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AtKent ,webel i evet hatanybodywhohast heabi l i t yt ost udyat uni ver si t yshoul dhavet heoppor t uni t yt odoso.Wewel comest udent s f r om ar angeofcul t ur esandbackgr ounds,whi chcr eat esauni que andi nspi r i ngcommuni t y .AsPol i t i csandI nt er nat i onalRel at i ons st udentNadi asays:“ Ther ei snot empl at ef oraKentst udent ;peopl e comef r om manydi f f er entcount r i esandal lovert heUK. ” I fyou’ vej ustf i ni shedyear13,youmayhavedeci dedt ogost r ai ghtt o wor k,keent ogeti nt ot he‘ r ealwor l d’ ,butdi dyouknowt hatonmany ofourpr ogr ammesyoucanspendayearwor ki ngi ni ndust r y ,gi vi ng yout hebestofbot hwor l ds? Per haps,af t erf i ni shi ngschoolorcol l egeyoudi dn’ tf eelr eadyf or uni ver si t ybut ,wi t hal lt hat ’ shappenedi nt hewor l dt hi syear ,you’ r e nowkeent ogetsomemor eski l l sandexper i encesunderyourbel t .A uni ver si t ydegr eecanopenupamor ei nt er est i ngf ut ur ef oryou;you gett ost udyanar eat hatf asci nat esyou,meetpeopl ef r om ar oundt he wor l dandhavet hespaceyouneedt odeci dewhatyour eal l ywantt o dowi t hyourl i f e.Wehavear ound400under gr aduat edegr eest o choosef r om,soyouhavel ot sofoppor t uni t i est odi scovert hepat h t hat ’ sr i ghtf oryouatKent . Per hapsyouhavebeen wor ki ngf orsomet i me,but woul dl i ket ogi veyour sel f somemor eopt i onsf ort he f ut ur e.Thepr ospectof r et ur ni ngt oeducat i onaf t er al ongper i odawaycanbe daunt i ngbutyoumi ghtbe sur pr i sedhowmanypeopl e t aket hepl ungeandsucceed. Al exDavi sr ecent l ygr aduat edwi t haFi r sti nCl assi caland Ar chaeol ogi calSt udi es:“ Idi dn’ tgot oUni ver si t yaf t ermyAl evel s,but af t erspendi ng22year si ni ndust r yIhadt hechancef oracar eer change,andIr eal i sedt hatt hi swasmychancet ot akeadegr ee. ” Al ext ookanAccesst oHEcour seand,suppor t edbyt he Uni ver si t y’ sOut r eacht eam,madeherappl i cat i on.Onar r i vi ngat Kent ,shewaspl easedt of i ndt hatt her ewer emor emat ur e st udent st hanshe’ dexpect edandt houghsheadmi t st hat r et ur ni ngt ost udyhasn’ tal waysbeeneasy ,shehasf oundt he t r ansf er abl eski l l sshegai nedwhi l ecor unni ngabusi nesshugel y benef i ci alt oherst udi es.“Fr om myf i r stvi si tt oKent ,Iknew t hi s wast her i ghtpl acef ormebecauset hest af fandt hest udent sI metwer ewel comi ngandi nspi r i ng.Ihavemadeamazi ngf r i ends acr osst heUni ver si t y . ”I nf act ,Al exenj oyedherexper i enceat Kentsomucht hatshehasst ayedont odoaMast er ’ sandi s consi der i ngt aki ngaPhD.
