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Author: Richard Horsburgh

Aerospace collaboration training project takes off in the Black Country

Posted on 17th January 2017 by Richard Horsburgh

WMCU member the University of Wolverhampton has successfully secured almost €390,000 funding for a collaboration project to support the training needs of the growing aerospace sector.[…]

New study reveals how nurse staffing levels link to patient outcomes

Posted on 17th January 2017 by Richard Horsburgh

A new study investigating the links between variations in patient wellbeing and how registered nurses deliver care to their patients, has been published in the[…]

How higher education can make the industrial strategy a success

Posted on 21st December 2016 by Richard Horsburgh

Professor John Latham is Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Coventry University and is chair of the University Alliance mission group.  Here he blogs on the[…]

Combined Universities initiative has important role to play says new interim Vice-Chancellor

Posted on 21st December 2016 by Richard Horsburgh

An experienced Higher Education leader has reiterated the important contribution universities can make to plugging the region’s skills gaps and boosting the economy, after taking[…]

Midlands Universities launch ‘cash pot’ for growth-hungry businesses

Posted on 14th December 201614th December 2016 by Richard Horsburgh

Three Midlands Universities have joined forces to launch a new scheme offering up to £2,500 to help small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) create innovation[…]

New Chief Executive forges ahead with manufacturing hub plans

Posted on 17th November 2016 by Richard Horsburgh

The University of Wolverhampton has appointed a new Chief Executive to get its Elite Centre of Manufacturing (ECMS) hubs off the ground. Ian Fitzpatrick, from[…]

Universities handed £500k boost to provide apprenticeships to help plug skills gaps

Posted on 14th November 201617th November 2016 by Richard Horsburgh

Birmingham City University and the University of Wolverhampton have been handed a £500,000 boost to train apprentices in key industries and help tackle some of[…]

Women can play key role in plugging the region’s skills gaps

Posted on 13th September 2016 by Richard Horsburgh

Key skills gaps in the West Midlands could be significantly reduced if more women enter male dominated industries like manufacturing and engineering, academics have said. The region[…]

Universities working together to support business

Posted on 12th September 201612th June 2024 by Richard Horsburgh

West Midlands’ universities are working together to support businesses to increase growth and profitability in the region as part of a multi-million pound project. The[…]

Universities producing highly employable graduates

Posted on 12th September 201612th June 2024 by Richard Horsburgh

Graduates at three West Midlands’ universities are among the most employable in the UK with 7,500 of them going on to support the region’s economy[…]

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