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Collaboration between universities, local government and businesses is vital to keeping talented graduates in the region, according to a group of senior higher education, business and civic leaders. Key figures from the county’s 12 universities, local councils, employers and organisations invested in graduate employment came together to discuss how they …

In collaboration with UCAS, innovative careers platform Springpod is excited to launch new virtual work experience courses. The free courses are open to school, sixth form/college and university students nationwide, offering work experience with organisations including the Met Office, Barclays, Vodafone and the UK Parliament. Designed to spark interest in …

As the new UK government begins its first term, Discovery Education is providing primary schools with digital resources to nurture pupil curiosity in democracy, parliament and the political process. Available via Discovery Education’s award-winning digital learning service Espresso, the carefully curated content – which includes regularly updated news bulletins, videos …

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Teaching School Hub (CPTSH), which has already supported over 350 schools in the region since it opened in September 2021, has launched its mission for the next four years. Local Leadership, Local Impact sets out CPTSH’s contribution to the region’s priorities for high-quality training and personalised support to date, …

The number of girls in England taking a GCSE in computing has more than halved since 2015 which could lead to continued male-dominance of the digital space and harm the UK’s aim to be a technology ‘superpower’, researchers have warned. A new report by King’s College London highlights how fewer …

The Savoy Educational Trust has announced a new grant for The Food Teachers Centre, a UK based support group for secondary teachers, to fund a new digital initiative aimed at increasing applications for food teaching roles to address the current teaching crisis in UK secondary schools. Launching in September, the …

Heriot-Watt University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) which will see the two collaborate to advance medical research and development. Working with over 150 academics in the university’s new Global Research Institute in Health and Care Technologies, the ABHI will leverage its …

The University of Edinburgh has announced the permanent appointment of Dr Andrea Taylor as the new Chief Executive Officer of Edinburgh Innovations, the University’s commercialisation service. Dr Taylor brings over 25 years’ experience working across the innovation sector holding positions in academia, the pharmaceuticals sector, biotech, commercial deal making, inward …

Marshland Primary Academy in Moorends, Doncaster, is preparing for the future by switching its heating and hot water system from gas boilers to highly efficient, low-carbon Ground Source Heat Pumps. Kensa Contracting, the UK’s leading ground source heat pump solutions provider, is delivering the retrofit project, and on Tuesday 18th June …

Artwork from pupils at Dame Bradbury’s Junior School in Saffron Walden is to be displayed at the National Gallery this summer, as part of the gallery’s Take One Picture competition. Year 6 pupils aged 10 – 11 were tasked with creating a stop-motion animated short video inspired by Henri Rousseau’s …