Students short-listed for Young Scientist of the Year
FORTY five students from across Northern Ireland have been shortlisted as finalists to take part in next year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. The exhibition, now in its 53rd year, is one of the largest and longest running STEM events in the world, which challenges students to imagine a big idea and bring it...
Brian Patterson
Role: IT Company Director Company: Zenith Track Record: It was a love of music that first introduced Brian Patterson to a career in IT Give a brief outline of your career to date. I began working for a software company in Kilroot in 1986. My role was to add music to computer games that were...
Molly McCluskey
Role: Tote and Marketing Manager Company: Down Royal Racecourse Track Record: With a keen interest in the equine industry and a flair for marketing Molly McCluskey turned a temporary position into a successful career, expanding her skill set along the way. Give a brief outline of your career to date. After I completed my BVC...
Nettlefield Grasp Museum Award
A GROUP of parents from a primary school in East Belfast have been recognised at a national awards scheme. The Marsh Awards, organised by The British Museum and the Marsh Christian Trust, highlight the contribution that volunteers make in museums. The only Northern Ireland group recognised was 11 parents from Nettlefield Primary School who have...
Tughans Expands Trainee Scheme
COMMERCIAL law firm, Tughans has launched its Trainee Solicitor Scheme which will seek to recruit five trainees to commence employment in September 2017. This will add to the five recruited last month and as part of the Trainee Solicitor Scheme at Tughans, the firm will pay the professional course fees incurred by trainees who attend...
Selfie Promotion Sees Lumina Grow
A COOKSTOWN company is set to shine a light on businesses across Northern Ireland, with an investment of £100,000, new premises and four new jobs. Lumina creates campaigns, events and activations that connect to consumers and generate content that is shareable. The opening of a new, purpose-built, 100,000 square foot facility in Cookstown marks a...
Belfast Met proud of partnership prize
BELFAST Metropolitan College (Belfast Met) has been crowned a winner at Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Chamber Business Awards for 2016. The Springvale Campus of the college was awarded the Education and Business Partnership award for Northern Ireland for its work with leading companies including Deloitte, EY and FinTrU. Judges commented that the...
UU gets new way to navigate route to top
LOCAL communications agency Navigator Blue has teamed up with Ulster University Business School to provide a practical Digital Skills Clinic for final year marketing students. The two-week clinic will seek to train digital marketing students on the practical skills required to make it in a busy digital marketing agency. Professor Mark Durkin, who developed and...
Lean In seminar spells out how balance can boost business
WORKPLACE and boardroom gender balance is good business for everyone. That was the message from a panel of industry experts at a special seminar in Belfast. The event, hosted by Allen & Overy as part of its Diversity & Inclusion Month, was facilitated by the Belfast Chapter of the global Lean In movement and examined...
Study USA Programme is the Business
ENTRY is now open for next year’s Study USA programme, the scheme which offers students from Northern Ireland scholarships to spend a year studying business in the United States. Managed by British Council Northern Ireland on behalf of the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL), Study USA gives students the opportunity to gain valuable international...