Popular public lecture series returns to York with thought provoking, free events
Experts to offer insights into disability rights, social justice and the climate crisis for the Ebor Lectures 2023 / 24 This autumn sees the much-anticipated return of the Ebor Lectures in Theology and Public Life. These popular and well-established public lectures are offered free of charge and provide a space to get people talking and…
Delegate travels from New Zealand to attend Verner Wheelock course
Such is the respect within the flavourings industry for flavour chemist Professor David Baines and flavour application specialist Richard Seal, that a delegate waited three years and travelled halfway around the globe to be trained by them. The two specialists created and deliver Verner Wheelock’s 5-day Creating Thermal Process Flavours course, which took place in Skipton recently….
New RFID and AI technology set to revolutionise performance of West Yorkshire greetings card company
A team of academic experts from Leeds Beckett University are driving innovation and boosting productivity in the region – by supporting the development of new Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology with Wakefield-based Riverside Greetings, a leading supplier of greeting card solutions. By embedding the new technology, the team are set to…
West Yorkshire Colleges secure funding to accelerate digital innovation in education
West Yorkshire Colleges, including Leeds College of Building, have been successful in securing £6.9 million from the Department for Education to digitise teaching and learning in key sectors. The funding is part of the Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) and will launch a West Yorkshire digital innovation project led by colleges. The project will support colleges…
Leeds Beckett University lecture to highlight shadowy lawsuit used to silence whistleblowers
A Leeds Beckett University academic is set to shine a light on the shadowy litigation used by the wealthy and powerful to silence journalists and whistleblowers. Visiting Fellow, Professor Ursula Smartt, will outline how strategic lawsuits against public participation, or Slapps, are used to prevent the reporting of matters of public interest in a guest…
Leeds College of Building Construction Taster Promotes Lifelong Learning
Energy and regeneration specialist Equans held an interactive trades taster day at Leeds College of Building to promote exciting and varied construction careers. Hosted at the College’s South Bank Campus, the event aimed to inspire young people and adults currently unemployed, looking to upskill, or considering changing to a career in construction. Four interactive sessions gave the…
From school leavers to a former dental nurse, six Bradford residents choose new career paths
Housing provider Incommunities has welcomed a new group of apprentices for 2023. The successful six candidates were chosen from 360 applicants who were all vying for the opportunity to learn while they earn. The new recruits are all from Bradford. They join the 16 current Incommunities apprentices who are at various stages of their 2…
TEDx Leeds Beckett University hosts ‘Our Changing World’ on Wednesday 22 November
The questions posed by an ever-evolving world will be answered through a series of talks at the TEDx Leeds Beckett University event. Four speakers from the university are set to deliver impactful talks centred around the theme of ‘Our Changing World’ on Wednesday 22 November from 15.00 at The Theatre, Leeds School of Arts on…
York St John University students to celebrate graduation success
Thousands of York St John University students to mark the end of their degrees at graduation ceremonies taking place in York Minster from 13 to 17 November. Graduation ceremonies are a highlight of the student experience at York St John University. The Class of 2023 will celebrate their achievements at 9 ceremonies taking place from…
Bond Bryan Architects Launch New Partnership with Bradford College
A brand new ‘Academy’ based at the Bradford College Trinity Green Campus has launched in partnership with Sheffield-based architects, Bond Bryan. The ‘Bond Bryan Academy’ will see the company’s team of highly skilled professionals serve as guest lecturers, adding vital industry knowledge and perspective to Bradford College students’ learning. Bond Bryan will also undertake workshops, site…
Parliamentary screening for insightful documentary about support for the most vulnerable in society
MPs, charities and families to attend screening in Parliament with a call to action to improve the lives of people with severe mental illness and their carers Two couples allowed Yorkshire filmmaker Tracy Willits to follow them through the COVID 19 lockdown and show how their lives in North East England were turned upside down…
Building College Students Celebrated at Annual BIG Awards
The hard work and achievements of Leeds College of Building students were celebrated at the annual BIG (Building Industry Greats) Awards. Incredible winners from across construction specialisms were selected for their academic achievements, going the “extra mile,” overcoming adversity, and excelling in studies or national competitions.Leeds College of Building CEO & Principal Nikki Davis welcomed guests to…
New Leeds campus opens to support vulnerable young people across West Yorkshire
A multi million pound purpose-built campus has opened in Leeds to support the most vulnerable learners in West Yorkshire. The Vine, in Burmantofts, has been purpose-built – amidst a national shortage of such specialist provision – to meet the needs of young adult students with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Run by Leeds City…
