Innovation Award
…rt (incl interviews with GRASSroots group and Prof Tuffrey-Wijne), who contacted us following our webinar on vaccination: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-55732177…
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2020 reviewed by our networks
Read more of: 2020 reviewed by our networks…tives “Successful negotiations with UET for them to grant us money towards online events to tackle isolation within the student community” Barbara Pereira Union Affairs Officer, Leeds Beckett Student Union Supporting their Communities, and the Nation/s, throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Alliance universities have been at the forefront of the Covid response. Thousands of nursing students from all 12 Alliance universities volunteered to take up posi…
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HE leaders and heroes
Read more of: HE leaders and heroes…wn lockdown/working from home life also been an inspiration for all. These communications were honest and laced with warmth and compassion. These were very much valued by staff and heads of department and it contributed to the feeling of support that all School staff feel. Carol has been extremely sensitive of the impact that COVID has had on both staff and students. She has shown kindness and compassion and always has considered the welfare of th…
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Digital Technologies in Teaching and Learning
Read more of: Digital Technologies in Teaching and Learning…ttenborough is a voice on one of the FutureLearn MOOCs, for example). This compares to more traditional online learning which is continuing to develop alongside MOOCs, has tended to be managed by individual institutions and offers accredited learning in line with more traditional campus-based courses. “Social and economic success will rely on harnessing the online environment.” It is clear that an increasingly competitive and technology-rich world…
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Innovate for Growth: preventing the ERDF cliff-edge
Read more of: Innovate for Growth: preventing the ERDF cliff-edge…nds of funding and support opportunities, I believe funding options will become extremely competitive and may become bias towards certain industry sectors, leaving the ecosystem unbalanced.” Wendy McCristal, Director, The Mental Wealth Company “Starting a small business just before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic could have spelled the end of my business. Having free access to training that helped me to grow my business, network with other…
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Digital teaching and learning has a future – but we must get the balance right
Read more of: Digital teaching and learning has a future – but we must get the balance right…our systems and processes to this new way of working. We also need to overcome the perception that online teaching is less valuable, and cheaper than face-to-face teaching – predominately underpinned by the traditional model of a student studying full time and living in halls. It goes against what is happening at many Alliance universities (pre-pandemic), where more than half of students commute from home, balancing studying with work and other r…
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Braveheart Award
Read more of: Braveheart Award…or every student, providing training for staff to deliver their programmes completely online and providing extensive mental health support to students and staff. and diverting approx. Jane invested approximately £3million in funding to our covid response. • This was communicated to stakeholders via multiple platforms including video, Instagram, twitter and video conferencing, with a spirit of transparency and humanity that meant a great deal to al…
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Mind the gap report – Aston University case study
Read more of: Mind the gap report – Aston University case study…loads. Therefore learning and teaching needs to be built around their work commitments. However the company’s staff see it as their responsibility to support the students and to help meet the requirements of degree level study. The move from Higher to Degree Apprenticeships has meant that the University now has control over delivery of the whole programme and can protect academic standards while delivering a fully integrated course. Future plans a…
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The DTA Rep Committee: Amplifying the voice of PhD researchers
Read more of: The DTA Rep Committee: Amplifying the voice of PhD researchers…, while supporting more tailored training options. [April Murray Cantwell] Coming up! The Committee is currently working towards an end-of-academic-year event for all DTA researchers. More information will be forthcoming in the New Year, so watch this space. Katheryn Margaret is also developing a Mini-Methodology Festival to encourage peer-to-peer learning and to support researchers’ understanding of the diverse methodologies that inform qualitati…
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Spaces that inspire
Read more of: Spaces that inspire…nd technology-rich learning spaces. Since its completion in 2012, it has become a key component of the university’s marketing strategy proving that good design transcends conventional boundaries. Truly inspiring spaces have to work at many levels. For the individual students it is about them gaining confidence and developing character and then through developing relationships with their peers, adapting a more collaborative approach to work and beg…
