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Regional consumer co-operative Central Co-op has pledged 300 work experience placements this year and support to an additional 1,500 students through employability workshops. 

Construction is due to get underway on a unique new Peace Garden on Keele University’s campus after planners gave the project the green light.

A new report has revealed that first-year international students bring £176 million of economic benefits to the region.

Biomedical science teaching at Staffordshire University has been given top marks at a prestigious national awards ceremony. 

Entrepreneurs, charity workers and philanthropists are among those who will receive Staffordshire University’s highest honour this summer. 

A community hub dedicated to providing life changing opportunities for young people in Stoke-on-Trent has not only exceeded all its first 12 month targets but is also paving the way for offering wider career opportunities in collaboration with other organisations.  PPE – Positive People Empowerment – first opened the doors to its

Stoke on Trent College has showcased the achievements of a host of learners at their annual Celebrating Success awards ceremony. 

Staffordshire engineering firm KMF Precision Sheet Metal has won a top award recognising its outstanding collaborative efforts, work experience programme and apprenticeships.

Research assessing the need for potentially lifesaving technology – prepared by university experts and water safety company specialists – has been published in an international academic journal.