Deaf students fear
Local president of student movement NUS-USI Adrianne Peltz has expressed concern at the drop in the number of people who are deaf studying at university in Northern Ireland. Responding to statistics showing a drop in five years of such student from 240 to just 95, she asked for clarification on whether funding has decreased for...
University announces £4k support Initiative
Details of a £4,000 business support scheme open to social enterprises were revealed by the University of Ulster Knowledge Club. Funded by Invest NI, the Innovation Voucher Programme offers businesses up to £4,000 to collaborate with universities and colleges to develop innovative business solutions. The University of Ulster is currently the lead provider of expertise...
10 students to earn and learn with tech firm
An innovative scheme could allow A- Level students wishing to pursue a career in IT to secure permanent employment while having their degree paid for. Technology company Kainos is seeking to recruit up to 10 high performing A-Level students in a new development initiative worth between £75,000 and £10,000 per candidate. The ‘Earn as you...
Drawing on Skills
A Belfast graphic design company has teamed up with experts from the South Eastern Regional College to boost its skill base. Thanks to the new InnovateUs programme Pivotal Animations has benefited from one-to-one mentoring in a wide range of specialist high level engineering subjects. The InnovateUs programme is financed by the Department for Employment and...
Innovator Katie serving up success by the ladleful
A Co. Down under-graduate in her final year studying consumer studies at the University of Ulster’s Coleraine campus is this year’s winner of the Ulster Business School’s Placement Innovation Awards 2012. Katie Craig, from Tandragee, a spent a year with Cookstown-based Big Pot Co developing a comprehensive marketing strategy for the artisan hand-made soup company...
Ulster rugby players tackle special business course
The Ulster Business School (UBS) has joined forces with the Irish Rugby Union Players’ Association (IRUPA) to create a bespoke programme of study. Seven Ulster Rugby players have completed the inaugural programme to equip players for professional life post-rugby and have been awarded the University of Ulster Certificate in Personal and Professional Development (Entrepreneurship) CPPD....
Farry: say Yes to a career in marketing
An innovative new programme will help young employed people gain vital work experience within the marketing industry. The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Ireland have developed the pilot marketing programme via the Youth Employment Scheme (YES) that will offer 20 marketing hopefuls the chance to gain invaluable...
HR Role is ‘Crucial’
The role of the human resources professional is becoming increasingly more crucial to the success of businesses in Northern Ireland, according to a survey conducted by leading HR recruitment specialist Brightwater. The survey found one of the main areas of focus for the local HR professional in the coming year will be effectively engaging the...
Women In Business
Women from Northern Ireland will be able to network and share expertise with their counterparts from across the UK and Europe at this year’s Women In Business conference. Over 350 delegates are expected to attend the event, themed Connection & Engaging, on May 23, at Belfast’s Hilton Hotel. The event will feature a multi-activity programme...
University of Ulster event gets to the heart of engineering
The University of Ulster is promoting new career paths offered by modern subjects within pioneering engineering research. Science teachers from across Northern Ireland got an insight to the practical application of this work at an innovative training day on the Jordanstown campus recently. To illustrate some of its work, the university’s School of Engineering hosted...