Professor Alistair Fitt, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and research lead for University Alliance has written a letter to Times Higher Education highlight concerns about proposals for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) to assess institutional research performance as a whole, instead of individual units. Prof Fitt writes: “Unit-level assessment is important because it generates granular data for […]
Closing speech given by Professor Steve West at the UA Summit 2016 at Coventry University on Thursday 2 June 2016 Thank you Maddalaine. And thank you to John and all the team here at Coventry for being such fantastic hosts. Thank you our participants for your engagement and contributions. Today, we’ve heard about the challenges […]
Follow this link for case studies from Alliance institutions Our latest report aims to bust a myth – that the main contribution of universities to innovation is through the commercialisation of their research. Universities contribute so much more, particularly in their regions. Institutions like those in the Alliance are rooted in their regional economies. Many […]
A dynamic online forum for academics and businesses allows members to exchange knowledge, seek expert advice, engage with suppliers and develop potential partnerships through ‘crowdspeaking’. The GAIN (Growth Acceleration and Investment Network) Digital Exchange was launched in April 2014 by Plymouth University to bring together a wide range of resources in one place for the […]
The Salford Energy House is the centerpiece of Salford University’s cross discipline Applied Buildings and Energy Research Group. While it looks like an ordinary house, this is actually a unique testing asset. It is the only full-scale building in an environmental chamber in Europe, and the only full-scale brick-built test facility in a controlled environment in […]
Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Liverpool, in partnership with the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, are to create the first University Enterprise Zone in the city with Sensor City. Sensor City will bring together the knowledge and experience in sensor technology to become a leading innovation centre. The centre will house, […]
The West of England is known as a region for having a strong culture of enterprise with a high and growing number of start-ups and a thriving SME sector. In recognition of this the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is pioneering one of the first University Enterprise Zones (UEZ) in the country on its […]
The Welsh Financial Services Graduate Programme (WFSGP) is a collaborative 2 year full-time programme of work, training and academic study unique to Wales, designed and delivered by leading financial services organisations to develop a talent pool of industry professionals. The Financial & Professional Services sector is one of nine Welsh Government key priority sectors in […]
In April this year Oxford Brookes University collaborated with the Bamboo Bicycle Club to successfully build the world’s first ever bamboo and 3D printed lugs bicycle at London’s Design Museum. The live event was to coincide with the Cycling Revolution exhibition at the museum where the Bamboo Bicycle Club displayed another first in the form […]
The Institute of Railway Research (IRR) at the University of Huddersfield carries out innovative, world-leading research into the interaction between railway vehicles and the track. This work is helping the railway industry to reduce costs and improve safety levels by furthering the understanding of how wheels interact with the track and the resulting deterioration due to wear […]