The Conference will focus on workforce development and
education for enterprise and entrepreneurship, in particular,
looking at the developing role of Higher and Further Education
in supporting the Creative Industries in Scotland.

A key outcome of the conference will be a policy statement to
support the development of the sector and to contribute to the Creative Scotland Action Plan due in April 2010. 

Conference Organisers - Neil Stewart Associates 

A free interactive event for students, employers and practitioners.

• Focussing on the launch of the Creative Choices website  in a day-long event bringing together students, employers and practitioners
• Organised by students for students
• Supported by Faculty Academic staff and the Employability Link 
• Activities across a range of Creative Industries

Employability Fair - Brough Hall - 10am-6pm

Many stands with employers, agencies, advisors & creative industries practitioners:

Skillset
Creative & Cultural Skills (Creative Choices Website)
Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust & Business Gateway
Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE)
SIE Winners 2005 - Galloway Falconry (with Birds of Prey)
Enterprise Screen Productions (ESP)
Inland Revenue
UWS Innovation & Research Office - Finding Funding & Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Sale of work - student union refectory (storie street) - 10am-6pm  

UWS Student T-Shirts with Steven Sherlock Artwork
Miss Coco (Chocolatier)
Sunshine Gallery
Loving Luxuries (Gifts)
Tempest Jewellery
Lilly Wiggler Couture
Rural Polish Female Folk Artists

Also taking place on the day 

Launch of the Scottish Video Games Archive - Brough Hall
Of special interest to computer games students and developers. Enjoy trying out some of the first computer games to be developed.

Launch of TuDocs.biz - Brough Hall
21st Century Creative Recruitment Website
 

Commercial Music - Dragons Den
Commercial Music students will be pitching their ideas to a panel of industry practitioners for their expert feedback.

News Day
3rd Year UWS Journalism Students will be running a newsroom and will produce a newspaper on the Festival.

Scottish Poetry Corner
Book a personal poetry reading while relaxing with a cup of coffee in the Library Learning Space. (10am - 2pm)
Contact: Raewyn.Riach@uws.ac.uk 

With Author: Christopher Brookmyre

“Never let the facts get in the way of a good story”

University of the West of Scotland (UWS) hosted an audience with bestselling Scottish novelist Christopher Brookmyre as part of its Inspiring People series, at the University’s Paisley Campus on Tuesday 9 March 2010.

Under the topic ‘Never let the facts get in the way of a good story’ Brookmyre gave an insight into the depiction of journalism and the media in his fiction.

Full Article  

For further information visit www.brookmyre.co.uk