Degree in Chemistry

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Britain's first woman prime minister and the first Briton in space have one thing in common – both studied chemistry at university, proving that it doesn't have to be all white coats and test tubes.

Oxford graduate Margaret Thatcher was a research chemist, helping devise the process that produces Mr Whippy ice cream. And Helen Sharman, who studied at Sheffield, worked, aptly enough, at Mars confectionary before becoming the UK cosmonaut on the 1991 Soviet space mission Project Juno.

For those with less lofty ambitions, it can open doors to a wide variety of careers inside or outside the lab..
What skills have you gained?...more
Angela Foster
Guardian
28th May 2011

Worcester College of Technology workers facing job losses

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From Worcester News Friday 27 May 2011
By Richard Vernalls
LECTURERS are to be axed as further cuts bite at a Worcester college.

Worcestershire College of Technology chiefs have told staff 20 full-time equivalent posts are at risk, although it is not yet known in what departments.

Two business support staff roles will also have to go. The college has said it is still informing affected staff and will make a formal comment in the “forthcoming days”.
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Pershore College Careers Day

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Pershore College Careers day.
Saturday 11 June
10am to 4pm
Careers advice and demonstrations in horticulture, garden design, landscaping, floristry, animal welfare, equine, countryside management, motor vehicle and veterinary nursing.
Commercial plant centre.
BBQ and cream teas

Pershore College, Avonbank, Pershore, Worcestershire WR10 3JP
Tel: 01386 552443

Worcester nursery saved

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Nursery services at Worcester College of Technology which faced the threat of closure have been saved.
But plans to slavage childcare at the college have come at a cost whith a cut in places, staffing and an increase in fees.
After a consultation a business plan was drawn up, which the college will adopt from September.
"The parents... stated that they would be happy to pay a higher rate, in oreder to secure what they called the best childcare in the city", - Peter Robinson, director of student guidance and support.
From The Standard, Friday May 20 2011.

Summer Courses in Worcester

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WEA - Workers Education Association

Computer Workshops - Tues and Thurs am
Confidence Building - Friday am

For more information call
07896 246 703
jhall@wea.org.uk

Young People are Key to Our Future

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WORCESTER-based Yamazaki Mazak is offering work placements to students as it supports initiatives that promote engineering as a career.

One scheme is the Young Apprenticeship Programme, taught in the Midlands through the ContinU Trust in secondary schools in Wyre Forest and at New College, Bromsgrove.

The programme is aimed at 14 to 16-year-olds and offers an alternative route through GCSE level education. The first five students ..more
Mike Pryce, Worcester News

Worcester Writers Events

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A fund raising event is being held by local publisher Terry Wardle, of Barbourne, Worcester. Terry is organising two events to raise money for Fibromyalgia charities in the UK after being inspired by his daughter Claire, who suffers from the chronic condition, which causes widespread pain.
The first event is a Workshop: Breaking Into Print, at the Fownes Hotel on Saturday June 18th, which will look at how writers can interest mainstream publishers, and examine the options for writers to publish and market their own work.
Event no. 2 is Worcestershire Writers - our Past in Print. This is held at the Royal Grammar School Lecture Theatre, at 7pm on Friday June 24th. This will be an illustrated talk by Mr Wardle. It will cover a wide range of writers who were born or lived in the county.
For more information visit www.terrywardle.co.uk or call 01905 610678.

From Worcester Standard May 13th 2011