…d training. Professor Debra Humphris, Chair of University Alliance and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Brighton, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Middlesex University to the Alliance. Middlesex’s practice-led approach to education and research, their focus on equality and inclusion and their links with local communities reflect the key strengths and values of an Alliance University. In these uncertain and unsettling times for the sector, it…
…ffairs. I was delighted to attend the Universities UK Conference and say in-person hellos to our member Vice-Chancellors for the first time since March 2020. We have also said a very exciting hello to new member faces. More on that soon! At the DTA we welcomed two new National Co-Directors, Professors Elena Gaura from Coventry University and Paul Crawshaw from Teesside University. We were excited to launch a new DTA Future Societies programme as w…
…he North Sea. “According to the UN World Tourism Organisation, this already-popular area will see tourism increase by 5-8%. This will put pressure on the already limited raw materials in the region, where industry, agriculture and tourism are already competing. “We will be working with Norfolk county council and the project site is Great Yarmouth, one of the high dense tourist destinations (per population). In high session, the tourism sector gene…
…ic experience for students, and we are broadly supportive of the principles-based and risk-led approach to regulation outlined in the consultation document. Indeed, we are largely in agreement with both the revised and new conditions for quality and standards. However, as a mission group of universities we are unable to lend our support to the proposals without additional information about how they will operate in practice. This is particularly gi…
…to commit to supporting as little as three events between May 2021 and May 2022 or the opportunity to volunteer for more if they want to. “This is a very exciting moment as we launch our recruitment for our City Hosts. We seek to engage residents in many ways – as audience members, participants, supporters and makers. Today we invite everyone in the city to play a major part in ensuring the success of City of Culture, by joining our City Hosts pr…
…ere was genuine concern that the Government would struggle to meet its high-profile 2019 manifesto commitment of 50,000 additional nurses. NHS hospitals, mental health services and community providers had long been reporting a shortage of more than 100,000 full-time staff, including 40,000 nurses. According to The King’s Fund, this workforce crisis was the result of: a prolonged funding squeeze combined with years of poor workforce planning, weak…
…unities. Student participation is vital and we are keen to develop a trauma-informed staff-student dialogue which breaks down issues of mistrust. This year the sexual consent modules were trialled by students studying from foundation to postgraduate level, and by a small group of staff. Their recommendations have influenced revisions to Brook’s modules and shaped our focus for 2021-22. For example, acknowledging that an isolated online resource do…
…that are central to my plan for jobs, a plan that is already creating good-quality, well-paid jobs for local workers. “The centre will be a fantastic example of what can be done when our brilliant local institutions work together, sharing their expertise and skills to help our businesses to grow. “This is the latest in a long list of initiatives which are boosting our region’s clean energy credentials, building on our work to become the UK’s prem…
…cross the breadth of the research ecosystem, to support the wider levelling-up agenda. “It is worrying that we are still lacking clarity on how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will operate. With the new scheme not activated until 2022, we run the risk of a gap emerging between funding regimes and the programmes they support, resulting in people, infrastructure and relationships disappearing. This will put the projects and initiatives universities de…
…nd FE to work in partnership to deliver flexibility, choice and clear career pathways for learners of all ages and backgrounds. The next government must, as a matter of urgency: Reform the post-18 funding system so that it supports all types of learners (full- and part-time), as well as flexible and lifelong learning Retain funding for foundation years wherever they are undertaken, ensuring maximum flexibility and choice for a wide range of learne…
