March

'A timely, open and balanced debate about Britain's place in Europe'
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is to host a ‘timely’ and ‘balanced’ debate about Britain’s place in the European Union on 8th April.

Films launched to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation
A series of short and easily accessible films that highlight key messages from research and learning on Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) have been released by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½. They are for all those concerned with safeguarding children and young people at risk of and affected by CSE.

Tilda Goldberg Centre annual lecture series begins
The Tilda Goldberg Centre's first annual lecture took place last week, putting the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s social work research in the spotlight.

Dr Bushra Ahmed speech celebrates Women's Day
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ celebrated International Women’s Day this week with a journey through the life of one of its most successful scientists.

Bedfordshire's health research rewarded with House of Commons visit
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s world-leading health research was rewarded this week, as Professor Gurch Randhawa attended the Parliamentary launch of ‘A Manifesto for Health Education’, by university think-tank million+.

How cities can think smarter
‘How a city can think smarter about its shared opportunities and threats’ was the topic of the latest public policy lecture from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, hosted at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Campus Milton Keynes (UCMK).

Shadow in Baghdad screening highlights ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s diversity
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s focus on diversity was brought into the spotlight last week with a screening of the documentary Shadow in Baghdad.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ furthers international partnerships
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has signed a partnership agreement with Anhui Medical ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ to aid collaboration and joint working between the two institutions.

Business question time
Local businesses representatives had the opportunity to question local parliamentary candidates for the Bedford and Kempston constituency at a Federation of Small Business (FSB) election hustings event hosted at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s Bedford campus.

Police and students work together to defeat cybercrime
Students from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ worked closely with Bedfordshire Police to successfully tackle a malicious virus that had embedded itself in the website of a local business.

Rights of trafficked children recognised
A team of researchers quietly celebrated yesterday when the welfare of trafficked children took a giant step forward, with the passing of the Modern Slavery Bill. The Bill will receive Royal Assent soon.

Broadcast Journalism student lands role at Capital
A ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ student has landed a role as a presenter for Capital.