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DMU COLLABORATION WINS £500,000 GRANT TO IMPROVE NHS PATIENT SAFETY

Specialist medical mannequins paired with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) will improve patient safety and save the NHS money, thanks to research at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU).

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COVENTRY UNIVERSITY PIONEERS RESEARCH COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE CITY HEALTH

Following a £5 million award from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the University was announced as one of the key collaborators working with the City Council.

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COVENTRY UNIVERSITY AWARDED £20 MILLION TO CREATE INCLUSIVE TRANSPORTATION

The £20 million grant will be used to create the UK’s first evidence centre for accessible and inclusive transport for people with disabilities.

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UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTION SECURES £6 MILLION FUNDING BOOST

The university secured nearly £6 million funding from the Office for Students (OfS) to invest in exciting advances in sport and healthcare facilities at its Walsall Campus.

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STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY TO HOST TEDx TALK

The event will include people whose experiences and ideas reflect the ‘Thinking through Making’ theme, some of whom contribute to Staffordshire’s reputation as “the creative county,” and others who have the potential to transform the world.

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UNIVERSITY OF DERBY HOUSES ROLLS-ROYCE SUBMARINES’ NUCLEAR SKILLS ACADEMY

The Nuclear Skills Academy is housed in an iconic Derby building known as the iHub. The hope is to position the East Midlands as the UK’s centre of nuclear excellence.

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First-of-its-kind nuclear fusion power station to be built in Notts

Midlands Enterprise Universities was among the organisations lobbying the Government to choose the site

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MEU universities shortlisted in Oscars of higher education

John Gill, THE’s editor, said the awards will “reflect universities doing extraordinary things in extraordinary times’

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Big rise in regional businesses going green, researchers find

In 2015, 16% of companies derived turnover from supplying environmentally-friendly goods – such as energy efficiency, waste recovery and eco-food and drink products – but this increased to 45% in 2022 as more firms identified opportunities in the UK’s race to net zero.

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