If you tap in www.hero.ac.uk you won’t find a site dedicated to selfless teachers, but a gateway into higher education. Hero stands for higher education and research opportunities and the website has links to more than 800 HE-related sites.
As well as providing a central point for links to all the universities and higher education colleges, Hero has nformation for anyone wanting to find out about funding and research, businesses looking to recruit graduates or offer placements, and employment and training information for university staff.
Regular news updates, features, and a sport and culture zone provide further information for Year 11 students thinking about their academic futures.
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