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476                                        <h2 style="border: 0px;padding-bottom:0;">Belfast Met shortlisted for national Engage Award</h2>
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488                            <p>Carrie Gray from north Belfast says her eyes were opened to new possibilities through a Digital Skills Academy with Belfast Met. Since graduating, the 25-year-old has enrolled on a Foundation Degree in Film Production.</p>
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498                            <p>Belfast Met and NI Water have launched a new employer-led Applied Science Work-Based Learning Research Project for Level 2 Traineeship students, offering an exciting opportunity for learners to apply their scientific knowledge to real-world environmental challenges in the field of water purification processes.</p>
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508                            <p>The Police Service of Northern Ireland, in partnership with Queen&#x2019;s University Belfast, Ulster University, Belfast Metropolitan College, Belfast City Council and SoS Bus has today, Wednesday 9th September, launched its student safety campaign.</p>
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518                            <p>When Conor Ferguson enrolled on Belfast Met&#x27;s Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business at the age of 20, he was looking for a fresh start and a pathway to university. Today, at 26, he is a First-Class Honours graduate from Loughborough University, a 2024 Olympian&amp;nbsp;Swimmer, published researcher, and co-founder of a sports technology business.&amp;nbsp;</p>
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527                            <time datetime="2026-08-18" style="display:block;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 0 1em;">18 August 2026</time>
528                            <p>Belfast Met has been announced as a finalist in the Sustainability Institution of the Year category at the UK &amp;amp; Ireland Green Gown Awards 2026, one of the most respected sustainability awards programmes in the education sector. </p>
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537                            <time datetime="2026-08-17" style="display:block;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 0 1em;">17 August 2026</time>
538                            <p>As students across Northern Ireland consider their next steps, Belfast Met is encouraging learners to explore the education and training opportunities available through its upcoming Clearing events.</p>
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