2021
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ aims to connect locals with their heritage
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s Heritage Enterprise Hub has launched a series of events this winter in order to connect people in the community with both local and personal history.
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Radio LaB hosts #CovidConversations to boost vaccinations
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s award-winning community radio station has launched an initiative in collaboration with Luton Council to help encourage young people in the town to get vaccinated.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ welcomes three new Pro Vice Chancellors
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has welcomed three new Pro Vice Chancellors (PVCs) this academic term to lead the areas of Education & Student Experience, International and Research & Innovation.
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Student creates loneliness campaign for Age UK
An art student from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has designed a new advertising campaign for Age UK Milton Keynes, helping them to raise awareness of loneliness in the region.
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The ‘Walking Dead’ crawl on to campus
A creative cross-course collaboration has seen a ‘real life’ zombie apocalypse take over the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s Luton campus, after it was invaded by the gruesome undead.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ retains top ten spot for sustainability
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has received a first class award in the 2021 People & Planet ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ League, retaining its position at eighth place out of 154 institutions.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ finds Covid-related drop in school literacy levels
Research conducted by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in partnership with Schoolreaders shows that literacy levels of most primary school pupils have been adversely impacted by disruptions to learning caused by Covid-19.
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Graduate lands job on ITV training scheme
A ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ graduate has been offered a position on ITV’s journalism trainee scheme for 2022, beating more than 600 other candidates to the role.
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Student parents gifted with festive fun day
This December, Beds SU will be hosting a festive crafts and play event as part of their ongoing support programme for students at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ who are balancing their studies with raising children.
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Academics investigate effects of foetal reduction in pregnancy
Researchers from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ have contributed towards a report examining first-time mothers’ experiences of foetal reduction in multi-foetal pregnancies following Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ plants living memorials
Students and staff have attended tree-planting ceremonies at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ to remember those lost during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in Top 25 for supporting disadvantaged students
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has been announced as one of England’s Top 25 universities to have successfully contributed to an increase in social mobility amongst disadvantaged young people in England, according to a new report published by the Sutton Trust.