Research News
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ & Council’s vaccination radio show nominated for award
A Covid-19 vaccination campaign created by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has been nominated for a radio prize at the 2022 Amplify Awards.
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Philharmonia Orchestra to perform on campus
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is set to host a performance by the Philharmonia Orchestra based around their Hear & Now project – an award-winning intergenerational community project which has been running for more than ten years.
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Academics support local Roma community to enhance antenatal care
A team of public health and maternity care academics from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ have collaborated with the Luton Roma Trust in an effort to increase uptake of antenatal care by Roma women in Luton.
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Bedfordshire teams up with HSBC to support student entrepreneurs
In partnership with HSBC UK, two winning ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ students are taking part in a development programme for aspiring entrepreneurs from under-represented backgrounds.
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New community research network to address end of life inequalities
Keech Hospice Care has launched a 12-month ‘End of Life Care Research Partnership’ in collaboration with the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, aiming to identify barriers and improve access to palliative care amongst ethnic minority populations.
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Literary experts to discuss process behind storytelling
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will be hosting a panel of three local and successful authors – Toby Litt, Adam Croft and Emily Short – for a free online literary-themed event, as part of its long-standing Beds Talks programme.
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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is hotbed for generating start-ups
Graduates from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ have created 870 start-up businesses since the 2014/15 academic year, the fourth most of any university in the country according to data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
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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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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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Researchers to investigate Bedfordshire’s arts and culture sector
Academics from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ have been commissioned by Central Bedfordshire Council to conduct research into the area’s arts and culture sector.
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Professor to deliver keynote speech at Australian Psychological Society conference
A leading academic from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is set to speak at a virtual conference centred around the role and contributions of health psychologists during the Covid-19 pandemic, hosted by the Australian Psychological Society (APS).