
Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has launched an Assured Skills Academy in Cloud Engineering with Deloitte, offering 20 high-quality training places for people with degrees. The Assured Skills Academy will see participants receive eight weeks of industry-relevant training with South Eastern Regional College (SERC). Completing the Academy guarantees participants an interview for […]
Aug 20 2021 | Posted in
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The latest Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES 2021) has placed Ulster University second in the UK for postgraduate researcher satisfaction. The national benchmarking exercise surveyed postgraduate research students from 89 universities across the UK about their postgraduate research experience. Ulster University has risen from 8th in 2019 to 2nd in 2021. […]

Engineering student Daniel Forde has been awarded the inaugural title of ‘Overall SRC Student of the Year’ at the recent SRC Student Recognition Awards. This award was generously sponsored by awarding body ‘OCN Northern Ireland’. Daniel, from Portadown, has just completed the second year of a Level 3 Extended Diploma in […]

Ahead of A-Level results day on Tuesday 10 August the team at Ulster University highlight the opportunities available via Clearing and share their top tips to guide you through the process. The run-up to results day can be a stressful time for students and parents alike but taking some time to prepare for […]

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has announced a new Assured Skills Academy with PwC offering 20 high-quality training places for people with degrees. Focussing on Future Business Skills, the Assured Skills Academy will see successful applicants receive eight weeks of industry-relevant pre-employment training at Belfast Met and Ulster University. Participants who complete […]
Jul 28 2021 | Posted in
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The Open University (OU) has been ranked no.1 university for Overall Student Satisfaction in Northern Ireland for the seventeenth year in a row in the National Student Survey (NSS) results. The NSS is an annual survey of nearly half a million final year students across the UK. It is their opportunity […]

Tom Harty graduates from Ulster University this summer with first-class honours in Business Economics and Accountancy. Furloughed during his placement year, Tom was initially glad of the extra free time but after seeing the rest of his family working tirelessly in the healthcare sector throughout the pandemic he was motivated to find something […]

Students and seasonal staff working in Northern Ireland are being reminded by HMRC to check that they are being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW). All workers are legally entitled to be paid the NMW. This includes temporary seasonal staff, who often work short-term contracts in bars, hotels, shops and warehouses […]

Economy Minister Paul Frew has announced the second Assured Skills Academy in legal services with local company FinTrU. The Academy will deliver 20 training places to individuals with degrees who wish to retrain in the legal aspect of financial services. Training will be delivered remotely over a five-week period by Belfast […]
Jul 12 2021 | Posted in
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Northern Ireland’s Universities and Further Education Colleges have united behind a new initiative aimed at ensuring school leavers are made aware of the full range of higher education options available locally. For the first time school leavers, parents and careers staff will have access to the full higher education course listing through a […]
Jul 7 2021 | Posted in
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