University of the Highlands and Islands

Scottish rewilding estate hosts pioneering research into nature and mental health

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Rural school pupils visiting Trees for Life’s Dundreggan rewilding estate near Loch Ness have been helping shape a pioneering nature-based research programme to boost young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Working alongside researchers from the University of South Wales (USW), pupils from Highland schools have been exploring how spending time in nature can improve wellbeing, […]

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Workforce North partnership to harness investment and drive growth across key industries

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The Highlands and Islands is fast becoming one of the most exciting places in the UK to live and work. Major investment in the region is expected to create up to 16,000 new jobs per year, with opportunities across a wide range of sectors. Over the next 10 to 15 years, the Highlands and Islands

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Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport appoints Alison Wilson as Managing Director

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Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) has announced the appointment of Alison Wilson as its permanent Managing Director, following a period as Interim Managing Director during which the organisation has continued to build momentum across investment, partnership working and delivery. Since joining ICFGF as Investment and Development Manager in March last year, Alison has

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UHI Inverness

New Video Promotes Graduate Apprentice Growth to Meet Demand

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Graduate apprentices are at the heart of the shift at UHI Inverness towards work-based learning to meet current skills needs and regional economic growth. It began offering graduate apprenticeships, work-based learning degrees, in Civil Engineering and Early Learning and Childcare in 2019, then added Business Management and Construction and the Built Environment, and introduced Engineering

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Ministers Open The Inverness Castle Experience After Multi-Million Transformation for the Highlands

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The Inverness Castle Experience was officially opened today (Monday 9 February) by Kate Forbes, Deputy First Minister of Scotland, and Kirsty McNeill, UK Government Minister for Scotland, marking completion of a landmark City Region Deal project. The £47 million investment has transformed Inverness Castle into a world-class visitor attraction for the Highlands, which will strengthen

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