Dr Heather May Morgan FHEA FRSA

Such a good project to learn from... Effective collaboration deploying useful, pioneering and time effective methods to evaluate retrofit quality ten years on

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And for those of you wanting to know what we at the Leicester Centre for Phage Research have been up to in our first year here is a wee summary: https://lnkd.in/eZRDX6NM

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Only 3 days to go before applications close for this post.

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Second of our coproduction workshops within our NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) realist synthesis of service models for psychosis. A good challenge from stakeholders to the team regarding our work to identify the conditions for positive impact from different service configurations. Imperative that we develop the scope of our programme theory and recommendations to both explain and resolve inequity linked to mental health care #psychosis #realistsynthesis #researchcoproduction

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We're going on tour! if you'd like to join our SME masterclass this year, see below 👇

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There's still time to secure your place at Teesside University International Business School! Did you know, that businesses need professionals in the following sought-after areas? #accountingandfinance #economics #business #management #aviation #marketing #clearing - we're here to help. Good luck on results day! 🎓

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At this important time for the university sector, I’m pleased to have played a part in shaping the new Universities UK report ‘Opportunity, growth, and partnership: a blueprint for change for the UK’s universities’.  This is a bold plan to widen opportunities for all who benefit from teaching, learning, research and innovation, working strategically with the government. Universities are essential to driving economic growth, innovation, and productivity across the UK. By equipping graduates with the skills needed for the jobs of the future, universities have a direct impact on productivity and competitiveness, and drive forward new industries, create sustainable employment, and ensure that the UK remains globally competitive. Locally, universities act as anchor institutions: creating jobs, attracting investment, and supporting thriving communities. This blueprint provides a clear and ambitious path forward, and I encourage you all to join us in delivering on this vision for the future of our country. I look forward to continuing the conversation about how universities can not only drive economic growth and support the government’s priorities, but also help individuals achieve their full potential, irrespective of their background, through access to education and opportunity. All credit to UUK’s Chief Executive, Vivienne Stern and her team, and our President, Professor Dame Sally Mapstone, for their leadership here. #highereducation #economicgrowth #opportunity #reform #partnerships #socialmobility #universities Callum Patterson

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After nearly a year of careful consultation and debate, Universities UK have published their blueprint for the future of the higher education sector: 'Opportunity, growth and partnership.' I had the privilege of being one of the commissioners of the report with particular responsibility, with John Rushforth, for the chapter on Financial Sustainability. Our proposal is straightforward - enough unit of resource per student to support the cost of teaching. Universities currently incur a loss teaching UK undergraduate students. We ask for tuition fees to be kept steady in real terms, in other words, adjusted for inflation, with government help to meet the remaining shortfall through teaching grants per student. UK universities provide the best graduation completion rates in the OECD. We are proud of that achievement and are committed to working with the government to keep it so for the future generation of students.

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Short video interview here on the psychology of leadership ahead of the General Election tomorrow! Conversation article here, too - https://lnkd.in/epNK8U-z

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Universities power the UK economy! As a sector we need to be even more effective in delivering value, while also communicating our contribution in a consistent and compelling manner.

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Nice to see our article published in DMU Gateway Papers journal on factors which impact on student non-attendance and ways to address this important issue. https://lnkd.in/e8qqPi8W

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Innovate UK, Opportunity North East Limited and University of Aberdeen are inviting applications to the ICURe Discover North East Scotland programme. This eight-week programme will enable you to explore the commercial potential of your research and innovation and is open to researchers, clinicians and early stage start-ups. Applications are encouraged from individuals and teams within the life sciences and digital sectors and innovation-driven technologies. The programme focus is on market awareness and customer discovery to enable participants to understand whether there is a commercial demand for their science or technology. Past participants have reported that having eight weeks of support and time for customer discovery significantly transformed their perspective on their innovation. Programme participants will work in teams to refine their commercial proposal. The programme is delivered via a one-day in-person and one-day virtual bootcamp followed by eight weeks of early-stage market engagement and customer discovery (total eight weeks part-time). What's included?  - £2,500 support for testing assumptions and market discovery activities  - Two-day training boot camp with part-time market discovery spanning eight-weeks  - Gather market feedback that indicates the next steps, such as entering ICURe - Explore with a team - Access to our team of experts who will proactively connect you to our network of entrepreneurs, investors and funders  - Outline the commercial viability using tools such as the Business Model Canvas (BMC) - Develop an understanding of existing market offerings and the competitive landscape for your sector Applications close on Friday 19th April, with the programme starting on Wednesday 8th May. https://lnkd.in/e9VnXWrj

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Not just in NHS, https://lnkd.in/exh46Xvr - slow moving orgs like the NHS and universities have a lot to learn about Dx from industry. #highereducation #nhsdigital

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We have been working with some fantastic partners to support wrestling to be safer and more equitable. If you are interested then check out this great article from our friends in the Research Office Loughborough University

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The future of UK higher education lies in collaboration. Our report with Jisc which examines how universities can leverage shared digital solutions for long-term sustainability and resilience is out now and available for download: https://lnkd.in/drm6mbmj

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Major new website launched to monitor the use of lethal force by the police around the world Professor Abi Dymond, from the University of Exeter's Faculty of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, said: “I hope this new Lethal Force Monitor website, a collaborative endeavour with colleagues worldwide, will be a useful resource, helping people from all over the world to strengthen their national work on this issue, make useful international comparisons and will ultimately assist in improving policies and practices around police use of lethal force, including increasing transparency, helping to prevent future deaths and enhancing accountability where deaths occur. There is no time to waste and we urge states, law enforcement agencies and other relevant bodies to take these issues, and our recommendations, seriously and to adopt them without hesitation.” https://lnkd.in/egr3_aZ3

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📣 Were you one of the unsuccessful applicants for this year’s Innovate UK’s ‘Women in Innovation’ awards? We need you 🫵 We are so pleased that Innovate UK has reversed its decision to only award half of the intended ‘Women in Innovation’ recipients, but - as we all know - this is only the start. Let’s Fund More Women is on a mission to make sure that the lessons are learned and that these mistakes can’t happen again 🙅 We’re looking to hear from all those who were unsuccessful in the 2024 ‘Women in Innovation’ application process about their experience. We’re gathering data and insights to help inform grant-giving agencies - including Innovate UK - about how they can better support female founders in the future and ensure that their procedures are truly supportive, encouraging and fair for women. We’ve already had hundreds of you share your thoughts; but there are 1,427 voices that deserve to have their say and we want to capture them all. Fill out Let’s Fund More Women’s survey today 👉 https://lnkd.in/eZmS5Zh2 👈 It only takes three minutes but we hope that the findings will outlast us all as we hold these agencies to account 👊 #LetsFundMoreWomen

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Historical research finds Britain’s 1987 hurricane exposed growing separation from nature These are some of the findings summarised in a new research paper published in Cultural and Social History and written by historians at the University of Exeter. https://lnkd.in/eVPUarc4

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