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Facilities

Action needed on unsustainable student residential model, report says

The Hepi and UPP report said student residential living remains popular but urged debate around what purpose it serves in the 21st century

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Sustainable Success

By Matthew White, chair of The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) and director of catering, hotel and conferencing at the University of Reading

Research

2020: transforming education

Zamzam Ibrahim, NUS National President, introduces the NUS’s Plan of Action for 2020 and beyond

Events

BPP University, London, hosts free conference on digital exams

Join the free conference on 6 December, focusing on the challenges and benefits of digital transformation in assessment practice

Facilities Sponsored

Energy-saving and compliance reporting

PrefectIrus is packed with features that distinguish it from simple thermostats or complex building energy-management systems

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Blogs

Casual contract arrangements in HE institutions

Bettina Rigg examines how universities can operate casual contracts with fairness

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Keeping well this winter

By professor David Russell in partnership with Charlotte Harbour BSc Nutritional Therapy

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Student accommodation: mind the gaps

Clive Read from VWV explores why it's so important for universities to get their accommodation right

The four-dimensional city: how time becomes the next urban frontier

Jeroen Beekmans, co-founder of Pop-Up City, asks: why not turn university lecture halls into cinemas at night?

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Business

50 microbusinesses set to benefit from Sheffield Business School funding

The £9m Leading to Grow programme supports small firms’ engagement with technology

Chichester University business scheme gets multimillion-pound grant from EU

The scheme powered by the university will help drive innovation and productivity in the Coast to Capital Local Economic Partnership

The University of Hertfordshire partners with students’ emotional fitness app Fika

University of Hertfordshire partners with Fika to safeguard student wellbeing and employability

Ucas partners with Unibuddy to connect applicants with existing students

Ucas and Unibuddy launch peer-to-peer service connecting prospective and existing students

Catering & hospitality

lunch! 2019 wows food-to-go sector

lunch! 2019 huge success as record numbers attend

TUCO signs 20-year deal with Access Hospitality

The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) signs deal with Access Hospitality to continue TUCO Online procurement platform

Sommet Education and Ducasse Education create new global culinary initiative, École Ducasse

École Ducasse offers a broad range of culinary programmes across three stunning locations

Last chance to book your free trade ticket to lunch!

lunch! – the UK’s biggest trade event for education catering buyers – will be opening the doors to its biggest show yet later this month at ExCeL London on 19-20 September

Estates

£18m annex for Birmingham Business School

A four-storey extension has been handed over to the University of Birmingham by Morgan Sindall Construction

Beyond bricks and mortar

Julie Ferry takes a look at how some older HE buildings are being transformed with innovative refurbishments

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Peace of mind guaranteed: What to look out for in roof system guarantees

With an increasing focus on life-time costs, a building’s product and system guarantees have become an integral part in the decision-making process in modern refurbishment and new build projects

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Why a pro-active approach to understanding your facilities’ roof estate is vital

It is vital that the condition of your educational facilities’ flat roofs is understood prior to any roof repairs. This can help to understand cost certainty and ensure that any work undertaken has a planned schedule, with the specification of a long-lasting roof system.

Events

Finalists announced for Tata Varsity Pitch 2019

The seven category winners in the student entrepreneurship-promoting competition will all be hoping to claim the overall prize at a grand final in London later this month

Climate crisis: the HE challenge and opportunity

Climate change is the clear mega trend UK universities and colleges need to recognise better – so say the judges of the 2019 Green Gown Awards

Reimagine Education 2019: Uniting The Sector, Driving Change

Join the Reimagine Education Conference for higher education leaders and change-makers

Blended living

At its upcoming conference, the Class of 2020 will release brand-new research on blended living. Four experts give UB readers exclusive insight into this year's conference

Facilities

Action needed on unsustainable student residential model, report says

The Hepi and UPP report said student residential living remains popular but urged debate around what purpose it serves in the 21st century

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AJ Products UK turns 20!

AJ Products celebrates 20 years of improving workplaces in the UK

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Monitor, react and prevent corrosion

Prevent corrosion with Risycor by continuous monitoring and taking the correct remedial approach

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Derwent facilities management wins FM contract at Coventry University’s Scarborough campus

Derwent fm will provide a diverse range of services as part of this three-year contract

Finance, legal, HR

Nottingham Trent announces partnership with local college

New partnership will expand higher education provision in Mansfield and Ashfield

Universities celebrate Athena SWAN award wins

The University of East Anglia gained an institutional silver and Leeds University School of Medicine achieved a gold award

Handling social media misconduct

Social media conversations in private platforms can be spontaneous and uninhibited, and so throw up questions on rights to privacy and freedom of expression. Geraldine Swanton outlines what universities need to know

Strike Action 2019 – what are the legal implications for universities?

