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New Semta science report shows need to recruit 50,000 people between now and 2016 [semta.org.uk]

Posted on | September 3, 2010 | View Comments

Semta, the Sector Skills Council for science, engineering and manufacturing technologies, today published its UK Science Industries (Bioscience) Report. The report contains a projected net requirement of 50,000 people to cover employment growth and retirements within the UK science industries between 2010 and 2016. This comprises 12,000 managers, 9,300 technicians, 9,200 professionals, 14,800 people at National Qualification Framework (NQF) Level 4 and 4,700 at NQF Level 5. Read more

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Now just one man aged under 25 works in a state nursery school [independent.co.uk]

Posted on | September 3, 2010 | View Comments

"Jamie Wilson is the last of a dying breed – the only young man left working in a state-run nursery school in the country. Figures published yesterday by the General Teaching Council show the 23-year-old from Liverpool is the only male under 25 in England working with under-fives as a state school nursery teacher. They also highlighted the dearth of male role models for primary school pupils of any age. Read more

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No new jobs being created, recruitment firm warns [bbc.co.uk]

Posted on | September 2, 2010 | View Comments

"The UK's largest recruitment company has said that although businesses are replacing employees who have left, they are not creating new jobs. Alistair Cox, chief executive of Hays, told the BBC the current job market was about "job churn".

His comments came as Hays reported an 80% drop in annual profit to £29.7m. Read more

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Thames Valley University to become the ‘University of West London’

Posted on | September 2, 2010 | View Comments

Thames Valley University has just annouced that they are due to change their name to the 'University of West London'. Read on for the press release.

Press Release: Name change marks 150 years of education in West London as University seeks to strengthen its national and international reputation. Read more

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You can’t judge the value of a degree course by the number of contact hours [guardian.co.uk]

Posted on | September 2, 2010 | View Comments

"The Browne review  into the funding of higher education has led to a debate on whether a university education provides value for money. In the last three months, there have been two comment pieces by arts students complaining about the "paucity of teaching" within their degrees and suggesting that the disparity between arts and science contact hours should be reflected in the fees. Read more

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Sponsored Post: A different kind of veterinary education

Posted on | August 27, 2010 | View Comments

Nottingham Vet School is bringing a different way of thinking to veterinary education with the development of our innovative degrees.

Our philosophy is that veterinary education needs to be hands-on, bringing students in contact with animals and clinical case scenarios from the very beginning of the course. Read more

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Have you thought about working in passenger transport?

Posted on | August 25, 2010 | View Comments

The UK passenger transport system is used to make more than 7.5 billion journeys every year, and most people make some use of passenger transport, whether it be hailing a taxi to get home after a night out, taking a coach trip or boarding a train for the commute to work. Read more

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What exactly is podiatry?

Posted on | August 24, 2010 | View Comments

Good foot function is dependent on a complex interaction of bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons, blood vessels and nerves.  Any resulting abnormal movement has the potential to impact on other areas of the body.  Equally, seemingly unrelated illnesses and diseases may affect how the feet work.  In addition the strain and pressure feet are put under each day adds to these problems and affects the well being, mobility and independence of patients and this is why podiatrists are in high demand. Read more

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What is an accounting technician? (and how to become one)

Posted on | August 24, 2010 | View Comments

Accounting Technicians work at all levels of finance from Accounts Clerks to Financial Controllers. The career opportunities are limitless, almost every organisation throughout the UK requires accounting support of some kind. In larger organisations and accountancy practices, Accounting Technicians can specialise in areas such as tax, corporate finance, insolvency or forensic accounting. Read more

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Exam results 2010, A-level’s and GCSE’s [bbc.co.uk]

Posted on | August 24, 2010 | View Comments

The BBC has put together an interactive graph colating all A-Level and GSCE results. You can look through the results and compare male and female results, in any particular subject or in general. You can check out the graphs on the bbc website.

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UK students urged to go Dutch amid place shortage [bbc.co.uk]

Posted on | August 19, 2010 | View Comments

For students struggling to find a university place here in England, here is an alternative. The BBC reports on the possibility of studying in the Netherlands at a much cheaper rate than studying the equivalent course in England. Read more

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Clearing 2010 [various sources]

Posted on | August 19, 2010 | View Comments

Clearing is obviously in the headlines, and will continue to be for the rest of today at least. Below is a list of web pages, from various sources which you might find interesting, or least know someone who may. We also launched a sister website recently for any students going through clearing (www.clearingvacancies.co.uk) which you may find of use. Read more

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