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‘ Thi si sani ndus t r ywher ei nf ec t i onpr ev ent i onand c ont r ol hasl ongbeenunder s t oodt obeapr i or i t y ’ , Sus i eRei dThomasex pl ai ned,‘ butt hebus i nes s es t hatwi l l s ur v i v et hi st ough,pr ev ac c i neper i odar e t hos ewhoc andemons t r at enotonl yac l ears ens eof r es pons i bi l i t yandf as t i di oushy gi enel ev el satev er y t ouc hpoi nt ,butadapt abi l i t yandi magi nat i ont oo.We ar edel i ght edt obeabl et oof f erbus i nes s esour‘ ar ti n abox ’ pr oduc t ,whi c hf i t sper f ec t l yi nt ot hi ss c enar i o, whi l s tal s obei ngf l ex i bl e,eas y t omov eandof l ongt er m qual i t y ,ass al oni nt er i or sc ont i nuet o ev ol v ei nt ot hef ut ur e. ’ Pr oduc tT ec hSpec : Sel f s uppor t i ngonl egs ,t heLi v i ngSpac es ™s c r eens al s oc omewi t hc as t oropt i ons ,mak i ngt hem hi ghl y f l ex i bl ef ormul t i pl ec onf i gur at i ons .Thef ul l di mens i ons ofeac hs c r eenar e:1. 45m hi gh,1m wi de,0. 45m deep atbas eand0. 12m att het opend. Ther ear et hr eet y pesofs c r eenst os ui tev er ys c enar i o,f r om pr i nt edgl as swi t hbot ani c al gr aphi c st ogl as s box edhedgi ngorhandc r af t ed,gl as s box ,f aux f ol i agear r angement s . Ther ei sc l ears pac ef orbr andi ngatt hebas eofeac hs c r een,whi l s ts pec i f i cbr andc ol our s c anal s obei nc or por at ed.Thepanel sal s opr ov i des pac ef orhandwr i t t eni nf or mat i onor QRc odesf ort ouc hf r eei nt er ac t i on.Thegl as sus edi sUKmanuf ac t ur edandBr i t i s hSaf et y St andar dBSEN14449: 2005. Thes c r eenss t ar tat£440+v at ,mak i ngt hem af f or dabl ef ordi f f er entt y pol ogi esands c al es ofbus i nes s . Longt er m us ebey ondl oc k downi sf ur t heras s ur edbyt hedes i gnbei ngabl et obec hanged orupdat edei t hers eas onal l yoratt heowner ’ sr equi r ement s ,v i a,f orex ampl e,di f f er ent handc r af t edar r angement sort hei nt egr at i onofChr i s t masl i ght sanddec or at i ons . Theent i r epr oduc ti sal s oabl et ober ec y c l edorr eus ed,i nl i newi t ht hes us t ai nabl ev al ues ofi t sc r eat or s .Twi l i ghtTr eesi sac ar bonneut r al or gani s at i onf orwhom s us t ai nabi l i t yi sa k eybr andv al ue.Thec ompany ’ sUKt r eepl ant i ngpr ogr ammei sc ombi nedwi t hi t sc ommi t mentt ot heREDDi ni t i at i v e,s eek i ngt opr ot ec tt heAmaz on’ sr ai nf or es t s . Rel eas ef r om J ul i aJ amesPR
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UK i saEur opeanhubf ori nnovat i oni n3D pr i nt i ng,new st udyf r om Eur opeanPat entOf f i ceshows •UKi ss ec ondl ar ges tEur opeanc ont r i but ort oaddi t i v emanuf ac t ur i ng( AM)i nnov at i onbehi ndGer many •Der byamongt op15Eur opeani nnov at i onc ent r esf orAM t ec hnol ogi es •Pat entappl i c at i onsatt heEPO r el at edt oAM ar er i s i ngr api dl y ,ac hi ev i ngav er ageannual gr owt h of36% i nr ec enty ear s •Eur opei sagl obal l eaderwi t hEur opeani nv ent or sandbus i nes s esac c ount i ngf oral mos thal fof AM pat entappl i c at i onsf i l edwi t ht heEPO i nt hel as tdec ade •I mpac tofAM s pansmanyi ndus t r i es ,wi t ht heheal t hs ec t orgener at i ngmos tpat entappl i c at i ons
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Muni c h,13J ul y2020–Anews t udyf r om t heEur opeanPat entOf f i c e( EPO)r ev eal st heUni t ed Ki ngdom asal eadi ngEur opeanc ount r yi naddi t i v emanuf ac t ur i ng( AM)i nnov at i on,al s ok nownas 3Dpr i nt i ng.TheUni t edKi ngdom ac c ount sf or5% ofAM pat entappl i c at i onsatt heEur opeanPat ent Of f i c e( EPO) ,put t i ngi ti ns ec ondpl ac ebehi ndGer manywi t h19%.Eur opeanpat entappl i c at i onsf or AM i nc r eas edatanav er ageannual r at eof36% f r om 2015t o2018.Thi si smor et hant ent i mes gr eat ert hant heav er agey ear l ygr owt hofal l appl i c at i onsatt heOf f i c ec ombi nedi nt hes ameper i od ( 3. 5%) .Ther epor t ,ent i t l ed“ Pat ent sandaddi t i v emanuf ac t ur i ng–Tr endsi n3Dpr i nt i ngt ec hnol ogi es ” ,f ur t herdemons t r at est hatEur opei sagl obal l eaderi nAM,wi t hEur opeani nv ent or sandbus i nes s esac c ount i ngf oral mos thal fofAM pat entappl i c at i onsf i l edwi t ht heEPO i nt heper i odf r om 2010t o2018.
