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Bursary scheme opens to help more young people fall in love with STEM through fun activities

Stuart Mitchell

EngineeringUK  is launching its STEM bursary scheme to help school students get creative and inspired by STEM through fun hands-on activities which could lead to creating tomorrow’s astronauts, app designers and AI architects. With many schools facing financial challenges, the bursaries will be awarded to schools with high proportions of students from groups underrepresented in the engineering profession. Primary schools which meet the EngineeringUK Priority Schools criteria, can apply for a bursary of £550 to take part in an experience with Neon – a website that helps primary and secondary…

Volunteer recruitment still ‘tough’ as survey shows no signs of improvement

Stuart Mitchell

The report Present Struggles, Past Origins: Current Challenges in Volunteering Amidst Two Decades of Decline by Nottingham Trent University’s VCSE Data and Insights National Observatory and Pro Bono Economics (PBE) is part of barometer which takes the quarterly temperature of the voluntary sector. More than 560 organisations responded to the latest wave. When the survey last focused on volunteering in Spring 2023, charities reported concerns over decreasing numbers. While the latest barometer does not show significant decline, six in 10 organisations continue to face difficulties in volunteer recruitment and around…

Make 2nds Count to Host Pioneering Patient Summit in Liverpool for Those Living with Secondary Breast Cancer

Stuart Mitchell

Make 2nds Count has announced that it is set to host the first national patient-focused conference in the UK dedicated to secondary (metastatic) breast cancer, working together with ECMC and The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. Taking place in Liverpool on July 9 and 10, this groundbreaking event, designed specifically for women and men living with secondary breast cancer, will bring together 16 medical experts who will support them with gaining vital knowledge and navigating the world of medical terminology and clinical guidelines. There will also be a number of exhibition stalls…

CAP – In-game purchases: guidance review

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: In-game purchases: guidance review. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. In 2021, CAP and BCAP published new guidance on the advertising of in-game purchases. This set out what advertisers must do to advertise in-game purchases, and the games that feature them, responsibly and without misleading consumers. The games industry is growing, and CAP has completed…

All In Reveals Updated Actions for Black Talent, Disabled Talent, and Social Mobility

Stuart Mitchell

All In has announced three updates to actions focused on Black talent, Disabled talent, and talent from Working Class backgrounds at the LEAD North summit in Manchester today as part of UK advertising’s action plan from the Advertising Association, IPA and ISBA to build a workplace where everyone feels they belong. The three new actions were informed by the results of the March 2023 All In Census, which saw its largest-ever response of 19,000 respondents and tracked industry progress two years on from the 2021 inaugural survey. Kathryn Jacob OBE,…