Higher education

Shoreditch-based practice, LOM architecture and design is accepting entries for its annual travel scholarship worth £2,500. [Deadline: Friday 3rd May 2024] LOM set up an annual travel bursary in memory of Karla Roman, a talented architect and colleague who was killed while cycling to work in February 2017. As well …

St George’s, University of London have led revolutionary work to improve student mental health by using sessions in Virtual Reality (VR) to reduce stress and anxiety. Preliminary results are being presented today at A Metaverse for the Good conference in Barcelona.   The number of students living in the UK …

Twelve higher education institutions in Yorkshire today issued a powerful open letter to the region’s mayoral election candidates outlining five ‘key asks’ to ensure the county is a place to “invest, live, work and learn”. Ahead of mayoral elections on 2 May 2024, in South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, and, …

A new cohort of more than 130 chemistry students and graduates from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds have enrolled on the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Broadening Horizons programme, increasing its intake by more than a third (38%) on its first pilot year. Launched in September 2022, Broadening Horizons was established …

FTSE 250 firm FDM Group unveils its ‘levelling up’ agenda, with proposals to hire hundreds of new candidates from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds, offering University qualifications, accommodation subsidies and on-the-job training Leading technical training firm FDM Group, a professional services provider with a focus on technology, has announced its first …

The leading private healthcare provider, Spire Healthcare, is launching a new nurse degree apprenticeship programme in partnership with the University of Sunderland, with roles available across Spire’s 35 English hospitals. The nurse degree apprenticeship is open to applicants at all stages of life, including school leavers, university graduates and people …

Building work has completed this month (February 2021) on the £46.5m School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, thanks to national contractor, Willmott Dixon. The state-of-the-art 12,000 sqm facility spans five floors and features a double-height atrium. The development aims to not only bring together many of the institution’s …

West Midlands students have until the end of the month to apply for the Millennium Point Charitable Trust Scholarship 2021, a life-changing opportunity to receive a fully paid-for degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths). The closing date for applications is January 31st 2021; five applicants will be invited to …

Going to university is one of the most exciting times in your life, but it can also be a little nerve-racking. When you aren’t sure what to expect, it’s easy to feel unprepared or out of your depth. However, there are ways you can ensure you’re ready for everything uni …

Every part of society has been impacted by Covid-19, but its longest lasting effects may well be on the young, with those due to sit GCSEs and A levels, or equivalent, this summer amongst those most affected. As well as facing almost a year of disruption to their studies as …