Maheen Farrukh, BA Animation, 2020 I received a grant from The 125 Fund to purchase a Wacom drawing tablet. My family supports my education with difficulty and I take care of my personal expenses through part-time jobs, therefore affording anything…
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Charlotte Fletcher, Digital Media and Communications, 2018 I received funding for an online campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the high suicide rate among men. The grant helped fund research groups, campaign materials and a URL. The online campaign…
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Moonisah Usman, PhD Biomedical Sciences, 2019 My PhD project is about a disorder that affects over a third of the childhood population in the UK – obesity. Over the last three years I have worked immensely hard by collaborating with…
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Edoardo Ruggiero, Business Management (Finance), 2020 “The Good Food Embassy” started as a small food stall in the Sunday market in Brick Lane but is now becoming a great business opportunity and a wonderful personal and professional experience. After several…
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Recipients of The Wates Foundation Scholarship had the opportunity to meet James Wates CBE, Chairman of The Wates Group and a previous Governor of the University of Westminster. The event took place on Wednesday 3 October, giving a chance for James, a…
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The BBC has announced it will be making a new documentary series about the murder of Stephen Lawrence, which will be produced by Oscar award-winning director and University of Westminster graduate Asif Kapadia. Asif Kapadia, who studied BA Film, Video and…
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The 125 Fund was established last year to help students to reach their true potential. Each year, students across the University are invited to apply for a grant of between £150 and £1,500 for projects or activities that will enable…
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The support offered to students who have previously been in care has been significantly enhanced thanks to the generous support of the Unite Foundation. They have pledged to provide accommodation scholarships to support care leavers or estranged students for 3…
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Two University of Westminster alumni have won coveted British Council Study UK Alumni Awards this year. Faisal Abbas (Marketing Communications MA, 2006) was announced as the winner of the Social Impact Award for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday 1 March 2017….
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Hussain Manawer has set a new Guinness world record for the world’s largest mental health lesson. Backed by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, he organised the event in conjunction with Dame Til Wykes, Professor of Clinical…
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