Tech company's scholarship scheme with local university

Paxton, which exports to more than 60 countries worldwide from Paxton Technology Centre just off Lewes Road in Moulsecoomb, is offering £30,000 of funding, months of on-the-job training and exciting research opportunities.

The company design and manufacture security systems and has announced the first recipients of the scheme which has been created in collaboration with the University of Brighton.

Adam Stroud, Paxton’s chief executive, said: “I’d like to congratulate the three students that have secured the 2018 Paxton Scholarship.

“The Paxton Scholarship is a long-term initiative designed to ensure that we can secure the bright-minds needed for the company’s continued success and prosperity. I am thrilled at how the initiative was embraced by both the team at Paxton as well as the students and staff at the University of Brighton.

“We hope that for the students involved, the Paxton Scholarship will mean much more than just financial help. Industry experience, without having to take a year out, will be invaluable to their development and help them to decide what career they wish to pursue.

“We also believe it will continue to highlight the diverse range of roles available within the security industry and the opportunities offered by a growing and exciting business sector.”

The Paxton Scholarship, which launched in November last year, offered the opportunity for students studying engineering and product design-related courses at the university to win one of three scholarship places each worth £10,000 and a three-month paid work placement with the company from July 2018.

As part of the scholarship, the three scholars will participate in technology research projects at Paxton, that will then form the final year project of their degree course.

In November 2017, the company hosted a student open day at its new state-of-the-art facility, the Paxton Technology Centre, which was attended by over 100 students from the University of Brighton. The open day provided them with the opportunity to learn more about the company and the application process, meet Paxton’s experts in Product Development and Research, and receive hands-on technology demonstrations of the company’s diverse product range.