…and Northern Ireland). He also chairs the UUK Innovation and Growth Policy Network. He was chair of the University Vocational Awards Council until 2019 and has been a member of the government’s Apprenticeship Stakeholder Board since 2016. He was Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Pirbright institute between 2015 and 2019 and since 2018 he has been a Non-Executive Director of the Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock. Professor McKellar…
…need formore opportunities for researchers to connect with one another, in order to reduce isolation and promote collaboration. Covid-19 has had wide-ranging effects on our sense of community and connection, disrupting both our research and networking opportunities. Many of our researchers continue to work from home. For those that have been able to return to campus, roster arrangements are operating to facilitate adequate social distancing and pr…
…rome Society (CDSS) is working closely with leading advertising agency FCB Canada. Nancy Crimi-Lamanna, Chief Creative Officer at FCB Canada, said: “Our work with CDSS over the past several years has really advocated for the needs of the Down syndrome community. “If we’re successful in proving a link between exercise and cognition, then this study has the power to change the way we think about learning and development. This will help to break down…
…, which attracts minerals to aid repair.” Sadaf completed an undergraduate pharmacy degree at the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates before moving to the UK to undertake a Masters in pharmaceutical science at Kingston University. “At the time, I could only study this pathway to bachelor’s level in the UAE, so was looking at postgraduate opportunities abroad,” she said. “I explored options in Canada and the USA but was attracted to s…
…omy – all of which are of increasing political and social importance. “The Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre will be the focal point of this ambitious new Net Zero Innovation Hub and will provide a coherent and comprehensive industry-focused Research, Development and Innovation offer for the region and beyond, with Teesside University at its heart. “We are looking forward to leading this project and working with partners to place the region at t…
…ent individuals, industries and communities able to adapt to its impacts. We’re finding practical solutions to pressing climate challenges, making a difference for people in their everyday lives either in new products, innovations, creations or even in driving behavioural change. In order to release the full potential of our contribution, we’re asking government to help power Alliance universities by utilising them as key players in helping the UK…
…a piece of paper. The first is the myth that private providers will offer cheaper and more flexible courses. Like most myths, it contains a grain of truth. The best of the new providers will no doubt deliver classroom-based subjects like business and law cheaply and well. They may offer welcome flexibilities to mature and part-time students. But it’s much harder to see how they will do the same for medicine and engineering. This can’t be done for…
…. 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 research has also given rise to essential guidelines that assist agencies in tackling the online trade of falsified medicinal products. The international peace-seeking Chira…
…le study options and more needs to be done to address the perceptions that online learning is less valuable or cheaper than a ‘traditional degree’. Government and Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) should ensure that the measures used for regulating, monitoring and evaluating teaching and learning incentivise high quality digital delivery, and the HE sector should review its internal processes and systems to ensure that they are…
We pulled together some student case studies and testimonials, from individuals who went through clearing before starting their university course at an Alliance institution. They share their experiences, advice and reassurance for anyone going through clearing this year. Check them out below: Grace, University of Brighton https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Clearing-is-about-YOU-not-just-your-grades-I-DID-IT-My-story.mp4 Peac…