Leeds Beckett and Coltraco collaborate to develop a novel low-cost building airtightness testing tool
Building performance experts at Leeds Beckett University have teamed up with world-leading technology manufacturers, Coltraco Ultrasonics, to develop their Portascanner® Airtight, a novel rapid low-cost ultrasonic device which can be used to quickly assess and quantify the airtightness performance of a building. The Portascanner® Airtight is a handheld tool which uses ultrasound to detect and…
Roofing Apprentices Return from Vocational Trip of a Lifetime
Two Leeds College of Building students have returned from an incredible experience after gaining places on an all-expenses-paid trip to northern Spain for three days. The Roof Slating and Tiling apprentices travelled to the famous CUPA PIZARRAS quarries in Ponferrada to see first-hand where slate is excavated and manufactured for international distribution. The quarries are the largest…
Leeds Beckett University research shows success of Community Champions programme in tackling health inequalities in Leeds
A volunteer-led programme established in response to Covid-19 is helping to reduce health inequalities in Leeds – and could offer a way to grow inclusive volunteering in the city. New research from Leeds Beckett University has highlighted the strengths of the Leeds Community Champions programme, which uses informal volunteer networks to engage diverse communities. During…
Civic leaders join key figures in counselling and mental health for York St John Communities Centre opening celebration
York St John Communities Centre has formally opened with a celebration of York St John University’s decades of work and research in counselling and mental health. Counselling has been taught at York St John for more than 35 years. In 1987, the first course was launched, making the University one of the very first in…
York St John launch new exercise therapy service for patients with peripheral artery disease
Collaboration between York St John University and York and Scarborough Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to offer claudication exercise service to people suffering with leg pain as a result of peripheral artery disease. York St John University and York and Scarborough Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are rolling out a new scheme providing claudication exercise therapy to…
Next generation of engineers inspired by University event
Pupils from a host of schools were given an insight into a career in engineering and manufacturing during an event at the University of Bradford. A special team engineering challenge was staged by the University’s Faculty of Engineering and Digital Technologies. It saw a group of 60 pupils from Year 9 onwards at Bradford district schools…
Researchers gather experiences of harassment with pop-up dancefloor events
The Dancefloor Project: a unique research collaboration that aims to reduce unwanted behaviour in public spaces and make nights out safer “Every woman has a dancefloor story, a walking home alone story, a workplace story, a bus journey story” A unique collaboration between psychology researchers at York St John University and York based community projects…
Region’s Head of Nursing to open York St John University’s new health simulation suite for nursing and allied health courses
Professor Laura Serrant OBE, Health Education England’s Regional Head of Nursing (North East and Yorkshire), will officially open York St John University’s new health simulation suite on Thursday 30 March, alongside an audience of NHS partners and providers, University staff and students, and other invited guests. The specialist teaching facilities, which opened for students in…
University of Bradford sets challenge to ‘future-proof’ students
The University of Bradford is ‘future-proofing’ its students with a pioneering ‘Dragons Den’ style assessment for the next generation of medical professionals. Second-year students on the Clinical Sciences programme are being tasked with researching, developing and pitching a unique medical device, with a group of professionals from across the medical industry sitting on a panel…
Clarion nurtures ‘leaders of tomorrow’ with tailor-made management development programme
As part of its ongoing commitment to enabling its people to develop their careers and be the best they can be, Clarion is continuing to invest time and develop bespoke training to make this happen. The firm has celebrated the first 30 lawyers and managers to complete a unique nine-month management development programme which it…
Rising stars of manufacturing and engineering to be celebrated in Leeds awards
Manufacturing and engineering employers in Leeds are being urged to nominate outstanding younger talent from among their own organisations for an awards initiative that is now in its second year. The Leeds Manufacturing Festival Awards aim to identify and recognise the achievements of the industry’s next generation of rising stars and potential business leaders. The…
A life in BBC News revealed in new lecture series
BBC News presenter Reeta Chakrabarti to welcome journalist Ben Brown for York St John University lecture on Thursday 2 March With a career spanning over 30 years, the University’s Chancellor Reeta Chakrabarti will introduce a lecture entitled ‘From the frontline to the studio: A life in BBC News’. Reeta will be joined by fellow BBC…
Charity and social enterprises encouraged to apply for university community research grants worth £54,000
