…eacher. To that end, the MSP has begun not only developing social learning spaces outside dedicated teaching space but also treating corridors and thoroughfares as significant opportunities to inspire through displays of student-generated work, staff research and key external sources of inspiration. Such an approach embraces two key premises. Firstly, inspiration comes in many forms. Displays can be traditional posters, physical models in cabinets…
…preneurs and start-ups Co-working space Meeting rooms Event space Learning space Space to socialise and network A large garden terrace Central café On-site security Next-generation WiFi with hyper-fast internet connection Collaboration and business innovation A key benefit and differentiator of the STEAMhouse building is that it has been created specifically to encourage and enable collaborations with likeminded businesses, entrepreneurs, academic…
…cute ward might explain the ongoing challenge of malnutrition in hospital (Buyanga 2023). Buyanga identified a culture where management of meal times is largely delegated to unqualified staff and indicates that where nurses do not provide leadership and role modelling at mealtimes, inadequate nutritional intake can be the consequence. Whilst the delegation of supporting patients at mealtimes to unqualified staff might seem reasonable, Buyanga (202…
…der consumer behaviour and what motivates people to support fair trade and buy fair trade products. “It is important to amplify the voice of these consumers and how they can better engage with these principles, for example, you can incentivise consumers to buy products that are recyclable and that are also fair trade.” The theme of this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight, which runs until Sunday 7t March, is climate change and the threat this poses to fai…
…ackgrounds, that go on to be the highest earners”. You can also read our full statement here….
…operation, the pandemic required a new operating model focused on running online events in order to continue to meet client needs for a large range of events and networking opportunities. This was a significant change for the team who quickly became experts providing advice and guidance on online event management to colleagues and external clients. This expertise fed into policy on events during the pandemic whereby the Events Manager represented…
…and Alice Fox has taken inclusive arts practice out of the formal gallery space and into unbounded informal spaces. The performances disrupt ideas of both art and artists through bringing non-traditional performers into formal art spaces and drawing audiences into the performances. In ‘Walking with Milk’, at the Kathmandu Triennial (2017), Fox, together with fellow artists, invited the public to act as spontaneous co-performers by joining a silen…
…scale digital reform and innovation, as teaching and student support moved online. Six months later, universities are welcoming back students with a blended learning approach (a mix of online and face-to-face teaching). For Alliance universities this approach is nothing new, with digital learning opportunities existing long before the pandemic. But our recent experience has taken this one step further. Alliance universities have now amassed a weal…
…umbSats’ and small commercial payloads, in what will be the first civilian space mission to launch in the UK. The Stratobooster delivery system would significantly reduce costs for the regular delivery of small payloads into space. The pair already have a number of customers engaged in the platform which would be located on Teesside University’s campus. You can follow their story on Twitter on @TU2Space UWE Bristol Tree of Wisdom Chocolates: Pedro…
…truism that money doesn’t buy happiness, it has been shown that money can buy experiences (like holidays, music concerts, nights out), which in turn can promote happiness. Interestingly, however, it has recently been shown that it is not the experiences per se that promote happiness, but the fact that we are able to share the experiences with others. Ultimately, it seems as though it is the social dimension of the experiences, rather than the exp…