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“ Thes ur gei naddi t i v emanuf ac t ur i ngi spar toft hebr oader ,r api dr i s eofdi gi t al t ec hnol ogi esov er al l , c onf i r mi ngt hatt hedi gi t al t r ans f or mat i onoft heec onomyi sf ul l yr ef l ec t edi npat entappl i c at i ons r eac hi ngt heEPO, ”s ai dEPO Pr es i dentAnt óni oCampi nos .“ Eur opehasbec omeagl obal hubf or i nnov at i oni nf as t gr owi ngdi gi t al f i el ds ,i nc l udi ngaddi t i v emanuf ac t ur i ngt ec hnol ogi es .Thi ss t r engt h i sc l ear l yr ef l ec t edi nt hel i s toft opAM appl i c ant s ,wi t hEur opeani nv ent or sandbus i nes s ess ubmi t t i ngal mos thal foft hepat entappl i c at i onsi nt hepas tdec ade. ” Eur opeatt hef or ef r ontwi t hUKashi ghl ys pec i al i s edpl ay er Ther epor ts howst hatEur opeanc ount r i esac c ountf or47% ( or7863)ofal l AM i nv ent i onsf orwhi c h pat entappl i c at i onswer ef i l edatt heEPO i nt heper i odf r om 2010t o2018.Eur ope’ sl eadi ngpos i t i on i sl ar gel yat t r i but abl et oGer many ’ sper f or manc e,wi t ht hec ount r ygener at i ng19% ( or3155)ofal l pat entappl i c at i onsi nAM,f ol l owedbyt heUni t edKi ngdom wi t h5% ( 833pat entappl i c at i ons ) ,whi c h ex c eedsi t ss har ei npat ent i ngi nal l t ec hnol ogi esatt heEPO.Atnumber st hr eet of i v e,Fr anc e,t he Net her l andsandSwi t z er l andex hi bi ts i mi l arc ont r i but i onsofar ound4%.TheUni t edKi ngdom s hows ahi ghdegr eeofs pec i al i s at i oni nAM pat ent i ngwi t hanRTA( r ev eal edt ec hnol ogi c al adv ant age) i ndexof1. 2,whi c hi soneoft hehi ghes tofal l Eur opeanc ount r i es ,par t i c ul ar l yi nt hedi gi t al as pec t s ofAM andi nAM appl i c at i ondomai ns .Thedat aal s os howst hatDer byi satnumbers ev eni nar ank i ngof15maj orEur opeanAM i nnov at i onc ent r esandbyf art hemos ti mpor t antBr i t i s hr egi on.
