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Summer Internship Scheme 2020: What’s it like hosting a Robertson scholar?
December 2019
We are seeking employers from a range of industries and sectors to host a Robertson scholar as part of our fully-funded Summer Internship Scheme 2020. With this in mind, we recently visited JLL in Glasgow to hear from Office Manager, Mike Buchan, about his experience of hosting and two former interns about how their experiences helped to shape their future careers.
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‘Meta-skills’ - Adapting to the changing world of work
November 2019
The pace of change and the changing nature of jobs and careers in today's world are making certain skills even more important. In his latest blog, our Head of Scholarship and Learning, Gordon Hunt, looks at the 'meta-skills' agenda.
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Key challenges and opportunities facing the Third Sector, communities and funders
October 2019
We are pleased to share the findings of our recent grant holder and stakeholder engagement, which we are using to inform our strategy renewal process. The findings are summarised by our Chair, Shonaig Macpherson, with more detailed feedback available to download.
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Journey to Success alumni launch the Tartan Fund
October 2019
Graduates of the Journey to Success programme have launched a new fund which offers small grants for individuals and organisations in Scotland.
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Scholarship in 2018/19: A photo journey
August 2019
Our Head of Scholarship, Gordon Hunt, looks at some of the key points from 2018/19 in our Scholarship team.
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Director’s blog - Looking ahead at The Robertson Trust
August 2019
Following the launch of our Annual Review 2018-19, Director, Kenneth Ferguson, provides an update on our ongoing strategy renewal.
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Annual Review 2018-19 launched
July 2019
We've tried to make our 2018-19 Annual Review more compact and visual than ever before! It is now available for download and looks at some of the key data and news from the past year.
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Thank you – it’s good to talk but even better to listen!
May 2019
Our Chair, Shonaig Macpherson, provides a short update on our strategy renewal process.
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Scholarship update - Borders Young Talent
May 2019
In his latest blog post, our Head of Scholarship and Learning, Gordon Hunt, focuses on the work of Borders Young Talent, one of the widening access projects we are involved with.
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Looking for volunteers? Our scholars can help!
May 2019
We have created a new resource to advertise your volunteering opportunities for current Robertson scholars.
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Life as a Robertson Scholar - Part 2
March 2019
As we seek applications from schools, colleges and universities for our Journey to Success programme for 2019, we are asking current scholars to give their views on the programme.
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214 athletes across 29 sports receive bursaries from The Robertson Trust
March 2019
The recipients of our latest round of sports bursaries have been announced.
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Life as a Robertson Scholar
March 2019
As we seek applications from schools, colleges and universities for our Journey to Success programme for 2019, we are asking current scholars to give their views on the programme.
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Summer Internship Scheme 2019: Can you help with our last few placements?
March 2019
We are still looking for hosts for a handful of current third-year Robertson Scholars.
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Robertson scholar named Strathclyde Women Lead Champion
March 2019
We were thrilled to see one of our Robertson Scholars named as Strathclyde Women Lead Champion for 2019.
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Biggest ever Annual Gathering held in Glasgow
February 2019
Our biggest ever Annual Gathering for current Robertson scholars took place in Glasgow this week.
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Journey to Success is on social media
February 2019
Follow our Journey to Success story on Linkedin and Instagram.
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What’s new in our Scholarship work
January 2019
Every month in 2019, one of our team leads will provide an update on their team's work in the form of a short blog post. First up is Gordon Hunt, our Head of Scholarship and Learning, who tells us how his team is now working to provide support at all stages of the learner journey.