New rules on staff submissions for REF 2021 were covered by Times Higher Education in a recent story. The coverage includes a quote from Liz Bromley, acting chief executive of University Alliance. She commented: “getting the equality and diversity proposals right” would be a “nagging concern” for group leaders. While funding bodies had clearly “listened carefully to the […]
Acting chief executive Liz Bromley has been featured in Times Higher Education’s coverage of new funding restrictions for degree apprenticeships. The employer-led Institute for Apprenticeships, which is sponsored by the Department for Education, extended its mandatory qualifications policy to degree apprenticeships with updated guidance. This states that for an apprenticeship to offer a degree qualification, it […]
Yvonne Parkes is in the first year of her PhD at Nottingham Trent University Yvonne Parkes has been fuelled by a desire to help vulnerable people for many years. Her first role within the caring profession was as a volunteer on a helpline for a national domestic abuse organisation and this led to further employment […]
Delano Henry is in the second year of his PhD at Kingston University A key challenge for the UK is to transition to a low carbon energy future. Although controversial, the current UK government believes that shale gas has the potential to provide greater energy security, growth and jobs to the UK. Delano Henry’s project […]
Ashfaque Alam is in the first year of his PhD at Sheffield Hallam University Ashfaque Alam, a lecturer from Bangladesh, is undertaking a PhD at Sheffield Hallam University producing clean and free energy using sunlight. Solar energy can have a huge impact in developing countries like his home country, empowering those in need and aiding […]
Alex Jenkins is in the third year of his PhD at the University of Lincoln Alex Jenkins has seen first-hand as a physio assistant how exercise can benefit patients with chronic lung disease. “Patients have told me that they experienced fewer – and less severe – chest infections following pulmonary rehabilitation, a well-established exercise and […]
Andrei Albulescu is in the second year of his PhD at Liverpool John Moores University. Broccoli has long been touted as one of the healthiest vegetables on our plates. But Andrei Albulescu, a PhD student from Romania at Liverpool John Moores University, hopes his research will help us unearth additional benefits as a nutraceutical – […]
Rosie Donnell is in the first year of her PhD at the University of Plymouth When Rosie Donnell was undertaking her undergraduate dissertation project about how the consumption of dietary nitrates improves muscle function, she learned these positive effects are only present in some populations and under certain physiological conditions. Determined to solve this puzzle, […]
Matthew Hibbert is in the first year of his PhD at Liverpool John Moores University Matthew Hibbert’s research at Liverpool John Moores University aims to increase understanding of why some LGBTQ+ people engage in sexualised drug use. Sexualised drug use – including chemsex – can lead to high risk sexual behaviours including unsafe sex and […]
This summer will see the first cohort of students graduating from the UK’s largest multi-institution doctoral training partnership, first launched by University Alliance in 2015. To highlight the success of its Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA), the mission group is publishing Growing Research Impact (click on the image to download) illustrating the ways the programme has achieved impact […]
