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All proceeds from the sale of a thriller written by a South Staffordshire College lecturer are going to charities supporting families with autistic children. Radical, centred around the themes of technology, climate change and politics, is by Ian Cawley, HE lecturer in Film and TV at the Lichfield College site.

Keele University has launched an undergraduate degree programme to help law students tackle climate crisis using legal powers – the first of its kind in the country. The new course in Law with Environmental Sustainability aims to give students a solid foundation in their legal careers, and allow them to

A Keele University criminologist has lent her expertise to the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC) annual campaign to tackle drink and drug driving over the festive season.  With the World Cup coinciding with the run up to Christmas this year, police are facing an extra challenge in their annual efforts

Keele University’s Business School is expanded its offering with a host of new courses and a new Director at the helm.  Dr Scott Bambrick has joined Keele from Manchester Metropolitan University, where he was Head of the Strategy, Enterprise and Sustainability department.  Dr Bambrick said: “This is a very exciting

Entrepreneurs are being targeted by Staffordshire University in a drive to harness business success in new partnerships to benefit the county. Company leaders heard Vice Chancellor Martin Jones open doors while throwing down the gauntlet during a dinner for hundreds of the area’s most successful companies. As well as unveiling

Stoke-on-Trent College has secured over £13 million in funding for two new state-of-the-art buildings and to transform its campuses.  Both the Cauldon site in Shelton and the other in Burslem will benefit from new classrooms and teaching spaces, leading to the development of new curriculum areas. They will replace older

Many tens of thousands of apprentices are dropping out of their programmes every year, according to a hard-hitting report by an education think tank.  The EDSK carried out an investigation into the quality of apprenticeships in England called No Train No Gain. It found that many businesses were providing little

A former apprentice has been appointed as Head of Business Development at one of the largest sheet metal engineering firms in the UK.  Just 11 years ago rising star Adam Ellis was starting out on his four-year in-house apprenticeship at KMF Group, based in Newcastle-under-Lyme.  He gained valuable on-the-job experience

A trio of Staffordshire University filmmakers have been awarded cash bursaries after impressing a local film company. For the sixth year running, Inspired Film and Video offered BA (Hons) Film Production students from Staffordshire University the chance to compete for funding to support their final year projects. After pitching their