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  1. The Next Government must Invest Across the Whole of Nursing Education

    November 23, 2019

    …f Health (CODH) in calling for greater funding to support placement infrastructure and capacity for clinical placements. Coordinating policy solutions Placements and financial support for students are still only two aspects of the problem. When it comes to training the NHS workforce, universities sit within a complex ecosystem, meaning that meeting the staffing crisis will require a radical policy intervention in workforce planning across this ent…

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  2. Don’t Let Snobbery Lead You Astray on A-Level Results Day

    August 14, 2019

    …ople differ. They may be large, small or specialist; teaching a broad spectrum of subjects or focusing on very few; using traditional academic techniques or honing skills relevant to the workplace and they are all valuable. Which university you choose will be based on a broad range of criteria, perhaps including its perceived ‘prestige’, but also maybe the career opportunities it offers, its location, the support network or teaching style. The mos…

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  3. Bringing Researchers Together: The DTA Spring School

    May 15, 2019

    …support them throughout their three years. This is the first time we have run such an event in the spring, as this year we welcomed our first DTA3 doctoral researchers, part funded by a prestigious €6.5 million grant from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Fellowship programme (MSCA). Having recently joined University Alliance, this was also the first time I have been able to attend a school to welcome new students. Partly due to its links to the Eur…

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  4. TEF Submission- Public Statement

    April 15, 2019

    …government and led by Dame Shirley Pearce, is due to report in the summer. Read the full terms of reference here. University Alliance Chair John Latham said: “We back a robust, independent framework on teaching and learning quality. The entire system is subsidised heavily by the taxpayer and no one should be afraid of scrutiny. “The TEF is right in principle and ambition, in particular, benchmarking universities better so institutions are judged o…

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  6. Universities, the NHS, and health workforce transformation

    February 5, 2024

    …at a time when applications to nursing programmes are declining, even the trusted supplier role becomes less reliable and ICBs run the risk of not having the right staff with the right skills in the right place unless there is a joint effort to effect a change. Coordinated delivery Delivering an ambitious workforce plan in a financially challenging environment will require new creative ways of working – how can the existing workforce be reskilled,…

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  7. 8 areas that will affect universities in the coming months

    September 29, 2021

    Pro-Vice Chancellor of UWE Bristol, Marc Griffiths, explores 8 areas which will be influencing the landscape for universities over the next twelve to eighteen months, in his thought piece : “A Changing Wind from all Directions”. Through the report, Griffiths reports on factors both good and bad for the sector, and on opportunities for Higher Education to realign itself with societal challenges and a congested regulatory environment. The factors i…

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  8. Sexual consent education at Oxford Brookes University

    August 4, 2021

    …p 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 does not make an effective education programme, we aim to expand mo…

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