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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.
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Recipients of John Smith Centre Award announced
January 2019
The first recipients of this new award for Robertson scholars have been announced.
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Director’s blog - What 2019 holds for The Robertson Trust
January 2019
Our Director, Kenneth Ferguson, provides an update on The Robertson Trust's work and looks ahead to 2019.
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Latest John Macphail Rugby Scholarship recipients announced
January 2019
We are delighted to announce the latest recipients of the John Macphail Rugby Scholarship.
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Hosting a Robertson scholar - An employer’s view
November 2018
We speak to three employers who've previously hosted Robertson scholars to find out whether they'd recommend the Summer Internship Scheme to others.
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Summer Internships 2019 - What’s it like to host a Robertson Scholar?
October 2018
As we look for organisations across Scotland once again to host our third-year Robertson Scholars for two-months, we talk to Roland Bone from Barclays about his experience of the 2017 scheme.
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Hosts sought for 2019 Summer Internship Scheme
October 2018
We are once again looking for organisations across to Scotland to host Robertson Scholars as part of our fully-funded Summer Internship Scheme.
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How our Scholarship work improves lives
October 2018
Head of Scholarship Gordon Hunt on how the Trust supports young people to pursue opportunities through education and fulfil their potential.