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479Belfast Met is delighted to have been named a finalist in the 2026 Engage Awards, having been shortlisted in the Excellence in Improving Customer Outcomes category for its Assured Skills Academies programme.</p> 480 <a href="/about-us/news/belfast-met-shortlisted-for-national-engage-award">Read more ></a> 481 </div> 482 <div class="row div-news-and-features-stories js-filters-content" style="border-top: 1px solid #CFD2D6; list-style-type: none;margin: 35px 0 0; padding: 35px 0 0;"> 483 <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 div-news-and-features-stories js-filters-content-item"> 484 <a href="/about-us/news/my-mum-said-this-course-changed-my-life-i-agree-100-carrie-gray-on-belfast-met-digital-skills-academy"> 485 <img class="article-image" src="/media/ljpadzo4/1-carrie-gray.jpg?width=550&height=550&format=webp&quality=99&v=1dd51856cc80150" alt="Carrie Gray pictured with her Digital Skills Academy Certificate" loading="lazy"> 486 <h2>“My mum said this course changed my life – I agree 100%”: Carrie Gray on Belfast Met Digital Skills Academy</h2> 487 <time datetime="2026-10-01" style="display:block;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 0 1em;">01 October 2026</time> 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> 489 <div>Read more ></div> 490 491 </a> 492 </div> 493 <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 div-news-and-features-stories js-filters-content-item"> 494 <a href="/about-us/news/belfast-met-and-ni-water-launch-applied-science-research-project-for-traineeship-students-1"> 495 <img class="article-image" src="/media/1i0kkote/ni-water.jpg?cc=0.07194739618801313,0.0000000000000002255968744600,0.07144529359642936,0&width=550&height=550&format=webp&quality=99&v=1dd517f05a97130" alt="NI Water staff pictured alongside Science Students at Belfast Met" loading="lazy"> 496 <h2>Belfast Met and NI Water Launch Applied Science Research Project for Traineeship Students </h2> 497 <time datetime="2026-10-01" style="display:block;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 0 1em;">01 October 2026</time> 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> 499 <div>Read more ></div> 500 501 </a> 502 </div> 503 <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 div-news-and-features-stories js-filters-content-item"> 504 <a href="/about-us/news/student-safety-2026-campaign-launch"> 505 <img class="article-image" src="/media/yrjd2jnq/psni-students-and-pastoral-care-manager.jpg?cc=0.24791867094139333,0.064662143640351,0.17649424938024416,0.07195723684210525&width=550&height=550&format=webp&quality=99&v=1dd41f83dd75540" alt="PSNI Students And Pastoral Care Manager" loading="lazy"> 506 <h2>Student Safety 2026 Campaign Launch</h2> 507 <time datetime="2026-09-11" style="display:block;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 0 1em;">11 September 2026</time> 508 <p>The Police Service of Northern Ireland, in partnership with Queen’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> 509 <div>Read more ></div> 510 511 </a> 512 </div> 513 <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 div-news-and-features-stories js-filters-content-item"> 514 <a href="/about-us/news/belfast-met-to-the-olympic-stage-conor-fergusons-journey"> 515 <img class="article-image" src="/media/4nocf4za/img_7791.jpeg?cc=0.27255341805325184,0.0000000000000001127809808832,0.0808144575944166,0&width=550&height=550&format=webp&quality=99&v=1dd3ba669dbb800" alt="IMG 7791" loading="lazy"> 516 <h2>Belfast Met to the Olympic Stage: Conor Ferguson'
516s Journey </h2> 517 <time datetime="2026-08-27" style="display:block;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;padding:5px 0 1em;">27 August 2026</time> 518 <p>When Conor Ferguson enrolled on Belfast Met'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&nbsp;Swimmer, published researcher, and co-founder of a sports technology business.&nbsp;</p> 519 <div>Read more ></div> 520 521 </a> 522 </div> 523 <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 div-news-and-features-stories js-filters-content-item"> 524 <a href="/about-us/news/belfast-met-named-finalist-in-prestigious-green-gown-awards"> 525 <img class="article-image" src="/media/jsmjdfa2/uki-gg-awards-2026_finalists-announced_for-partners.png?cc=0.4223223335606776,0,0.015177666439322373,0&width=550&height=550&format=webp&quality=99&v=1dd3ba65ab871b0" alt="UKI GG Awards 2026 Finalists Announced For Partners" loading="lazy"> 526 <h2>Belfast Met named finalist in prestigious Green Gown Awards</h2> 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; 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