Bank renews university deal
Santander Universities has renewed its partnership with Bath Spa University for a further three years, to continue to provide annual funding for students and graduates.
The partnership, now in its sixth year, will provide scholarship and award opportunities to support education, entrepreneurship and employability activities.
Bath Spa University Vice-chancellor Professor Sue Rigby and Matt Hutnell, Director Santander Universities UK, held an online ceremony on September 22 to mark the renewal of the agreement.
As a result of this ongoing partnership, the University will continue to help more students to enrich their learning experiences and further enable graduates to achieve their aspirations. Funding will go towards helping those supported by the University’s Widening Participation team, to enable them to participate in mobility and research programmes.
Students from all subjects, years and backgrounds will have the chance to benefit from the partnership’s initiatives too, such as the Santander Universities creative CV competition, which awards winners with funding and professional skills development experiences. Students and graduates also have the chance to apply for seed funding to help with entrepreneurial ventures. Earlier this year, thanks to Santander Universities support, Bath Spa University created Emerge - its new creative studio, at its Sion Hill campus. Emerge has given graduates from across the creative industries: art, design, performance, and media the opportunity to become studio residents which has provided them with space, support and funding to develop.
Vice-chancellor Professor Sue Rigby, inset, said: “I’ve been delighted to see the positive impact of the opportunities provided to our students and graduates by Santander Universities. Strengthening our partnership for a further three years will mean that even more of our learners will benefit.” ”