Bournemouth University nursing students awarded scholarships

Five Adult Nursing students at Bournemouth University (BU) who applied for LewisManning Hospice Care’s end-of-life care scholarship scheme will receive £3,000 of funding each for the next academic year.

The students not only receive the financial support but also a range of support from Lewis-Manning, which includes online learning, conference opportunities and the opportunity to shadow a member of the Lewis-Manning Hospice Care clinical team, and mentorship from LewisManning’s Academic Advisor, Dr Linda Thompson and Bournemouth University’s, Dr Sue Baron, Senior Lecturer The successful students are: 1. Tyler Trifari (MSc Adult Nursing) 2. Maria-Gorati Okeki (MSc) 3. Grace Lawrence (BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing) 4. Katie Butler (BSc) 5. Millie Gray (BSc) Dr Sue Baron, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing and Programme Lead, MSc Adult Nursing at BU commented, “This is an amazing development opportunity for our nursing students and we are extremely grateful to Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, and the Burdett Trust for Nursing for making this possible.”

Dr Linda Thompson, Lewis-Manning Hospice Care Academic Advisor said, “We were very pleased that the scholarship scheme, now in its second year, is growing evermore popular and I’m extremely impressed by the talent and tenacity shown by applicants.” www.bournemouth.ac.uk

Intelligent Land launches its bespoke land service package

After a summer and autumn of political turmoil, the new buzz phrase is “austerity 2.0”. Of course, no-one really knows what that might mean, and economic forecasts seem to change day by day.

What does seem certain however is that the public sector especially faces challenging times ahead.

With that in mind, Intelligent Land has developed what it is calling its Land Service Package, which is designed to help organisations, especially in the public sector, who are seeking innovative ways to raise funds and capital receipts to support service delivery and policy objectives.

Simon Trueick, IL’s Director of Planning, in launching the Land Service Package, says:

‘The public sector is often asset rich but revenue poor. Sources of revenue are being squeezed, while staffing and other costs, especially energy, are rising. Those land and property assets could be one answer to this.’ www.intel-land.com

Weymouth College student wins national award

Weymouth College student Thomas Hepburn has been named winner of the Association of Colleges Young Student of the Year 2022/23 Award.

The announcement was made at the AoC Annual Conference in Birmingham. The Association of Colleges is the national voice for further education, sixth form, tertiary and specialist colleges and recognises the education and training of over 1.6 million students studying FE courses in the UK today.

The annual Association of Colleges’ Student of the Year awards celebrate students who stand out from the crowd and have gone above and beyond, whether in college or their local community

Young Student of the Year winner, Tom said: “I was amazed that I was even being considered for such a big award and to have been chosen as a finalist from so many entries was fantastic. I have found it difficult to get my head around winning but am really pleased to have been chosen – it means a lot to me.”

Weymouth College Principal/ CEO, Julia Howe said:

“As Tom was announced as winner, Principals and Senior Leaders from colleges around the country applauded and cheered. What a brilliant achievement Tom, we are so proud of you. You are an inspiration and you are an example of what an individual can accomplish with the right attitude and commitment. You thoroughly deserve this recognition. I would also like to pass on my thanks to the teaching teams and support teams at the College – you really do make a difference!” www.weymouth.ac.uk