York St John University’s Institute for Social Justice (ISJ), established in 2020 to pursue positive change through research, is now accepting applications for its second year of Community Research Grants. Voluntary, charity and social enterprises (VCSE) can now apply to the innovative scheme that invites community groups to work in partnership with university academics. The…
Leeds Manufacturing Festival announces headline sponsors for 2023 programme
Launched last week at a packed event addressed by West Yorkshire Mayor Tracey Brabin and manufacturing employers’ organisation MAKE UK, Leeds Manufacturing Festival has announced the three organisations that are headline sponsors for its 2023 programme. Leeds City College, engineering and manufacturing recruiter E3 Recruitment and Next Gen Makers, which runs a benchmarking and accreditation…
Bradford Garden Centre’s apprentices complete their courses
Management at a Bradford Garden Centre are celebrating after its first two apprentices have passed their qualifications. 19 year old Alfie Taylor from Wyke was employed by Tong Garden Centre as a Plants Apprentice and studied at Shipley College to gain a Horticulture Operative Level 2 qualification and 27 year old Brandon Cox from Birkenshaw has completed Level…
Local Homebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire West is celebrating the success of a local student who has completed his apprenticeship
Local Homebuilder, Barratt Developments Yorkshire West is celebrating the success of a local student who has completed his apprenticeship at Momentum, Waverley development in South Yorkshire Cameron Dalton-Heppenstall, from Sheffield was awarded a certificate and a £100 voucher to mark his successful completion of the Level 3 Apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery by Andy Dawson,…
Career opportunities in the spotlight as 2023 Leeds Manufacturing Festival launches to address recruitment challenges
Manufacturing employers from across Leeds will come together next week to launch a programme of events aimed at highlighting the latest career opportunities available in the modern manufacturing and engineering sectors in the city and the wider region. A high-profile launch event kicking off the Leeds Manufacturing Festival will take place at Leeds City College’s…
Cost of Living – A timely archive film with an uncanny sense of déjà vu
York St John University partners with Yorkshire and North East Film Archives to highlight social issues of the past that feel uncomfortably contemporary “How does it feel to be homeless? Terrible. You know, I never thought it would happen to me.” “We have cut down. We have!” “I’ll make do without during the week, in…
Creative festival provides young people with insights into performing arts industry
York St John University hosts performing arts festival for school pupils in Yorkshire Co-Create is a one-day festival produced by York St John University that celebrates the making of music, dance and theatre with, and for and by members of the youth community. Collaborating with schools in York and North Yorkshire, the festival brought together…
Bradford College Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2023
Bradford College is joining the rest of the country in marking the 16th annual National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2023). Taking place this week from 6th to 12th February, the week-long celebration showcases the incredible benefits apprenticeships bring using this year’s theme, “Skills for Life.” Bradford College has a packed timetable of #NAW2023 activities planned, including specialist staff training, an apprenticeship…
Leeds College of Building Showcases Higher-Level Training for National Apprenticeship Week 2023
Higher and degree apprenticeships are the focus for Leeds College of Building as the country marks National Apprenticeship Week 2023 (#NAW2023).Taking place this week from 6th – 12th February, #NAW2023 is the 16th annual celebration of apprenticeships. The week brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships…
York celebrates National Apprenticeship Week
City of York Council is joining local employers and apprentices to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make during National Apprenticeship Week next week [6-12 February]. The theme for the 16th annual National Apprenticeship Week is ‘Skills for Life’, reflecting how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for…
New city centre business hub opens at Leeds Beckett University
Leeds Beckett University has opened the doors to a new professional, city centre space for the regional business community to meet, collaborate and access the university’s academic expertise and student talent. The Knowledge Exchange is located on the first floor of the Rose Bowl on Portland Way – the home of Leeds Business School. The…
New Courses for 2023 at Verner Wheelock
Food industry training experts Verner Wheelock are introducing two new courses for 2023. Managing Vegan Requirements has been developed to help managers understand what constitutes a vegan product, how to comply with vegan requirements and how to implement production controls to maintain product integrity. It follows the success of two well-established courses Managing Food Allergens in Manufacturing and Legal…
Watson Buckle excites young minds at STEM fair
Accountancy firm Watson Buckle has helped children at Sandal Primary School in Baildon learn more about the job of an accountant at the school’s Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) fair. Gillian Craven and William Scrimshaw visited the school to share their experiences of being accountants at one of Bradford’s leading independent firms and explained…
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