Thes t udy ’ sdat af ur t heri ndi c at et hatt hei mpac tofAM t ec hnol ogi ess pansal ar gev ar i et yofi ndus t r i es . Si nc e2010t heus eofAM i nt heheal t hs ec t orhasgener at edt hegr eat es tdemandf orpat ent s( 4018 appl i c at i ons ) ,f ol l owedbyener gyandt r ans por t at i on,bot hf i l i ngs i gni f i c antpat entappl i c at i onv ol umes ( 2001and961appl i c at i onsr es pec t i v el y ) .Rapi dgr owt hwasal s oobs er v edi nar eass uc hasi ndus t r i al t ool i ng,el ec t r oni c s ,c ons t r uc t i onandc ons umergoods ,andt hef oods ec t or . ( Fi g. :AM appl i c at i onsatt heEPO byappl i c at i ondomai n,20102018)
Thi sdi v er s i t yofs ec t or si sal s or ef l ec t edi nt hepr of i l eoft het opappl i c ant satt heEPO.Theanal y s i s s howst hatt het op25appl i c ant sac c ount edf orabout30% ( or6548)ofal l AM pat entappl i c at i onsf i l ed bet ween2000and2018.Ledbyl ar geUSf i r msGener al El ec t r i candUni t edT ec hnol ogi es ,wi t hEur ope’ sSi emensi nt hi r dpl ac e,t hel i s ti sc ompr i s edofahi ghl ydi v er s er angeofpl ay er sf r om manydi f f er entt ec hnol ogyf i el dss uc hast r ans por t at i on,c hemi c al sandphar mac eut i c al s ,i nf or mat i ont ec hnol ogy ,el ec t r oni c s ,i magi ngandc ons umergoods ,aswel l aspur e3Dpr i nt i ngs pec i al i s t ss uc hasSt r at a s y s ,3DSy s t emsandEOS.Rol l s Roy c e,wi t h248EPappl i c at i ons ,i satnumbers ev enandt het hi r d l ar ges tc ompanyi fonl yEur opeanc ompani esar ec ons i der ed,f ol l owedbyReni s hawandBAEast he s ec ondandt hi r dbi gges tUKappl i c ant s .TheUSandEur opeal s odomi nat et her ank i ngov er al l ,wi t h 1 1USandei ghtEur opeanc ompani esamongt het op25appl i c ant s . Si gni f i c antc ont r i but i onf r om s mal l erpl ay er s Whi l et wooutoft hr eepat entappl i c at i onsi nAM t ec hnol ogi eswer ef i l edbyv er yl ar gec ompani es ,t he s t udyal s or ev eal st hatc ompani eswi t h15t o1000empl oy eesac c ount edf or10% ( or2148)ofappl i c at i ons ,i ndi v i dual i nv ent or sands mal l bus i nes s eswi t hf ewert han15empl oy eesgener at ed12% ( or2 584) ,andwer er es pons i bl ef orov er1 1% ( or2448) ,mak i ngt hes et hr eec ohor t ss i gni f i c antac t or si n t heAM i nnov at i onec os y s t em.Thes ef i ndi ngsar er ef l ec t edi nt hef i gur esf ort heUni t edKi ngdom wher ev er yl ar gec ompani esac c ountf or63% ofpat entappl i c at i onsi nAM t ec hnol ogi es ,f ol l owedby i nv ent or sands mal l bus i nes s esofupt o15empl oy eesanduni v er s i t i es ,hos pi t al sandpubl i cr es ear c h or gani s at i onswi t hbot h14% andc ompani esofupt o1000wi t h8%.Br i t i s hSMEswi t hnot abl eac t i v i t y i nAM i nnov at i onar e,amongot her s ,EmbodyOr t hopaedi c ,aUni v er s i t yCol l egeLondons pi nout ,Fuel 3Dt ec hnol ogi esandMet al y s i s . Rel eas ef r om ht t p: / / www. epo. or g
