…n of human capital, will rely on harnessing the online environment to enrich and support face-to-face teaching, and vice versa. Find out more in our policy briefings The rise of online learning is shaking up the sector MOOCs: changing the HE landscape…
…n a way that, until very recently schools have not, it is clear that purposeful action is needed to provide safe campuses for all. In 2020 Empowered Campus reported that 1 in 3 female students in the UK experienced sexual assault, yet 97% of students do not report their assault to their university. In over 50% of cases the perpetrator is another student and 30% of assaults happen on campus. 71% of males who experience sexual assault deal with it e…
…s learn as researchers. As the following case studies indicate, RIT offers many benefits to students, staff and higher education institutions as a whole. The case studies from Portsmouth University and Nottingham Trent University show that treating students as co-researchers supports student engagement within and beyond the formal curriculum, furthering knowledge and understanding, and in some cases contributing to the broader discipline. Such an…
…that work in and around these sites for continuing to provide comfort and safety to all those who live there. The halls of residence themselves are micro communities that rely on each other to keep everyone safe. Athanasios is part of the security staff at Daniel Defoe and Marie Dove works as a receptionist at the Cutty Sark accommodation. Make sure you say thank you next time you see them. …
…Staff will need further resource and support too, to ensure they can teach effectively online. It’s important to get the balance right. I’m sure we will soon see sophisticated models of blended learning in practice, e.g. intra-, inter module and hi-flex simultaneous, for a much wider range of courses than expected. What does University Alliance want to see from government? Engaging online learning requires investment and resource, and to ensure no…
…re to assist. Their potential to be overlooked or to send people away from safety, and into harm’s way, makes them inherently unreliable in many of the situations for which they are intended. In response to this problem, the University of Greenwich’s multi-award-winning Fire Safety Engineering Group has developed a new generation of advanced signage. Known as the Intelligent Active Dynamic Signage System (IADSS), it uses flashing, running green li…
…nchester Combined Authority (2014) A Plan for Growth and Reform in Greater Manchester. Online. Hooper, D. (2016) Supporting Thriving Communities: The role of universities in reducing inequality. University Alliance. Online link Royal Academy of Engineering (2015) Investing in Innovation. London: Royal Academy of Engineering. Taylor, F. (2016) Creating Innovative Regions: The role of universities in local growth and productivity. University Allianc…
…their cutting-edge ideas make maximum impact at competitions such as Venturefest in Manchester. But what makes a winning pitch? To answer that question, especially for those preparing for the final of Innovating Future Business on 10 May, I have joined forces with the 2016 winner of our Tech Angels: Building Bright Ideas competition – Lavinia Alexoiu, a final year Salford Business School student at the University of Salford – to share our top tips…
…l emission targets by utilising industrial waste streams, such as from the manufacture of steel, recycling of aluminium, and burning of coal. Profesor Kanuthia’s work has already achieved recognition, including the Royal Society Brian Mercer Award for Innovation on unfired clay systems, from The Academy of Medical Sciences via the by the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), and through AMTeC securing accreditation from the United Kingdom Accred…
…help them to understand their condition better, realise that exercise is a safe and effective self-management strategy to reduce hip and knee pain and recognise the physical and psychosocial effects of joint pain. ESCAPE-pain, first piloted in centres across South London and North Kent, was launched by Mike Hurley, professor of rehabilitation sciences at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London, to address the care of more than 8….
