COVID has caused many young people to delay thinking about their future. But as the prospect of freedom slowly returns, they are starting to get serious about what happens next. Exams were cancelled this year making way for teachers to determine students’ grades, A-level results are out August 10th. So, if you’ve left it until now to think about university, we’ve got some top tips. Many people think that university clearing is only open on A-level results day and for…

Carers Trust Wales in partnership with all universities and Reaching Wider partnerships in Wales have released Going Higher: A carer’s guide to universities in Wales, a valuable, useful publication for carers of all ages considering higher education. A study undertaken by Carers Trust and the University of Nottingham in 2013 found that carers were 4 times more likely to drop out of university than students without caring responsibilities. More recently, this summer, a Carers Trust Wales survey on young and…

FIVE WELSH CHARITIES TO RECEIVE SHARE OF £1.25 MILLION DONATION The ScottishPower Foundation has announced this year’s recipients of its annual award fund. Five charities in Wales will share a part of the £1.25 million pot to help them make a positive difference to people’s lives in many diverse communities in the country. The five charities in Wales who have been chosen by the ScottishPower Foundation include a United-Nations style climate change awareness and action initiative for young people, a…

BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) has announced the launch of its highly acclaimed Composition: Wales project for 2019, which will take place in January and February 2019 in BBC Hoddinott Hall led by conductor and composer B Tommy Andersson. For the past 17 years, the project has provided aspiring and talented Welsh composers with the opportunity to have their music rehearsed and performed in front of an audience. Composition: Wales has established itself as one of the most…

British Army offers school leavers opportunity to earn and learn as a non-graduate Officer As A-Level results are due out across England and Wales a week today, the British Army has found that, despite the majority of this years’ school leavers in Cardiff deciding to go to university (65%), almost two thirds (61%) would choose to skip university if they knew that they could secure the same job and salary straight out of school. With these findings in mind, school…

Dr Sarah Curran, Reader and Principal Lecturer in Podiatry at Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Cardiff School of Health Sciences, has been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy. Dr Curran is the first podiatry lecturer in the country to win the prestigious award. Dr Sarah Curran The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils for England and Wales and the Department for the Economy (DfE) Northern Ireland, recognises and rewards excellent learning and teaching. …

The British Science Association (BSA) has announced the winners of its prestigious Award Lectures for 2016. Seven top UK researchers have been recognised for their cutting-edge research after a competitive selection process. They will join an illustrious group of Award Lecture recipients, which include Professor Brian Cox (winner in 2006), Maggie Aderin-Pocock (2008), and Richard Wiseman (2002). The winners and their respective awards are as follows: * The Daphne Oram Award Lecture for Digital Innovation was awarded to Dr Rebecca Stewart (Queen Mary University of London) * The Charles Darwin Award Lecture for Agricultural, Biological and…

Non Evans MBE to provide keynote address at event designed to get children to learn a new sport and forge a career in sport READING, UK, TUESDAY 1st DECEMBER: A series of FREE nationwide events is kicking off next month at Cardiff Metropolitan University, giving teenagers and young adults the opportunity to find out how to maintain a healthy, active lifestyle, learn a new sport and also forge a career in the sport and fitness sectors. Formerly known as the National…

Empiric to acquire student accommodation property on practical completion in Cardiff: Windsor House The Board of Empiric Student Property plc (ticker: ESP) is pleased to announce that the Group has exchanged contracts to acquire on practical completion the freehold of a premium student accommodation property in central Cardiff for £40 million (excluding costs). The property, which is Empiric’s fourth acquisition in Cardiff, is located directly opposite the Group’s existing Summit House property on Windsor Place, in the city centre within a…

Vodafone would like to highlight that an increasing number of University students are being duped by mobile phone fraudsters using financial incentives, into handing over their personal data so that multiple phone contracts can be taken out in their name. This ongoing scam is losing students thousands of pounds, affecting their long-term credit rating and risking them a criminal record. On average, each claim is around £5k and 6 contracts are being taken out against each student’s details – this…