The £20 million grant will be used to create the UK’s first evidence centre for accessible and inclusive transport for people with disabilities.
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.
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.
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.
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
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’
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.
New green energy project could ultimately lower our bills
Research which could ultimately help cut energy bills and implement large-scale clean energy use is set to begin after winning Government innovation funding.
Hundreds of frontline healthcare workers celebrate graduation
Graduates across the health care sector, including nursing, paramedics and mental health services experienced first-hand the impact of the pandemic by working alongside key workers on their student placements.