Greenwich team shortlisted for 2023 Menopause Friendly Employer Awards by Henpicked
Our Menopause Team have been shortlisted in the Most Supportive Partner and Best Trained Workforce categories.
We are proud to have been shortlisted and want to wish the team good luck for the Menopause Friendly Employer Awards ceremony on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
We have been shortlisted for the 2023 Menopause Friendly Employer Awards by @henpickednet in two categories: Most Supportive Partner and Best Trained Workforce. We are so proud to have been shortlisted and to be recognised for this work: https://t.co/3LmDm1iJVX
— Uni of Greenwich (@UniofGreenwich) August 8, 2023
Academia-industry collaboration event
The Faculty of Engineering and Science (FES) academia-industry collaboration in smart manufacturing event was held on Wednesday 12 July.
The event welcomed project partners onto our Medway Campus for further collaboration opportunities and knowledge exchange. Sessions explored augmented reality for tacit knowledge capture/transfer; manufacturing process capabilities; and demonstrations of the Autonomous Industrial Robots (AIR) with a lab tour.
Speakers included Professor James Gao (University of Greenwich) and intern students Thomas Creusier and Mathieu Leray (University of Angers) who talked about the impact and results of the internship with the University of Greenwich, BAE Systems and MEP Ltd.
Great work to the teams behind this impactful and multidisciplinary collaborative project.
Student wins IET Prize
Mediha Mustafova, Cybernetics BEng Hons student, has been awarded the IET Prize.
The IET Prize is awarded annually to outstanding students who are completing a course of study which has been accredited by the IET. Prize winners are nominated by their university based on having shown distinction in their course leading to the award of a first degree.
I am grateful for the opportunities I've had during my academic journey at The University of Greenwich, and the IET Student Prize encourages me to keep striving for excellence and innovation in all my future endeavours.
After graduation, my top priority is to secure a job in the engineering field. I intend to gain practical experience and spend a few years working in the industry. This recognition from the IET Prize has significantly strengthened my conviction in the importance of education and its profound influence on my future career. - Mediha Mustafova.
Congratulations Mediha on your achievement!
The Generator bags nomination for the Education Leader of the Year at the 2023 Foundervine Changemaker Awards
Congratulations to the Generator team who have been nominated for the Education Leader of the Year at the 2023 Foundervine Changemaker Awards.
The Foundervine Awards gather the UK's best entrepreneurs, industry leaders and educators to highlight excellence in entrepreneurship and innovation.
It's a huge achievement for the Generator team who work hard to deliver great events, mentors and new opportunities to students - congratulations to everyone in the team!
To show your support and vote for the Generator please head to the Foundervine website.
FES at Medway Rapture Festival
FES had a great day sharing hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) activities with attendees at this year's Rapture Festival. Exhibitions on offer included robots and 3D printers and a forensic science sandpit and fingerprinting table. New activities included our 'Make a bead worm' children's activity and an augmented reality topographic sandbox.
Our talented Games Development degree students also joined to present the creative games they developed this year as part of their studies at Greenwich.
Well done to all students and staff who supported the stand.
Greenwich in the media
- BBC South East News came to visit with FEHHS staff and students at the new Medway facilities to help announce our new Midwifery course in Kent. The piece has appeared on the main BBC website, BBC Radio Kent (Listen from the beginning to hear the news bulletin) and also Kent Live. BBC South East News have also just ran the story on its lunchtime news – watch here from 05:45.
- Dr Amit Patel’s (FLAS) new record Disruptive Frequencies, part of a larger research project, was given a glowing review by The Quietus.
- An excellent contribution to an article about growing hops by Dr Elinor Thompson (FES) was covered worldwide including this piece in the Washington Post. The piece also appeared in Yahoo – New Zealand, New Delhi Times, Independent and Mail Online
- Dr Lauren Siegal’s (BUS) work that looks at how social media is impacting how we behave as tourists was covered by the Conversation and subsequently picked up by a number of outlets, including national Irish outlet, RTE. Dr Wenjie Cai (BUS) was then featured on a Canadian CBC podcast about tech tourism – listen here
- Research from GBS was quoted in an article about Sizewell C in the New Civil Engineer
- Professor Sheryl Hendriks (NRI) was interviewed on the BBC World’s Focus on Africa programme discussing food programmes and food security across the continent. Watch here
- Ghislaine Boddington’s new podcast Fast Forward is now available to listen to. Follow Fast Forward on Spotify or Fast Forward on Apple
