Student fundraisers from Plymouth University have won a prestigious national award after generating more than £106,000 for charity over the past year.
The Plymouth team won the 'Most Improved' category at the 2013 National RAG Awards by raising an incredible 1,700% more than they had in the previous year.
To achieve this they staged a fundraising event on average every 1.9 days...
Thousands of prospective students have been helped on the path to higher education thanks to Confirmation and Clearing advisers at Plymouth University.
The University’s dedicated call centre, staffed by 60 specially trained advisers and social media experts, opened as A-level students across the country picked up their results on Thursday 15 August.
Your A level results have arrived and they’re not what you had expected, so what do you do now? The first and most important tip - don’t panic. Iola Nelson, Plymouth University Undergraduate Student Recruitment Manager, advises school and college leavers at this time every year. Here, she shares the answers to the most commonly asked questions.
More than 60 trained advisers will be on hand to guide prospective students through the transition into life at Plymouth University.
As A-level results are published on August 15, thousands of students will look to confirm their progress into higher education or transfer onto other programmes if they have exceeded their predicted grades.
Two business students from Plymouth University are preparing to embark on a six-week project to encourage entrepreneurship within a Kenyan community.
Luke Mallard and James Holden have been selected to take part in the Balloon Kenya initiative, which brings exceptional young individuals from around the world together to work with budding local business people.
Four students have been crowned the first winners of a competition designed to spark increased enthusiasm in mathematics and statistics.
Teenagers from The Ecclesbourne School in Derbyshire won £2,500 after triumphing in WinAtSchool 2013, with St John’s Marlborough second and the Kendrick School in Berkshire third.
They were among hundreds of schools to take part in the...
A unique advisory group set up to assist students leaving a care environment has been recognised as best practice in supporting young people.
Buttle UK has recently reaccredited Plymouth University’s Quality Mark for a further three years and rated the institution as “exemplary”, demonstrating its commitment to helping young people in care and the challenges they face when entering...
Students visiting Plymouth from France can now tour the city using a new visitors’ guide to help make the most of their stay and work on their language skills.
An event celebrating the launch of the new YOLO (You Only Live Once) tourist information brochure for young people, is taking place on Wednesday 26 June at 3.30pm in the Tourist Information Office on the Barbican.
