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BELOW: The new Edge building for creative arts, which will also house a new Executive Education suite for the University's School of Management
million, Bath has achieved signifi cant successes in doctoral training bids, leading to the establishment of local led centres, as well as collaborations with local GW4 partners (Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter) and other partner institutions. Most recently, and in response to industry need, Bath secured funding to establish a new Centre for Doctoral Training, ‘Statistical Applied Mathematics at Bath’ (SAMBa), which will help create the next generation of interdisciplinary mathematician. Bath’s world-leading research informs
ABOVE: Whorrod Research Fellow, Dr Chris Chuck, researches a novel technique to convert waste coffee grounds to biofuel
its learning and teaching and equips graduates with the latest thinking in their fi elds. An excellent example of this is the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT) where researchers are using their work converting waste coff ee grounds to biodiesel which could power a car, as part of their teaching. In a process which researchers fi rst trialled with students, oil is extracted from waste coff ee grounds before being chemically transformed into biodiesel. When news of the team’s research broke in June, the story at racted worldwide media at ention. This work, which has formed part of a PhD project, has also been widely used in outreach activities for the CSCT. This growing reputation for excellence
LEFT: Researchers from the University's Centre for Disability Sport & Health study health interventions for wheelchair users
innovation and entrepreneurship, provide practical low-carbon solutions to our energy needs, and develop the materials for the future. The announcement of the results
from REF2014 in December placed the University 14th in the Times Higher Education’s research quality ranking of UK universities, with the awarding panel judging 87% of its research submit ed to be of world-leading/internationally excellent standard. This is a signifi cant achievement and a substantial rise from its position following the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). With a research portfolio now at £122
in research has been matched by an award-winning reputation for providing a fi rst-class learning and teaching environment. Last year the National Student Survey (NSS) 2014 revealed that students at Bath are the most satisfi ed in the UK. The overall satisfaction rate for University of Bath students is 93% – seven points above the national average of 86%. That means Bath tops the national table of over 150 universities (excluding small and specialist higher education institutions) for the second year in a row – a mat er of enormous pride for the whole University community.
ABOVE: Dr Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern uses mass spectroscopy techniques in a multi-city analysis of drug user patterns
Entrepreneurial advantage Across the University, Bath encourages creativity and entrepreneurship both among students and as a direct result of its research. The University’s Innovation Centre helps entrepreneurs whose ideas initiated there by giving them the inspiration, work space and support to become high growth companies. Over the past year alone, it has helped budding entrepreneurs raise over £12.5 million in investments. The Centre is part of ‘SETsquared’, a collaboration between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey, and was this year ranked as the top university business incubator in Europe. UB
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