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Paramedic Science and Media Make-Up students from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ joined forces to create and ‘treat’ realistic wounds for a practical casualty simulation project, providing visual injury experience for aspiring frontline workers.

The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ hopes to inspire the next generation of budding sports hacks by inviting the public along to experience a half-day journalism masterclass.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Professor David Olusoga, OBE, is set to deliver an insightful public lecture as part of the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s celebrations for this year’s Black History Month – a powerful and significant national event now widely recognised as an integral part of British culture and history.

A popular podcast created by a ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ lecturer has returned for a fourth series, boasting a variety of industry guests from platforms including KISS FM, BBC 5 live, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Three Counties radio.

A grant worth a quarter of a million pounds has been secured by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ to fund a vital thirty-month long capacity-building and skills development project for the communities of Luton, Bedford and Central Beds.

Two ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ academics have published a book analysing the evolution of the internationally retold tale of Cinderella, and how it has been adapted to modern-day culture.

Two ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ academics are hosting a virtual Author Talk and Q&A to present the research-rich content of their new book, Developing a Sense of Place.

A book focusing on the critical role of the arts in economic regeneration of communities has been funded by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and co-edited by academics.