…r times and what is unique about our diverse university community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k9G00v-4tg Examples of A Changed World Content: Harriet Riddell, an alumna of UH ran a sketching class as part of our A Changed World Makealong: https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/a-changed-world/the-collection/harriet-riddell2 Julie Kelly, our Academic Registrar, created a presentation: Who Wants to be an Academic Registrar? https://www.herts.ac….
…hich explores the relevance of social group memberships – family, friends, community, sports groups, hobby groups – for our wellbeing. This work comes from the Social Cure perspective within social psychology, which argues that it is the extent to which we identify with (or feel a subjective sense of belonging to) our social groups that is consequential for our wellbeing. In order to study the relationship between group identification and happines…
…versities get the opportunity to buy the debt that their graduates owe. Our response was featured in the online and print editions of the FT: “Allowing a small number of the wealthiest universities to benefit from buying their loan book rewards the fact that they take the highest achieving students, from the wealthiest backgrounds, that go on to be the highest earners”. You can also read our full statement here….
…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…
…ey 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 positions with in the NHS to support the nationwide effort to stem t…
…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…
…ing tool for universities to reach out to more students in an increasingly competitive global HE market place. “Online learning can play a part in a country’s economic success by broadening access to higher education.” Part of this indecision is due to confusion between Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and more traditional forms of online learning. But there are important differences between the two. For a start, MOOCs have so far been operatin…
…improvements in their completion rates and progression into work –https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/higher-education-fulfilling-our-potential Widening Participation, published by the Social Market Foundation in partnership with University Alliance and the Open University on 23 March, is online here: http://www.smf.co.uk/publications/widening-participation For press enquiries please contact Gabriel Huntley, Head of Communications and Extern…
…ies Opportunity scoping Brainstorm and evaluate potential product-customer combinations and product-beneficiaries combinations and make choices Develop and validate the product Develop processes and key suppliers Generate value Make innovation a regular act The project has also developed an innovation roadmap model for established social enterprises. Discuss your strategic priorities Opportunity scoping Evaluate product-customer and product-benefi…
…es that rely on ERDF. Our ask UUK have proposed that a portion (£170m or 6%) of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund be ring-fenced specifically to provide funding for the continuation of university-led ERDF R&I projects across the UK to 2024-5. We believe this is a sensible solution that will allow us to continue to provide the support that is so essential to local businesses. In the longer term, a more sustainable approach to funding this work ne…
