Media stars of the week

Celebrating Nyree’s Queen’s Nurse success

Senior Lecturer and lead for the District Nursing Specialist Practice Programme, Nyree Kendall, has been given the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse (QN) by community nursing charity The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).

She’s been featured in The Bolton News newspaper (although not on the website, so we can’t link to her story) and she’s been a social media sensation on our Facebook page.  Her story reached 6,350 in one hit and more than 120 people ‘liked’ her story.

The title is not an award for past service, but indicates a commitment to high standards of patient care, learning and leadership. Nurses who hold the title benefit from developmental workshops, bursaries, networking opportunities, and a shared professional identity.  Judging by her comments, she inspires much support.

Olivia conquers Everest – in Bolton

Well done, Sports Rehab student Olivia Ratcliffe – our champion climber finished her 16-hour challenge at 11.10pm on Wednesday night – she reached that Everest target and raised an amazing £840 with all her fundraising for Cancer Research UK and Climbers Against Cancer. That’s more than four times her goal.

Olivia has been in the Bolton News newspaper (although not on the website, so we can’t link to the story) and she’s amassed impressive Facebook support over the week as we tracked her journey – more than 115 likes, reaching a total of 6,500 people.

University of Bolton and Decathlon announce an innovative three-year sports partnership

The University of Bolton has announced a new three-year partnership with Decathlon, through the leading European sports retailer’s Bolton store.

Launched on Monday and featured in The Bolton News, the agreement will see Decathlon Bolton create a partnership with the University of Bolton and Bolton Students’ Union, exclusively supplying students and their sports clubs with discounted sports apparel requirements
Read more here

Centre of Dental Sciences: higher apprenticeship course marks first development phase

In the opening phase of plans to build ‘an outstanding dental faculty supported by dental employers’, the University of Bolton is working with industry to launch a brand new Higher Apprenticeship for Dental Technicians, a part of the Government’s education agenda.

Head of the Centre of Dental Sciences at the University, Robert Biggs, says he aims to provide the most advanced employment focused dental education in the United Kingdom for dental care professionals. Read more here

Celebrating the magnificent Magna Carta

Leading authority on the Magna Carta, Professor Nicholas Vincent gave an enlightening insight into one of the most famous documents in the world, in the latest lecture of the Centre for Islamic Finance at the University.

The document recognised as the foundation stone of the British legal system celebrated its 800^th anniversary earlier this year, with Professor Vincent involved in curating an exhibition about the document for the British Museum. Read more here

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