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With over 22,000 students, 800 teaching staff and 800 visiting lecturers, the University of Westminster prides itself on the ability to offer the best resources to facilitate learning. Undergraduates make up 75 per cent of students and more than 5,000 are international students from over 150 countries. Westminster is in the top 15 of most popular UK universities for international students and continuing to attract over-seas students is an important business driver for the organisation.
Continue reading Improved IT attracts students looking for access to the best resources
A record number of Coast & Country Housing employees have been working towards qualifications in the last 12 months.
Continue reading COAST & COUNTRY'S RECORD NUMBERS FOR LEARNING
Scientists from the University of Bath have reported a dramatic fall in the number of grey whale sightings in British Columbia and are investigating the reasons for the disappearance of one of their main sources of prey.
Continue reading Hungry grey whales face a 'prey crisis' , scientists warn
Apart from shrinking your carbon footprint, what other benefits are there for Colleges that move to electronic based financial management? As well as examining the environmental effects, Simon Kearsley, CEO at accounting software vendor, Symmetry explores other reasons why going paperless can improve processes, save time, increase efficiency and contribute to CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) efforts.
Continue reading How Colleges can benefit from paperless accounting
A new e-book has been published to guide PR and comms staff through the maze of media law. The PR Media Law Guide explains how to keep comms operations safe from threats like defamation, the Data Protection Act and contempt of court. It also explains how to use media law and the regulatory codes in proactive and reactive situations, and to deal with post-publication issues.
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Forget iris and fingerprint scans, scanning noses could be a quicker and easier way to verify a person’s identity, according to scientists at the University of Bath. With worries about illegal immigration and identity theft, authorities are increasingly looking to using an individual’s physical characteristics, known as biometrics, to confirm their identity.
Continue reading Software sniffs out criminals by the shape of their nose
Deplorable and draconian- says RLA describing the potential for new government measures defining how and where people will live.
Continue reading RLA WARNS OF STUDENT GHETTOS
Grandparents are taking the lead in teaching grandchildren a host of traditional values and are frequently acting as their confidants according to a new study out today commissioned to mark the launch of BeGrand.net, an important new online resource for grandparents providing information, advice and support to help them with every challenge they may face.
Continue reading GRANDPARENTS KEY TO INSTILLING TRADITIONAL VALUES IN FAMILIES
Computer scientists at the University of Bath have developed a new way of making life-like animations of trees using video footage of the real thing. This technique could be used by animators and computer games designers to automatically generate realistic trees that move in a natural way.
Continue reading Computer mimics nature by watching TV
There are currently 14 children’s centres in Oldham, with two more in the pipeline, enabling many local parents and their children to benefit from the wide range of facilities on offer. With services as diverse as health support; help for parents to find employment or training; maternity and post-natal support, we’re keen to ensure that all local families are aware of the facilities available on their doorstep.
Continue reading Giving children in Oldham a Sure Start
-The latest unemployment figures are good news on the face of things, but only on the face of things. Taken in the round, the latest figures show that the UK jobs market remains in a far from healthy state and it would be wrong to conclude that unemployment has peaked.
Continue reading Young people turning to study to avoid the dole
Job-hunters are often doubly disadvantaged during a recession. School leavers and recent graduates cannot gain the work experience they need to develop the skills that will help them secure a position.
Continue reading Why educational institutions will look to partner with the private sector
Scientists at the University of Bath have set up a specialist research lab in Madagascar to train local students in using the latest satellite technology to monitor and conserve the environment. Dr Peter Long and Professor Tamas Szekely, from the University’s Department of Biology & Biochemistry, have transformed a previously empty room at the University of Toliara into a Geographical Information Science (GIS) lab.
Continue reading Scientists take satellite technology skills to Africa
Groupcall is a leading provider of communication and data solutions to the education, public and private sectors. Stuart Abrahams, Groupcall business development director, discusses the positive impact regular communication between a school and a parent can have on a child’s education. He explores how a parental communication system, such as Groupcall Messenger, can assist Local Authorities (LAs) and its schools to achieve this.
Continue reading Communication is key
Melanie Teal, Chief Executive of The Consortium, the UK’s largest independent provider of school supplies, with over 30,000 products from school stationery to school furniture, looks at how resource budgets can be consolidated and money can be saved how this can benefit the whole school or college.
Continue reading Feeling the squeeze?
Education is being reformed through various initiatives, and the Government’s flagship vocational qualification, the 14 – 19 diploma is playing a key role in the process.
Continue reading Delivering diplomas: Digital dilemmas
Children as young as seven are learning how to prepare themselves for the world of work, including the value of a CV, under an innovative project run by Hays, the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people.
Continue reading Recruiting company teaching works skills to pupils ahead of government pilot
Every day, local and national government and public sector departments manage millions of documents related to the individuals they deal with and the services they provide. Nick Rowley, managing director of workflow management company Oceanus discusses how to keep track of this countless correspondence, and how document management within the public sector must evolve to embrace new communication challenges.
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All children love the elements, whether it is digging or planting in the earth, running in the sun, splashing in the rain or watching how things move with the strength of the wind. With this love of natures elements in mind, Playgarden www.playgardens.co.uk have launched a range called Elements for Play, that schools, nurseries and pre-schools can incorporate into their outdoor learning and play.
Continue reading Elements for Play by 'Playgarden'
Engineers at the University of Bath have opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory that allows them to measure very large objects, such as aeroplane wings, to within a fraction of a millimetre.
Continue reading Engineers get the measure of the larger things in life
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