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  1. Helping hundreds of hurricane-hit students to return to university

    …ents are already planning some volunteering events together. The team that run our sports facilities has also given the students associate membership status at the gym, not only for the students, but for their partners too! We’ve also had to rely very heavily on our external partners, especially private sector accommodation providers who have gone out of their way to be flexible. As always our colleagues at Preston Police have been incredibly help…

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  2. David Docherty writes about bridging the gap between education and employment

    …key role in their plans for recovery and growth are a common sight in the news and students taking part in NCUB’s Student Employability Index report were overwhelmingly optimistic about their own employment prospects. However, it is clear from ‘Job Ready: universities, employers and students creating success’ as well as NCUB’s own ‘Career Portfolios and the Labour Market for Graduates and Postgraduates’ report, and others, that there is still roo…

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  3. Employability focus benefits universities, business and graduates, Daisy Hooper writing for the NCUB blog

    …: ‘The increasing focus of universities on graduate employability is great news for individuals, for the economy and for society. Gone are the days when an individual could go to university, get a job straight after graduation and stay in that role until they were drawing their pension.’ Read more on the NCUB blog here.   Come to our launch event for Job Ready: universities, employers and students creating success Tuesday 8 July, 12.30pm – 2.30pm…

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  4. Sunday Times – Plan digital future for universities

    …higher education (“Students on high-flyer courses face increase in fees”, News, last week). However, proposals to reward universities or courses that lead to high-earning careers risk reinforcing recruitment to City-based firms when we need to build a more dynamic economy such as in the creative and digital industries. A study last week found the UK digital economy was 40% bigger than estimated, with at least 270,000 digital companies. We should…

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  5. University remains a smart choice for individuals

    …ing 129% higher than those with below upper secondary education. “The good news is that this positive message is getting through to students with demand for university places remaining high. However, it is important that universities do not become complacent. We need to continue to make every effort, in partnership with business and the professions, to secure employment for recent graduates. “Investing in higher education pays off in the long run,…

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  6. Our celebration by the Thames

    …role of enterprise societies in catalysing entrepreneurship on campus. To truly capture the important role graduate entrepreneurs are playing two individuals, who have benefited from university and NACUE support, came to the stage to give their thoughts. Neomi Bennett, of Neo-Innovations UK, believes she could not have set up her business without the university. She said, “I got more than I’d bargained for when I decided to study nursing at Kingst…

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  7. The Independent: ‘Universities in the ambitious pursuit of excellence’

    …As universities assess the impact of the Government’s funding cuts, there is better news from at least one part of the sector which is involved in a campaign to increase the size and quality of its research. The last thing education needs is a new acronym, but welcome to NTEU. It stands for New Type of Excellent University, a phrase coined by Andrew Wathey, the vice-chancellor of Northumbria University. Read the full article.  …

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  8. Invitation to Tender: Action Learning Sets Facilitator

    …ose links with business and co-create innovative research that solves real-world challenges. But they also believe that universities should be open to all and, through their progressive teaching, equip the students they work with for the jobs of the future and the skills to help their communities prosper. All Alliance universities share a unique set of qualities, they are all: Inclusive Local and global They produce powerful research They provide…

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