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PRCA wins campaign for free press

The Supreme Court has today agreed with the PRCA that internet users have the right to browse online without infringing copyright law.

It’s Bournemouth v Leeds Met in the final

PR students from Bournemouth and Leeds Metropolitan universities will compete to win a national student pitch competition.

Breaking into PR with the PRCA

Last week three second year students from Leeds Met travelled to Manchester to attend a PRCA careers conference, writes Emilie Sillett.

Charity supports diversity in PR

A foundation set up by a recruitment consultancy to encourage black and ethnic minority candidates to work in public relations has been awarded charitable status.

PRCA says internships must be paid

New guidelines on internships from the PRCA confirm the moral and legal and obligation on employers to pay their interns.

Grayling backs student pitch competition

PR consultancy Grayling has agreed to support the Amilla student pitch competition by providing a challenging brief and by assessing shortlisted student presentations.

PRCA careers day in Manchester

The PRCA is hosting a day of advice, insight and opportunity aimed at PR students across the country.

New competition for PR students

Students from four universities will be competing against each other to win a national PR prize.

Apprenticeship vs Degree: A Student’s View

With talk of a brand new PR apprenticeship rife within the industry and many people in favour of this PRCA supported programme, I wanted to look at what this means for PR degrees and students both present and future, asking the question; is this really such a good idea? The new programme developed by Pearson [...]

Sign up for PR careers day

The PRCA is holding a careers day for students and graduates looking to work in PR. It’s at the Natural History Museum in London on Thursday 1 March 2012.

Launch of PR apprenticeships

A new apprenticeship programme for non-graduates who want to get into the public relations industry has been launched by the PRCA and Pearson in Practice.

Mickey Mouse seeks professional status

A practitioner without a PR degree attended the PRCA’s ‘PR and Education’ debate. Anthony Devenish reports from the event.

Intern campaign gains support

An industry campaign against unpaid internships is winning support from public relations consultancies.

Top PR courses named

The Public Relations Consultants’ Association (PRCA) has announced a universities engagement programme by naming eleven ‘elite’ universities offering PR and communication degree courses.

Bright One celebrates second year with PRCA partnership

Bright One, the volunteer-run communications agency for the third sector, celebrates its second anniversary through a partnership with the PRCA, the professional body that represents UK PR consultancies and in-house communications teams, and marks it with two remarkable results.