The ratings come after a year in which nursing students were called upon to disrupt their studies and carry out paid work to help the NHS tackle Covid-19, and some nursing academics also returned to practice.
The pandemic has also meant normal clinical placements have not always been possible for student nurses, while academic lessons have had to be delivered in a different way to account for social distancing and lockdowns.
For King’s College, it is the third year in a row that its nursing faculty – named the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care – has been rated second in the world.
Southampton ranks in the global top 10 for Nursing for the third successive year.
Nursing at the University of Southampton has ranked within the world’s top 10 for a third successive year in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021.
Southampton, which is ranked third by QS amongst UK universities listed, is well-known for its highly skilled staff who are dedicated to innovations in research and education that create positive change within healthcare in the UK and around the globe.
The University increased it’s reputational rating for Nursing this year amongst academic peers and made significant improvement in its recognition amongst employers, whilst achieving a higher ‘hi-index’ score which measures the productivity and impact of work published by scientists and scholars in the subject.
Fifteen years of tourism experience has hopped on board the Mary Valley Rattler with the appointment of a Sunshine Coast industry stalwart to the board.
Julie Cullen has been appointed to the heritage train’s board in a move RRC chairman Ian McNicol said will help widen the market for the Rattler.
Ms Cullen is the owner advice business Tourism Tap, and has previously been the general manager of Underwater World and the Cairns Aquarium.
She has also worked with Aussie World, Visit Sunshine Coast and Ergon Energy. Rattler Railway Company Chairman Ian McNicol.
Mr McNicol said Ms Cullen’s extensive experience with major attractions would be invaluable for fully developing the potential of the Rattler to deliver economic benefits to Gympie’s tourism sector and the wider community.
LEADING businesswomen in the area are making Christmas wishes come true for families. The Connecting Women Inverclyde group has announced that its festive charity appeal is in aid of one of the area s best loved welfare charities, Children in Poverty Inverclyde. Now the 200-strong membership are putting all their power into raising much needed cash for vulnerable kids. Using their A Christmas To Remember appeal they hope to offer hope for families struggling to get by, at the same time as encouraging people to shop local. Connecting Women Inverclyde founder Julie Cullen said: It has been a difficult year for everyone this year.