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Millennium Point aims to forge STEM partnership
Millennium Point is looking to partner with organisations to boost science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) learning across the West Midlands. The nationwide STEM skills gap means that the
region currently has a shortfall of 173,000 skilled workers, while 89 per cent of STEM businesses are struggling to recruit. Millennium Point wants to collaborate with STEM businesses to tackle this problem.
Millennium Point: collaboration is the key
Abigail Vlahakis, interim CEO at Millennium Point, said:
“Collaboration is key for generating new ideas to boost STEM learning across the regions. These are the skills of the future, so innovation through working together is crucial. We would love to hear from organisations, particularly Chamber of Commerce patrons on how we can work together to boost STEM learning.” Everything Millennium Point does as a landlord,
events venue, meeting place and facilitator feeds back into its charitable arm, supporting STEM-related projects across the West Midlands. Key schemes include its annual scholarship and small
grants programmes, which have both been completed for 2018-19. More than 30 schools, charities and not- for-profit organisations in the West Midlands have received grants of up to £20,000 from the Millennium Point Small Grants scheme, with more than £410,000 now being put to good use. This year, organisations are using their grants to
arrange STEM festivals, fund school trips, purchase resources, build facilities and more to impact the growth of STEM in the region.
To find out more about working with Millennium Point email
trust@millenniumpoint.org.uk or call 0121 202 2200.
Drag queens go head to head in charity ‘Jag Race’
Four drag queens are racing to raise funds for LGBTQ+ charities thanks to a partnership between Jaguar and ‘Attitude’ magazine. Hosted by Channel 4’s ‘Drag
SOS’ star, Cheddar Gorgeous, ‘Jag Race’ features Courtney Act and Peppermint, stars of the Emmy Award-winning reality show, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’, alongside The Vivienne, who is a contestant on BBC Three’s UK version of ‘Drag Race’, and ‘North-East Premier Show Girl’ Miss Tickle.
Race aces: The Vivienne, Cheddar Gorgeous and Courtney Act
Behind the wheel of Jaguar’s all-
electric I-PACE, each queen will drag race over a standing quarter mile to snatch the top prize of £10,000 for their chosen charity. The runner-up will bag £6,000,
with the remaining queens taking £2,000 each. The charities are the Albert
Kennedy Trust (UK), Stonewall Community Foundation (New York), Sahir House (Liverpool) and
Angel Trust (North-East). Fans can also support the
queens’ chosen charities by donating at
www.gofundme.com/AttitudeJagRace The mini-series celebrates the
longstanding relationship between leading LGBTQ+ media brand Attitude and Jaguar. Jaguar has sponsored the Virgin
Attitude Awards for the last four years.
In Brief Jonathan Fortnam has been name as the new Dean of Aston Law School, part of Aston University’s Business School. He takes up the position
following a distinguished legal career as a partner at Pinsent Masons, where he worked for more than 30 years across a range of fields including professional indemnity, corporate and commercial disputes and international fraud cases.
Jonathan said: “I am
delighted to be joining Aston Law School, having been attracted to the role by the strong reputation the university has for developing highly talented law graduates and its innovative and practical research.”
Direct services from Birmingham Airport to Austrian capital Vienna are launching in January. Austrian Airlines, part of the Lufthansa Group, will operate a four-weekly service on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays during the winter, increasing to a daily schedule from summer 2020. The service replaces the
current point to point Eurowings flights and will be operated by an Embraer 195 aircraft with a capacity of up to 120 seats – including eight business class.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has appointed Alison Rose as its new chief executive, replacing Ross McEwan who stepped down on 31 October. Alison – who has worked at
RBS for 27 years – will also become executive director and chief executive on the boards of NatWest Holdings Limited, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, National Westminster Bank Plc and Ulster Bank Limited. She said: “As one of the
oldest and most important financial institutions in the UK, we have a key role to play in supporting the economy and championing the potential that exists across the country.”
Three new faces have joined business transformation company Curium Solutions. Stephen Lee joins as principal
consultant and Piers Lyon as digital consultant, while Olivia Levanen links up with the Performance Solutions team. Director and co-founder Andy
Dawson said: “Stephen, Olivia and Piers bring different experiences and perspectives to help us challenge our own thinking and develop new ideas.”
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