Expert sees gain in UK-China partnership in higher education Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-19 09:34 Share CLOSE
LONDON-British technical universities can engage with China to support the development of the next phase in China s higher education environment, says a British university princiExpert sees gain in UK-China partnership in higher educationpal.
David Andrew Phoenix, vice-chancellor of London South Bank University, said during a higher education webinar on Thursday that there will be great benefits through partnership development for British institutions as China has pledged vigorous efforts for high-quality development of its technical and vocational education sector.
Phoenix is a higher education professional who has worked extensively overseas, and has developed and led a research institute in China. He realized that though China s economic success fueled further expansion of the studying abroad trend which has brought obvious be
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Researchers study how antibacterial properties in animals, plants can be used in medical implants
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Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU) are leading an international project aimed at reducing bacterial infection during the surgical process of medical implants. The team of academics is working to understand how the antibacterial properties found in many animals and plants can be used in medical implants. Dragonfly wings, lotus leaves and cicada wings possess body features that can kill bacteria.
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Exeter University has had more reports of sexual harassment and assault than any other university in the country, according to Everyone’s Invited.
New data shared by the group with ITV shows that in just one week, over 1,000 students submitted anonymous reports of their experiences of sexual violence, assault and harassment.
Across 1,035 reports, 86 UK universities were named. Exeter had the highest amount of reports, with 65 testimonies. The university told The Tab student wellbeing is its “primary concern” and it is committed to tackling misogyny and violence against women.
Other universities with high numbers of reports of sexual assault and harassment include Oxford, with 57, and Edinburgh and Leeds, with 53 each.