Coventry University will transfer £220,000 to the Apprenticeship Levy Fund run by West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to support apprenticeships in small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the West Midlands region. WMCA is working with the Department for Education (DfE) to pilot a new approach that will transfer unspent levy […]
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The College is the first higher education institution in London to receive the award, reflecting its ongoing commitment to the sanctuary community. Birkbeck is proud to be awarded the title of University of Sanctuary by the City of Sanctuary charity, recognising its significant work with the Compass Project, an award-winning initiative launched in 2016 to break down barriers and support […]
Dr Natasha Stephen has created a new resource to support teachers again faced with the prospect of virtual and remote learning. Academics and experts from across the UK are contributing to a new online resource designed to inspire young people during the current national lockdown. Lockdown Learn has been created […]
The volume of research projects and clinical trials that the Midlands is not just involved in, but in many cases leading, is exceptional. During the pandemic, the region’s outstanding clinical trials investigators and infrastructure have worked with national organisations to streamline processes and have delivered complex and adaptive clinical trial […]
The announcement comes as part of a £20 million package announced by the government to support the recovery and growth of small and medium-sized businesses following the Coronavirus pandemic. Salford Business School will be delivering the Small Business Leadership Programme run by the Small Business Charter The programme, rolled out […]
Named NETRAW (Network for Rural Active Women), the main objective of this European research and training project is to capitalise on practices and provide access to training and support resources for women living in Mediterranean rural areas, particularly in Spain, France and Greece. Led by Université Grenoble Alpes, this project […]
The Finnish Government decided, on 30th of March, that restrictions on contact teaching at different levels of education would be valid until 13th of May. However, this deadline was prolonged due to the pandemic situation and distance learning continues to be the national teaching methodology. As it is foreseeable that […]
Folk universities, by definition, promote an active involvement in social life and support their students to cope with contemporary challenges. The programme covers a wide scope of interventions including: the development of professional and social competences of the young unemployed, the education and counteracting of digital exclusion of senior citizens, […]
