…iences and innovative interactive collaborative design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i6HuXW_6Co eXtended BCU Walkthrough Video: https://youtu.be/3RjGdoyNHj8 JOINT WINNERS: Kingston University research team who co-produced learning events on end-of-life and bereavement care for people with learning disabilities during the pandemic Having worked for two decades with people with learning disabilities, focusing on end-of-life and bereavement suppo…
…the continent. Find out more about Buffalo Adventures: buffaloadventures.co.uk Compact Gyms Ltd Andrew Marshall – Nottingham Trent University Compact Gyms provides functional, high-quality home gym equipment that folds down after use. Andrew’s business idea is aimed at consumers looking for convenient solutions to exercising in limited spaces at home. Dinky Do Dah! Ashema Edwards – Kingston University Dinky Do Dah! is a pop-up nail bar exclusively…
…usiness proposals, and more details on the investors can be found on our blog. Data on graduate start-ups taken from HE Business and Community Interaction Survey 2015/16 by HESA: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/publications/hebci-2015-16 For press enquiries please contact Joshua Hastings, Communications Officer: joshua@www.unialliance.ac.uk / 020 7839 2757…
…lity credentials and facilitates career progression throughout the industry. Sheffield Hallam University Higher and Degree apprenticeships offered at SHU include engineering, business and management, facilities management and construction, with programmes starting in September 2015. One example is the Nestlé Academy Fast Start programme. Apprentices study for three years to gain a BA (Hons) degree in Professional Business Practice at SHU with plac…
…tion The concept of the ‘anchor university’ is now well established in the UK. Many universities, particularly those with an explicitly civic mission, recognize themselves as anchor institutions within their town, city, or region. Consequently, they are engaging actively with the government’s agenda to rebalance the economy – responding to a concern that the UK was too dependent on the financial services sector and that wealth and power was overly…
…tudents’ unions. The scheme should not have extraterritorial application, i.e. it should not apply outside of the UK. There should be a requirement for a complainant to go through the provider’s internal complaints process in the first instance. A claim to the OfS’s complaints scheme should be submitted only after that process has formally concluded and they are unhappy with the outcome. A complainant should only be able to access the OfS’ complai…
…DTI was established in 2009 and provides specialist consultancy support to companies developing community health care products and services, along with a flexible collaborative work space that allows companies to test and develop their products further. Examples of the support provided include usability testing of products, product design and prototyping, and designing healthcare apps (often in collaboration with the University’s Serious Games Ins…
…t with just a few short paragraphs of dense text which I feared may be too generic. We discussed my summary at a meeting of the Alliance Teaching and Learning network and, fortunately, my colleagues from across the Alliance weren’t too appalled by what I’d done to their reports. My final summary narrative about teaching at an Alliance university included the following points. Supporting a diverse range of students On Provider Context the unanimous…
…ontinuously growing, and new members (internal and external) are always welcome. Knowledge exchange We plan to use our simulation tools and techniques to engage our local community, members of the public, patients, and healthcare partners in joint ventures that benefit all. Industry partners We work closely with our industry partners to understand gaps in teaching provisions, working collaboratively to develop simulation tools and products that fu…
…Steven West, Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England Press contact – Andrew Henry, andrew@www.unialliance.ac.uk | 07833 236 629…
