Aberystwyth is student choice

Aberystwyth University has won two coveted awards at the 2023 Whatuni Student Choice Awards, which saw 35,000 verified student reviews generated from over 240 higher education institutions across the UK.

Aberystwyth picked up the top awards for Lecturers and Teaching Quality, and Student Life, as well as placing third overall in the University of the Year category, the highest placed Welsh university.

Aberystwyth is also top in Wales and in the top three in the UK for Student Experience and Teaching Quality in the 2023 edition of the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide

Recruits enjoy a residential trip

Uniformed Public Services students from Telford College took part in a range of hands-on training activities during an action-packed residential visit to MOD Stafford as part of their work experience.

The group completed activities on the indoor close-quarter battle range and spent time in the indoor computerised range, as well as receiving training in first aid, drill and patrolling skills. Students were also given careers presentations on some of jobs available in the British Army and a briefing session on the Army’s core values.

It was the latest in a series of visits designed to give Telford College’s UPS students the best possible physical and mental preparation for life in the armed forces.

Kerys Kicks Into The Record Books

University of Wolverhampton graduate Kerys Harrop recently broke the record for most football Women’s Super League appearances by playing in her 178th game in the competition.

Former England player and Champions League semi-finalist Kerys studied on the postgraduate Sports and Exercise Science course, where she gained vital skills in leadership, communication and teamwork.

The Tottenham Hotspur defender, who was part of the GB team to win gold at the 2013 World University Games, completed an internship at one of the University’s partner professional clubs. She returned to Wolverhampton as a visiting lecturer and continued to teach even after turning professional at Birmingham City in 2017.

Emergency Services Train On Campus

A partnership will see Shropshire’s Fire and Rescue Service and Harper Adams University working together to help the county’s firefighters train using University facilities. Harper boasts an o -road demonstration track, and the new agreement will provide the service with a safe environment for firefighters to maintain their essential driving skills.

Station manager at Telford Training and Development Centre, James Bainbridge said: “We pride ourselves on being able to reach people when they need us most, so maintaining the capability to navigate some of the trickier terrain in Shropshire is very important. Working in alliance with the University has also paved the way for us to engage with the student body about fire prevention during Welcome Week and other events.”

Support For Speech And Language

Welsh speakers looking to embark on a career in speech and language therapy will be able to study bilingually, thanks to the introduction of Welsh language provision on the degree course at Wrexham Glyndwr University. In an exciting step forward for learning and academic provision through the medium of Welsh, the Speech and Language Therapy degree will be the first course at the University to o er bilingual study options from September.

Elen Mai Nefydd, head of Welsh Medium Academic Development at WGU, said: “I feel a great deal of pride that we are demonstrating our commitment to creating a truly bilingual culture and also backing the Government’s ambition of reaching one million Welsh speakers by 2050.”

BANGOR’S BEAUTIFUL GARDEN

Treborth Botanic Garden covers an area of 18 hectares on the shores of the Menai Strait and has been owned by Bangor University since 1960. Sta and volunteers are celebrating a major landmark in the garden’s history following a successful bid to become an Accredited Botanic Garden. Treborth becomes one of only seven Accredited Botanic Gardens in the UK and one of only three in Wales. Gardens applying for accreditation are assessed on criteria including leadership, specialist horticultural expertise, collections management, public education, conservation, scientific research, sta and sustainability.