Profiles & Case Studies

Through its partnership with Bangor University, Santander Universities provides valuable support for a range of student entrepreneurship and enterprise activities.

This support includes:

• Scholarships and Mobility Awards for students to travel overseas for study or research purposes
• Entrepreneurship Scholarships to recognise and reward those students who excel in the annual Santander Entrepreneurship event.

Profiles and case studies of some of the students who have recently benefitted from Santander Universities awards and scholarships can be seen here:

Ned Hartfiel

PhD graduate, Ned Hartfiel, received a £500 Santander Universities Enterprise Mobility Award to enable him travel to key meetings to brief health officials on his innovative ‘Healthy Back Programme’. Health economist Dr Hartfiel is hoping to reduce back pain and sickness absences in the UK through the programme, which is being rolled out by his recently established company. Read more in this University news story ...

Kate Isherwood

Kate Isherwood, from Preston, received a £500 Santander Universities Enterprise Mobility Award to travel to a cross-cultural program in Mexico. She was also part of the Bangor team who received a £1,000 Santander Universities Excellence in Enterprise Scholarship for the Ugly Foods Pop Up Shop. For more details of the numerous enterprise and employability activities she’s been involved in, as well as her experience of studying at Bangor University read on ...

Tanha Islam

Tanha Islam, from Bangladesh, was a member of the Bangor Enactus Team who received funding of £2,500 from Santander Universities to help develop their idea for a social enterprise project. Read on for details of the enterprise and employability activities she’s been involved in, as well as her experience of studying at Bangor University…Find out more ...

Rhi Willmot

Rhi Willmot, from Kent, received a £500 Santander Universities Enterprise Mobility Award to travel to Mexico to take part in ELOP, a cross-cultural enterprise program. She was also part of the Bangor team who received a £1,000 Santander Universities Excellence in Enterprise Scholarship for the Ugly Foods Pop-Up Shop. During her time at Bangor University, Rhi has made the most of the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of entrepreneurship and employability schemes, as she explains...

Maisie Prior

Maisie Prior, who is studying Spanish with International Experience, received a £500 Santander Enterprise Mobility Award to fund a marketing course to further her skills and help her grow her business. Maisie, from Littlethorpe in Leicester, took a keen interest in the luxury sector after working as a VIP lifestyle manager in Ibiza during her year abroad. Find out more...

Tim Peters

Tim was awarded a Santander Universities Enterprise Mobility Award and received support for his business from the mentoring scheme offered through B-Enterprising at the University. Tim Peters is producing small scale cider from apples collected locally from gardens and small farms. The business, Dwynwen Cider, is named after local legend Santes Dwynwen, the Welsh saint of lovers. Read on...