SCIENCE Financial Times highlight huge increase in Environmental jobs

Arecent Financial Times article highlighted that the number of green job openings worldwide in the past five years has outpaced the number of people with green qualifications. This is according to LinkedIn data cited in a report from Columbia University. It will not come as a surprise to many, as climate change and sustainability are major global issues.

ATU Sligo’s Environmental Science with Ecology graduates have seen significant demand for their skills in recent years, a trend which will continue to grow. In fact, most students secure jobs before they complete their final exams.

The global nature of environmental issues is also reflected in the ATU Sligo degree. Students have the option to study abroad for a semester or a full year with Mid-Sweden University in Year 3. This year saw five students take this opportunity. Four students completed one semester whilst a fifth student, Claire Doran, spent a full year in Sweden. Claire secured work placement with Mid-Sweden University and got to study in the most environmentally friendly country in the world. Students can also take part in a two-week international summer school in Netherlands or Sweden.

ATU Sligo has one of the longest running environmental science degrees in Ireland and are experts in this area. Students are taught by expert academics, spend 50% of their time in fieldwork and labs, graduate with CIWEM accreditation, have access to state-of-the-art environmental technologies, and lots more. Visit www.atu.ie/au966

International accreditation for Health Science programmes

ATU Sligo’s MSc in Health Promotion Practice and PG Cert in Health Promotion and Wellness Practice were both awarded International Union for Health Promotion (IUHPE) accreditation earlier this academic year. In doing so, they joined ATU Sligo’s undergraduate degrees. There are only four undergraduate health science degrees accredited in Ireland, with three of the four in ATU Sligo –

(AU971) Health Science and Physical Activity, (AU861) Health Science and Physiology, and Public Health and Health Promotion (Add-on). The IUHPE is a global professional organisation

Sligo is a rapidly developing hot spot for BioPharma