With pensions strikes looming, Kris Robbetts discusses the legal issues and urges universities to consider mitigation measures

International

Record number of overseas musicians apply to study at UK conservatoires

1,250 performers from beyond the EU submitted applications to study music from September 2020, a rise of 25 per cent

Investment in blended living set to soar, thinktank says

Purpose-built student accommodation, co-living and hybrid models are expected to become more popular as cities become more densely populated

Arden University joins Nigerian education initiative

The August Project is a UNESCO programme bidding to increase work-based skills and entrepreneurial drive in school children

Newcastle University commits £1.4m to support Erasmus in no-deal Brexit

The UK government and the EU will cover costs for places this academic year but the future of the scheme is uncertain

Mental health and wellbeing

Students with mental health condition more likely to ‘drop out’ – OfS

A new Insights report from the university regulator says 'mental health conditions compound equality gaps in higher education'

More students turning to sex work to pay bills, survey reveals

The number of students turning to sex work doubles since 2017

Hate crime: funding is holding back university progress, report concludes

A survey by Universities UK says progress has been made on tackling hate crime but that leadership and more funds are needed

Sponsored

AJ Products partners with the Elite Ice Hockey League

AJ Products UK is proud to announce that the company will be the official sponsor of referees in the UK’s Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2019/20 season

News

Record number of people apply to study medicine in September 2020

23,710 people, an increase of 6%, have applied to study medicine next year

Strikes: eight-day action warned over pensions and pay

Sixty universities could be hit by industrial action between November 25 and December 4

University partnership: new Carlisle campus ‘catalyst’ for Borderlands region

Lancaster University and the University of Cumbria will open an £80m campus in the city of Carlisle

Coventry University: UCU threatens strike over new appraisals process

A ballot of UCU members has found support for strike action but the university maintains staff feel they are paid fairly

People, policy, politics

Roundtable: How to run a successful student recruitment campaign

With the student firmly placed as the buyer and universities fiercely competing to attract new students, in the first in our series Cathy Parnham talks to Oliver Harrison

MillionPlus outlines six general election priorities

The Association for Modern Universities has unveiled six priorities for the upcoming general election including the reintroduction of maintenance grants

Labour promises to expand lifelong learning

The party says adult learners should be able to access Level 3 to 6 qualifications, which includes undergraduate degrees, free of charge

Student awarded Cardiff Met ‘Sanctuary scholarship’ after forced migration

Larysa Agbaso has been awarded a Cardiff Met Sanctuary Award to study MA TESOL at the university after being forced to leave Ukraine

Research

Reading lists ‘dominated’ by white European men

A study led by academics at UCL analysed university reading lists and said they did not contain enough female and BAME authors

Horizon: UK should not spend ‘sizeable’ funds replicating EU research programme, report says

The independent government report suggested a domestic alternative to the European Research Council and said two-year stabilising funds would be needed

Nottingham University launches Institute of Policy and Engagement

The knowledge transfer initiative will bring all of Nottingham's policy analysis and development under one roof

Graduate employers embrace diversity over grades

Graduate employers are lowering entry requirements to address diversity

Sports & leisure

Working up a sweat

How important are a university’s gym facilities to today’s students and how are institutions ensuring their offerings hit the mark? Keri Beckingham dons her trainers

Sponsored

AJ Products partners with the Elite Ice Hockey League

AJ Products UK is proud to announce that the company will be the official sponsor of referees in the UK’s Elite Ice Hockey League for the 2019/20 season

Manchester Met announces Rugby League World Cup 2021 partnership

The university will undertake research for the tournament and students will benefit from work experience and internships

Sponsored

Did you know that one car parking space can provide cycle parking for 10 bicycles?

It is well known that car parking spaces are an ideal place for cycle parking. What’s great about this, is that it promotes more bikes and fewer cars

Students

Retention analytics: more than getting ‘bums on seats’

Dave Kenworthy, director of digital services, CoSector – University of London, explains how simplified retention analytics can help universities ensure their students are happy on campus

Students with unconditional offers more likely to drop out

Analysis by the Office for Students highlights a 10 per cent difference in dropout rates between those accepting conditional and unconditional offers

Proactive residential living

Proactive residential living

Gap between graduate and non-graduate earnings has fallen, Hesa finds

Strong learning and social communities lie at the heart of the new restructure at Manchester

Sustainability

Exeter University should be carbon neutral by 2040, staff and students say

The University of Exeter set up the panel to review the university's environmental impact after it declared a climate emergency earlier this year

New climate commission for higher education launches

The Climate Commission for UK Higher and Further Education Leaders brings together representatives from four sector bodies

Manchester Met’s Grow Café sells over 1,000 meat-free meals per week

Manchester Met’s Grow Café sells over 1,000 meat-free meals per week

UCL announces 2030 carbon neutral pledge

President and provost Prof Michael Arthur said the university will fully divest from fossil fuel companies by the end of 2019

Technology

Jisc: university staff don’t get enough support with edtech

Only 15% of respondents to the survey said they were given time and support when trailing new edtech

ProQuest launches “largest literature collection ever curated”

ProQuest One Literature boasts a particular focus on diversity, highlighting work by previously marginalised authors

The HE Website

From focusing on the user experience to video and content, Keri Beckingham finds out how today’s institutions are making their websites stand out to prospective students

Midlands universities launch service to help students switch

Midlands Enterprise Universities launched the Midlands Credit Compass to help students switch providers

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