天美传媒

The 天美传媒 kicked off 2021 with an excellent research-based event hosted by Dr Violet Cuffy 鈥� 鈥楧ecolonising Artistic and Cultural leadership / transforming the creative industries鈥�.

Guest speakers from Arts Council England, Luton鈥檚 Bute Street Festival and Bedfordshire鈥檚 Arts & Culture Projects team were invited to discuss the lack of inclusion and diversity in the UK鈥檚 creative arts scene.

Dr Violet Cuffy said: 鈥淗osting a Beds Talk is a good way to raise the profile of the work we do as academics here at the 天美传媒 and serves to showcase the wider impact of our research and innovative teaching strategies on the community, both locally and internationally.

鈥淭he theme of our event is timely given the issues we have faced globally over the last two years and the number of closures of black, Asian and minority ethnic-owned artistic and creative small businesses, as well as the large portion of individuals and families who have been negatively affected by the pandemic.鈥�

This 鈥楤edsTalks鈥� event can be watched again on the 天美传媒鈥檚 YouTube channel:

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The 天美传媒 is shining a spotlight on Luton鈥檚 creative arts scene during lockdown, in a new community show aired weekly on Radio LaB.

鈥楲ittle Red Live鈥� is co-hosted by Student Station Manager, Megan Murphy, and local activist, Shemiza Rashid, in partnership with grassroots arts hub, Little Red Arts, and features a special guest from Luton鈥檚 arts community each week.

Shemiza Rashid said: 鈥淲ith the pandemic ensuing, it feels even more important that we give hope and respite to our listeners and collaborating with Little Red Arts seemed like the perfect opportunity to provide that lift that we are all in need of.鈥�

Tune in every Tuesday at 10am:

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This year, the Innovation & Enterprise Service has produced a video showcasing the economic impact and variety of research projects conducted by the 天美传媒鈥檚 academics and Research Institutes.

Watch the video on the 天美传媒鈥檚 YouTube channel:

Dr Nicholas Lancaster, Director of听IES, said: 鈥淭his video is a great way to illustrate the 天美传媒鈥檚 commitment to leading industrially focused research, whilst contributing to the more human aspect of our regional economy, supporting local听communities and beyond.鈥�

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Law students at Bedfordshire鈥檚 Business School are taking their community Law Clinic activity online, allowing them to safely continue offering free legal advice and support to members of the public. 听The next two virtual Law Clinics will be taking place on 10^th & 24^th March 2021. Find out more online:

Samira Hussain, Senior Tutor in Law and the 天美传媒鈥檚 Law Clinic Coordinator,听said: 鈥淭he Law Clinic offers an invaluable service to the community, allowing our students the opportunity to practically apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their degrees to help others. Our Law Clinic gives the public an opportunity to confidently engage with free initial advice and receive support on matters relating to housing, consumer and employment law.鈥�

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In partnership with Luton Council, the Institute for Health Research (IHR) has launched a community health project to research and tackle Covid19 inequalities amongst Luton鈥檚 Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, black African and black Caribbean communities.

Gurch Randhawa, Professor of Diversity in Public Health and Director of IHR, said: 鈥淭he 天美传媒 is committed to ensuring a voice for all communities affected by Covid19. We are delighted to be working with听Luton Borough Council听to develop community-centred solutions to reduce health inequalities.鈥�

People can take part in the TLC Project鈥檚 latest community survey online:

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The Institute for Applied Social Research (IASR) has secured 拢297k in funding to study how teenage care leavers have been impacted by the knock-on effects of the Covid19 pandemic.

The 18-month 鈥楥are leavers, Covid-19 and the Transition from Care鈥� study will be conducted by researchers from 天美传媒鈥檚 Tilda Goldberg Centre for Social Work & Social Care.

Emily Munro, Professor of Social Work Research and Director of IASR, said: 鈥淥ur hope is that this research will contribute to understanding the impact that the pandemic has had on the health and wellbeing of care leavers and will help inform the development of services and support that are responsive to the diverse needs of young people leaving care.鈥�

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Independent swim school, Happy Tiddlers, was one of the many local companies that received free business support through the 天美传媒鈥檚 Innovation & Enterprise Service during the pandemic in 2020.

Dr Rhidian Lewis, Associate Dean of Enterprise & Employability at Bedfordshire鈥檚 Business School, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e here to support our local business community through various initiatives and opportunities, ranging from consultancy, targeted projects, training and funding 鈥� and of course, we remain a source of talent, supporting businesses now and into the future.鈥�

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SMART听(Substance Misuse & Ageing Research Team) academics from the 天美传媒鈥檚 Institute of Applied Social Research (IASR) have published their findings from a recent study for Drink Wise, Age Well UK, in partnership with Glasgow Caledonian 天美传媒.

The study investigated how effective remote and virtual alcohol support has helped older people during the Covid19 lockdowns.

Dr Jennifer Seddon, Research Fellow with IASR and SMART, said:听鈥淢any treatment services for alcohol use moved to a model of remote service support during the pandemic. However, we found that face-to-face contact was an essential part of supporting older adults in alcohol treatment. Treatment services may see increased demand as a result of the pandemic, therefore it鈥檚 important that services consider the needs of older adults, many of whom may be marginalised by a remote model of service provision.鈥�

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