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98. 5% ofvet ssat i sf i edwi t hcompl ai ntmedi at i onservi ce TheVet er i nar yCl i entMedi at i onSer vi ce( VCMS) ,del i ver edbyHer t f or dshi r ebasedNockol dsSol i ci t or s’ al t er nat i vedi sput er esol ut i on( ADR)t eam, haspubl i shedi t s2019r epor t ,whi chr eveal sar i sei nawar enessoft heser vi ce,super bf eedbackandani ncr easei nengagementf r om vet er i nar ypr act i cesovert hepastyear . Si ncei t sl aunchi n2016,t heVCMS,whi chi sf undedbyt heRoyalCol l egeof Vet er i nar ySur geons( RCVS) ,hashandl ed5, 477compl ai ntr ef er r al sf r om vet er i nar ycl i ent sandpr act i ces,wi t hacur r entr at eofover400medi at i onsper year .Awar enessoft heser vi cehasi ncr easedt ot hepoi ntwher eaf argr eat er per cent ageofcl i ent sar econt act i ngt heVCMSdi r ect l y ,r at hert hant hr ougha di r ectr ef er r alf r om t heRCVS,shi ni ngaspot l i ghtont heser vi ce’ squal i t y ,aut hor i t yandcont i nuedsuccessi nhel pi ngt obr i ngongoi ngcompl ai nt st oa cl ose. Nockol dsenabl edt hesuccessf ulconcl usi onof88percentofcompl ai nt smedi at ed,ar i sef r om 86percentt hepr evi ousyear .Thi si ncr easedsuccess t hr ought heuseofNockol ds’ pr ovenADRpr ocessnotonl ybear st est amentt o t heval ueofmedi at i onsuppor tf orpetowner s,butal sof ort hosei nt hevet er i nar ypr of essi on,whoal r eadyexper i encet hedai l ypr essur esofper f or mi ng t hei rvi t alser vi cesf orpetowner s,byr el i evi ngt hest r esst hatcomeswi t hr esol vi ngacompl ai nt . Wi t hi nVCMSmedi at i on,79percentofcompl ai nt sconcl udedwi t haf or mal r esol ut i onandsi gnedMedi at i onAgr eement .Ther emai nderwer ei nf or maldi scussi onwhi chboughtt hecompl ai ntt oanend.Overhal fofal lr esol ut i ons agr eedwer enonf i nanci al :apol ogi es,qual i t yi mpr ovementort r ai ni ng,orf ur t herexpl anat i ont oenabl et hecl i entt ounder st andandacceptevent s.The l at t ersuggest st hatoppor t uni t yexi st si ncommuni cat i ont echni quest opat i ent s,i ndi cat i ngt hatempat het i ccommuni cat i onwi t ht hepetownerheavi l yi n f l uencest heout comeofacompl ai nt .Anecdot ali nsi ghtsuggest st hathowa cl i entf eel saboutt hei nt er act i onwi t ht hepr act i ceorhowt hei rcompl ai nt si s handl edi sakeyf act or ,r at hert hanaf ocusont hecl i ni calaspect soft heconcer n.
Ther epor tf i ndst hatpr act i ceengagementi nmedi at i onhasi ncr eased,wi t h vet sdecl i ni ngmedi at i oni nonl yni nepercentofVCMSr ef er r al s.Responses submi t t edbypr act i cessuggestt hat ,wher eapr act i cehasdecl i ned,medi at i on hasbeenconsi der edonacasebycasebasi s. Thef eedbackf r om pr act i cesr egar di ngt heVCMSpr ocesshasbeenexcel l ent . Wher ear esol ut i oni sagr eedt houghmedi at i on,al mostal lpr act i ceswer esat i sf i edorent i r el ysat i sf i edwi t ht heout come.Whensur veyed,t hevastmaj or i t y ofpr act i cesnot edt heeaseofcont act i ngt heVCMS,andr ecor dedt hatt hey consi der edt heser vi cef ai r ,pr oduct i ve,hel pf ulandef f i ci ent . Jenni eJones,HeadofVCMSandPar t neratNockol dsResol ut i on,sai d,“ As t hegover nmentcont i nuest oexpl or et heuseandi mpactofmedi at i oni npr of essi onalr egul at i on,t heVCMSwi l lcont i nuet oi nf or mt hi sexpl or at i onbased ont heear l yuseofmedi at i oni nt her esol ut i onofvet er i nar ycompl ai nt s.We l ookf or war dt oshar i ngt hesei nsi ght sandcont i nui ngt osuppor tt hevet er i nar y pr of essi ons,pr act i cesandcl i ent sdur i