Tertiary – Dr Andrew Croft

iD Tech introduces Lens Studio augmented reality courses

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iD Tech, which specialises in youth STEM education, in collaboration with Snap Inc., has introduced a course designed to teach students, ages 13+, the foundational skills to create their own…

Transatlantic collaboration in digital music teaching

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has officially started cooperating with Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, in various areas of music-related teaching. Their joint project 'Virtuelle Musiklehre in Kunst…

UCD spin-outs shortlisted for 2020 IChemE awards

Two University College Dublin (UCD) spin-out companies, AquaB (AquaB Nanobubble Innovations Ltd) and BioSimulytics are among the more than 120 entries, from around the world, which have been shortlisted for…

Schools can fund NPQs through apprenticeship levy

Schools across England can use their apprenticeship levy to cover the cost of National Professional Qualification (NPQ) leadership development programmes for middle and senior leaders. The July 2020 appointment of…

Surrey academics gain Advance HE teaching awards

Two University of Surrey academics, Dr Chris Trace and Professor Emma Mayhew, have been recognised for their outstanding teaching by the national body, Advance HE. Dr Trace and Professor Mayhew…

WGU aligns graduate-level programmes with NAHQ Standards

Western Governors University (WGU) and the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) have joined forces to address a longstanding challenge for the healthcare industry: reducing variability in healthcare delivery by…

Portsmouth plans its largest lecture theatre

The University of Portsmouth is currently designing a new city landmark that will house the Faculty of Business and Law and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Victoria…

Skillsoft awards millions of digital badges

A supplier of online learning, training, and talent solutions, Skillsoft has seen a rapid increase in learner engagement and self-led online learning since March 2020, with learners earning an unprecedented…

Research at Reading boosted by Nutanix storage solution

Nutanix, which specialises in enterprise cloud computing, has worked with the University of Reading to implement its Nutanix Files software-defined scale-out file storage solution for unstructured data, enabling the university…