Within the university, much of the pressure came from researchers in physics, engineering and computing who came to see local industrial development in their fields as desirable for various reasons: as a way of exploiting their research via startup ventures; as a potential source of research collaboration and funding; and as a way of boosting the employability of their students.
Aidan Potter, McAslan's partner who is running the project, said he had already identified one teenager who has ambitions to become an architect in the area, but he said the practice would also try to boost the wider employability of young people, not just in architecture.
And with your network and success in research, I'm confident that you will find the right job and boost your employability in the process.
Andrew McFarlan is the editor of The Scholar, a journal designed to boost graduate employability through the publishing of academic research.
The placements help boost student employability: 94% of Loughborough's graduates go into employment or further study, and of those in full-time employment, 90% take up professional or managerial roles.
It plans more work in this area later in the year, aimed at helping its young leaders boost their employability, in recognition of the difficulties facing young people looking for employment.
@heacademy Jonathan is senior project co-ordinator at StudentForce for Sustainability - the only charity in Europe that solely focuses on young people and graduates working and learning to boost their employability, as well as the sustainability of communities and employers.
You could learn a language – becoming fluent in, say, Spanish or Arabic, is one of the best ways to boost your employability while enjoying yourself abroad.
Throughout the year, members get the chance to develop soft skills to boost their employability.
The aim of the placements is both develop trainees' skills in bread-making but also to boost their employability by providing opportunities to interact with the public and also with the bakery's wholesale customers, who could be potential future employers.
