A PROJECT involving the sustainability expertise of the University of South Wales (USW) has been awarded £1.5m from UKRI’s Industrial Decarbonisation programme. The South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC), a partnership between Welsh industry, energy suppliers, infrastructure providers, academia, legal sector, service providers and public sector organisations, has been given the funding to map what is […]
As a doctoral researcher, I found myself in a lonely place at the beginning of the pandemic, wallowing in self-pity about the impact the pandemic was having on my research, including the struggles of studying at home as a parent. As a DTA researcher, I had imagined that I was future-proofed for any disruption to […]
Written by Lorraine Slater, Research Student Officer (Recruitment and Researcher Development), The Doctoral College, University of Brighton Lorraine has been with the University of Brighton’s Doctoral College since its inception in 2011, starting with a part-time role in Arts and Humanities admissions. Ten years later, she now works full time across 13 schools in a […]
The University of Brighton’s Green Growth Platform is an award-winning green business-innovation network which supports businesses developing clean and green products, services and processes to scale-up. The platform provides access to university facilities and expertise, commercialisation advice, coaching and workshops and an investment readiness programme. The University of Brighton’s Green Growth Platform launched in 2014. […]
Professor Rob Morgan, Professor of Thermal Propulsion Systems at the University of Brighton’s Advanced Engineering Centre in Moulsecoomb, has been collaborating for the past 12 years on the concept of turning air into liquid to stockpile energy, closely working with UK-based Highview Power, the owner of the technology and the IP, and the company bringing […]
Oxford Brookes University – Improving the accuracy of pre-natal screening Diagnostic and screening tests produced by Oxford Brookes University have been received in routine clinical practice by tens of millions of women worldwide. One such test developed a method to measure the two forms of the reproductive hormone, inhibin: A and B. Inhibin A measurement has been […]
Coventry University- Support for people living with long-term conditions. More than 15 million people in the UK live with a long-term physical or mental health condition. Research at Coventry University has led to the development of several evidence-based face-to-face and digital self-management courses to help support people living with these conditions cope with anxiety and […]
The University of South Wales (USW), Welsh Government and global technology company Thales have established a £20m cyber centre, sitting at the heart of its Tech Valleys programme. The National Digital Exploitation Centre (NDEC) provides SMEs and microbusinesses with a base to test and develop their digital concepts. It also provides a research lab in […]
Hertfordshire Science Partnership was founded to create a translational Doctoral Training Centre focussing on Hertfordshire’s regional strength in the Agri-Tech and Advanced Pharmaceuticals sectors while providing a strong pipeline of applied scientists. The Partnership leverages the University’s state-of-the-art science facilities and academic expertise to boost these dynamic industry sectors in the East of England, particularly […]
A broad range of scale-up activities are offered through Birmingham City University’s BCU Advantage, the University’s business support platform, to assist regional businesses to start, grow and innovate. In 2018/19, the University had over 6,000 interactive and engaged relationships with small business, with 693 formally assisted through 3 or 12 hour interventions across 9 business […]
