2020
Vice Chancellor appoints three Faculty Deans after resilient 2020 performance
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has appointed three permanent Executive Deans to the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (HSS), Faculty of Education and Sport (E&S) and Bedfordshire’s Business School (UBBS).
Senior STEM Lecturer involved in international genome research paper
A Senior Lecturer at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has worked alongside institutions and researchers from a number of countries to publish a paper on DNA sequences in different species of plants.
Opinion: “The case against the new Christmas Covid rules”
A Principal Lecturer in Public Health at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ recently wrote an opinion piece for The Spectator, reflecting on the government’s decision to relax Covid-19 public health restrictions over the festive period.
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s business support helps local swim school make a 'splash'!
Despite the pandemic, a local leisure company has seen an increase in profits and clientele after seeking free SME business support from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.
Funding from Luton Flying Start and NHS Blood & Transplant sees PhD students graduate from ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
Two ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ PhD students graduated from the Institute for Health Research in November, paying thanks to their supervisors and the funding programmes that helped them achieve their goals.
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ to investigate the impact of Covid-19 on young care leavers
A team of academics from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ have secured £297k of funding to study how teenage care leavers have been impacted by the knock-on effects of the pandemic.
Beds SU keeps festive spirits high with week of winter events
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s Students’ Union kicks off December with a trio of winter events – a Big Festive Quiz, The Festive Ball and a special Festive Film Club.
Bedfordshire celebrates resilient Class of 2020 in second ‘virtual’ graduation
Virtual celebrations were hosted by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ last week to mark the success of its November graduates, who were cheered on remotely by friends and family back home.
Virtual lecture introduces almost 100 school pupils to Forensic Psychology
An online lecture hosted by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ about Forensic Psychology, aimed to inspire and inform almost 100 local pupils who attended from secondary schools across the region.
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ announces plans to get students home for Christmas
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is supporting the Government in its plans to ensure students know their options and can safely travel back home in time for the winter break.
Cheerful charity elephant arrives on campus
Staff and students at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ were greeted by a colourful fibreglass elephant which arrived this week after migrating from its usual home at Keech Hospice Care.
Beds SU & ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ to tackle student loneliness with collaborative ‘We’ve Got You’ campaign
Students at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ are being reminded of the support and social interaction opportunities available to them during the pandemic in the form of a campaign led by Beds SU.