ng2020andbeyond. ” Wi t ht ar get smet ,f eedbackr ecei vedandi mpr ovement smade,2020i sal r eady sett obeanot hersuccessf ulyearf ort heVCMS.Thi syear ,t het eam wi l lexpl or ehowt heser vi cecanencour ageengagementbymor evet er i nar ypr act i ces,i npar t i cul ar ,consul t i ngwi t hpr act i cesandpr of essi onalbodi est ounder st andandaddr essanyongoi ngbar r i er si ncompl ai nt ssui t abl ef ormedi at i on. ht t ps: / / www. nockol ds. co. uk/ ser vi ces/ nockol dsr esol ut i onadr / Rel easef r om Nockol dsSol i ci t or s
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Ei ghtoutoft enpeopl ewi l lcont i nuet oshopl ocal l ymor eof t en Ei ghtoutoft enconsumer swhoshoppedl ocal l ydur i ngt hecor onavi r usl ockdowni nt endt o cont i nuet hei rnewhabi toncet hecr i si si sover ,anewcoopst udyshows. Onei nt hr ee( 30percent )sayt heyhaveusedl ocalr et ai l er smor esi ncet hepandemi c st r uckand80percentoft hem ai mt ocar r yonshoppi ngt hi swayi nt hef ut ur e,accor di ngt o aYouGovpol lr el easedt oday( 18June2020)byt r adebodyCooper at i vesUK. Reduci ngf oodwast ehasbecomeapr i or i t yf orconsumer saf t ert heexper i enceoff ood shor t ages.Mor et hanat hi r dofpeopl e( 35percent )sur veyedsayt heyhavebeenpl anni ng meal si nor dert or educef oodwast e,andf ouri nf i ve( 82percent )oft hosewho’ vedoneso sayt hey’ l lcar r yonevenaf t erl ockdowneases. Soci aldi st anci ngmeasur eshaveal sopr ompt edchangesi nt hewaywet r avelandkeepi n t ouchwi t hl ovedones.Thr eequar t er s( 75percent )ofr espondent sr epor t edar educt i oni n t r avelsi ncet heendofMar ch,whi l et hr eei nt enover al l( 31percent )sayi ngt hi si ssomet hi ngt heywi l lcont i nueevenaf t err est r i ct i onshavebeenl i f t ed.Meanwhi l e,near l yhal fof sur veyr espondent s( 48percent )sayt heywi l lcont i nuet okeepi nt ouchwi t hf r i endsand f ami l yr emot el y . Thepol lf i ndi ngshavebeenpubl i shedaheadoft heannualCoopFor t ni ghtcampai gn( 22 Junet o5Jul y) .Overt henextt woweeks,member ownedor gani sat i onsacr osst heUKwi l l behi ghl i ght i ngsomeoft hewayst heyhavesuppor t edt hei rcommuni t i esdur i ngt hepandemi candur gi ngpeopl et okeepupt hi snewf oundwaveofcooper at i on. Pr est onbasedCaf e,TheLar der ,i nPr est on,wasf or cedt ocl osei t sdoor sduet oCOVI D19 butr ef usedt oshutoutt hecommuni t y .ManagerKayJohnsonputacal loutonsoci almedi a andwi t hi n24hour shadr ecr ui t ed40vol unt eer st ohel pcookanddel i verf r eemeal st osome oft hecommuni t y’ smostvul ner abl er esi dent s.Af undr ai si ngcampai gnr ai sed8, 500pounds t ocovercost sandsi nceApr i lt hecommuni t yownedcaf ehaspr ovi dedt housandsofmeal s, aswel lasor gani si ngi ngr edi entki t sandonl i ner eci pesf orf ami l i esi nmostneed. Kaysai d:“ Thecaf éwassetupl astyeart oser vet hecommuni t yandwecoul dn’ tsi tand wat chpeopl et hatweknewneededsuppor tbel ef tt of endf ort hemsel ves.Iwasabsol ut el y over whel medbyt hewaveofsuppor tf r om vol unt eer sandhowmuchwe’ vebeenabl et odo i nsuchashor tt i me.Bei ngacooper at i vei si mpor t antt ousandwehadt of i nddi f f er ent wayst ohel pourmember sandt hewi dercommuni t y . ”
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