Taken from themanufacturer.com. Dated 03.17 Artist’s impression of the new collaboration space, a dynamic and innovative new teaching and social space at the heart of NMITE – image courtesy of architects Architype who, in collaboration with Niall McLaughlin Architects, are working in partnership with NMITE to design an exciting purpose-built campus. It’s been confirmed that … Continue reading Production Planner / Stock Controller
Taken from The Marches. Dated 09.03.17 The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership has agreed funding allocations for projects which are being supported by the LEP’s latest Growth Deal with Government announced today. Organisations and partners behind the projects have welcomed news of the funding boost, with figures announced today the minimum levels of expected investment via … Continue reading Marches LEP agrees project funding
Taken from the Government website. Dated 09.03.17 The strategy is published today (9 March 2017), as the Chancellor Philip Hammond visits the region the day after delivering his first Budget. The Midlands Engine Strategy includes significant investment in skills, connectivity and local growth, while it sets out how the government plans to drive the region’s huge … Continue reading Midlands Engine to roar ahead with ambitious new strategy
Taken from The Professional Engineer. Dated 01.17 Do we need a shake-up of the way engineering is taught? The backers of a plan to open a new university think we do. The mantra “fixing the leaky pipeline of engineering talent” is repeated so regularly that there is a risk of switching off and turning away from … Continue reading ‘Radical reform': Professional Engineer Jan 2017
One of the things that differentiates the innovative engineering degree course developed by Herefordshire’s New Model in Technology & Engineering (NMiTE) is the way it will provide students with ‘real world’ learning experiences – they’ll learn by solving problems and undertaking projects as well as by completing a six-month industrial placement. Engineering employers have helped … Continue reading TALKING POINT – JANUARY 26TH 2017
When you’ve a fear of heights, it’s best not to look down! However, for the team behind Herefordshire’s new university, with courage in our hearts and our sights set on the summit, looking back and realising how far we’ve climbed is far from frightening. At the end of a busy 2016, it’s heartening to reflect … Continue reading Talking Point – December 2016
Taken from the The Hereford Times. Dated 27.10.16 NMiTE Founders’ Fund campaign: New university could be a ‘game-changer’ for Herefordshire, company MD says. A NEW university in Hereford would keep young talent in the county and “benefit everyone”. That is the belief of Deborah Gittoes, the MD of Rotherwas- based Arctic Circle – which manufactures low … Continue reading NMiTE Founders’ Fund campaign: New university could be a ‘game-changer’
Taken from the www.timeshighereducation.com. Dated 27.10.16 Five engineers set out why engineering is part of our everyday lives and what universities can do to change the way it is taught. Engineering is still something of a dirty word in certain Western countries. The UK is a good example. As a sector of the economy, engineering … Continue reading Building a future for engineering
“So, what’s Herefordshire’s new engineering university going to look like?” People have started to ask if we can help them visualise NMiTE’s buildings and layout. Until now, what has been crucial to the master plan for our “agile” campus has been our work on our entirely new approach to the curriculum. We’ve learnt from our … Continue reading Talking Point – October 2016
We’ve still got a mountain to climb but the feedback we’ve been getting for our ‘White Paper’ on our engineering curriculum has definitely given us a “second wind”! With a leading article in The Times calling our approach “a timely burst of new ideas for the university sector” and supportive letters to the editor, we … Continue reading Talking Point – September 2016