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In Brief Aston University are seeking mentors from the business world to work with students from an expanded range of disciplines. The university has


successfully run a professional mentoring scheme for seven years but is now seeking to include students in chemical engineering, sociology, politics and international relations and biomedical science.


An environmental business has affirmed their support for the armed forces by becoming one of the latest employers to sign the Armed Forces Covenant. The Busters Group


encompasses several environmental service companies that offer a wide range of services to the commercial sector. By signing the Armed Forces


Covenant, firm is demonstrating that those who serve or who have served in the armed forces, and their families, should be treated with fairness and respect in the communities, economy and society they serve with their lives.


The School of Law at Birmingham City University has been given a major boost thanks to a kind-hearted gesture by a local legal specialist. Talbots is currently


refurbishing its Kidderminster office and needed to find a home for 850 law journals. The firm was keen to find the


right new owner for the books so got in touch with a number of universities and Birmingham City’s large breadth of legal disciplines offered the perfect fit for the unique collection. Mary Mocklow, chief executive


of Talbots said: “The books are leather bound and look great. They’re too good to be just thrown away so we took the decision to find an organisation that could make the best possible use of them.”


Eight-month-old patient Arlo Watson is the face of Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity’s new £2 million Critical Journeys Appeal. The appeal will transform the


patient experience of the KIDS/NTS service – an advice, stabilisation and transport service dedicated to the management of critically ill infants and children in the West Midlands.


20 CHAMBERLINK October 2017


The LM office opening in Birmingham with (forefront) Martin Gallacher (left), HS2 EWC N programme manager, and LM project director Richard Kirkham


Contact: Henrietta Brealey T: 0121 607 1898


Major HS2 contractor joins as Chamber patron


A joint venture of leading engineering and construction businesses, which will deliver essential early works for HS2, has become a patron of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce (GBCC). LM, comprising Laing O’Rourke and J Murphy & Sons


Ltd, has been named as the enabling works partner to HS2 for the northern section of Phase 1, which covers the Birmingham city area. Their work will include delivering ground


investigations, archaeological studies, site clearance and establishing construction compounds – ahead of the start of the main civil engineering work. The multi million pound Area North enabling works


contract covers the 80km stretch of HS2’s Phase One, from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to Handsacre in Staffordshire. In Birmingham, LM has been working with HS2 to bring the new Curzon Street Station forward. Later this year, hoarding will be positioned near to the current historic station building, to protect an area while the initial ground investigations and studies take place. Paul Faulkner, chief executive of the GBCC, said: “We


are extremely proud to have on board this important joint venture involved in such a vital project for the region and nationally. “We greatly look forward to working with them as


HS2 progresses by offering them widespread connections in Greater Birmingham as well as supporting the development of the high speed link.”


Aston University


Amadeus acclaimed at industry awards


Amadeus has scooped two prestigious awards at the SLC Awards 2017 held at BAFTA in London. The awards recognise the


Aston boosts graduates


Aston University does more to boost the earnings of its graduates than nearly every other university in the UK, according to a new study by The Economist. The analysis, based on a


comparison of actual and estimated earnings, found that Aston graduates earned on average £2,966 more than expected five years after graduation. In its conclusion, the study called into question the true value of elite universities. It said: “The analysis shows that


it is not always the famous universities that make the biggest


difference. Focusing too much attention on elite universities may be ill-advised if much of their success is attributable to the calibre of students they attract. “It can be better to study what


goes on in Portsmouth and Aston than in Oxford and Cambridge.” Professor Alec Cameron, vice


chancellor of Aston University, said: “As the analysis itself notes, a university is as good as its students, and we have a unique ability to attract extremely talented students who are willing to work hard to forge a lucrative career.”


achievements of sports and leisure caterers, and are promoted by trade publication SLC (Sports and Leisure Catering). The Amadeus team was awarded


the SLC ‘Caterer of the Year’ title following a record breaking year for the company. This included securing new contracts totalling more than £30m. New clients include the East of England Arena and Events Centre and Compton Verney art gallery, and the provision of catering and hospitality services for Belfast Waterfront and sister venue Ulster Hall. Amadeus chef Neil Ashton also


took home the ‘Chef of the Year’ award. His major success has been the development of ‘The Edge’, which comprises four different restaurants for exhibition visitors.


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