s community principles and creative and collabo…
…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…
…he programme is supported by a €6.5 million grant from the Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie COFUND Doctoral Fellowship programme. The programme offers doctoral researchers in the fields of Applied Biosciences for Health, Energy & Social Policy a range of support including: Complete funding for course fees Research costs supported A salary of over £22,300 per annum Access to an enhanced skills training programme Professor Debra Humphris, Chair of University…
…raining,” she said. “It would not be very good if people could only do doctoral training in research-intensive universities because it may be more convenient for them [to study locally], and it’s known that having students progressing through university to PhD is good for the student experience,” she added. The new PhD opportunities in applied biosciences for health would also benefit industry, as there is a relative lack of doctoral provision in…
…the 2015-16 academic year. The aim is to have 72 students enrolled by 2017-18. Paul Harrison, the pro vice-chancellor for research and innovation at Sheffield Hallam University, one of the creators of the scheme, told Research Fortnight that it was conceived as a self-funded venture from the outset, rather than as a reaction to any failed bids to the research councils for doctoral training partnerships. He says this has given organisers a certain…
…fering paid internships across a wide range of industries, as well as world-class training and development. Although amongst the most diverse in the UK, Alliance universities also recognise that, like the rest of the sector, not enough has been done to address the disparities in racial equity within our institutions. Or, to leverage their immense power as pipelines of graduate talent to encourage the companies they work with to be better. They hav…
…es faced by the industry partners and how could we address them using state-of-the-art or future technologies.” According to Vladimir, this understanding is something Early Career Researchers really benefit from gaining at the beginning of their academic journeys, “The earlier researchers realise how industry works and thinks, the higher the chances are for them to contribute to prosperity of our society. When I was very young, I defined my purpos…
…more involved as her PhD unfolds. DTA3 is an extension of the DTA programme, following a €6.5million award from the Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie (MSCA) COFUND Doctoral scheme….
…lliance is looking for a dynamic Programme Administrator to support the day-to-day delivery of the Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) training programme for doctoral researchers and supervisors across a national network of 19 universities. The Programme Administrator will work closely with the Deputy Head of Doctoral Training and all members of the UA DTA Team, as well as Programme Leads from partner universities, to ensure that a successful and eff…
…and 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 delive…
