December

Mon 22 December, 2014
Young people gather for School Games Maker Conference

Over 130 young people from across the county gathered at the University of Bedfordshire to develop their leadership skills and learn about volunteering and gaining a sports officiating qualification.

Mon 22 December, 2014
Carols by Candlelight raises funds for charity

The University of Bedfordshire Community Carols by Candlelight service helped to raise more than £2,700 for human-aid charities.

Thu 18 December, 2014
University praised for REF 2014 results

The University of Bedfordshire today received further good news about its submissions to REF 2014, the system used to assess the quality and impact of research conducted by all UK universities.

Thu 18 December, 2014
University of Bedfordshire recognised for its world leading research

Research carried out by the University of Bedfordshire to improve the lives of the elderly and tackle inequalities in organ donation and chronic diseases such as Sickle Cell has been recognised by REF (Research Excellence Framework), as world leading.

Thu 18 December, 2014
Book provides social workers with a "tool box" to manage stress

A book to help social workers enhance their resilience to help them survive in an increasingly stressful profession has just been published by world-leading experts at the University of Bedfordshire.

Wed 17 December, 2014
Live TV show put on by students

Final-year University of Bedfordshire Television Production students used the wealth of their three years at the institution to put on a live show in front of a real studio audience.

Fri 12 December, 2014
Free business course opens to students, staff and general public

A free course for budding student and staff entrepreneurs from the University of Bedfordshire, as well as the general public, is to start after Christmas.

Wed 10 December, 2014
Role in Ed Miliband's office for graduate

A University of Bedfordshire Master’s graduate has landed a paid-internship role in the office of the Labour leader, Ed Miliband.

Wed 10 December, 2014
Google the latest big-hitter to involve University of Bedfordshire BCS

A talk by a Google employee is the latest involvement by an industry big-hitter in the University of Bedfordshire’s BCS (The Chartered Institute for Information Technology) Student Chapter.

Wed 10 December, 2014
Five more projects given the green light by the Steps fund

Five projects battling for a total of £55k from the Vice Chancellor’s Steps fund got the green light at this week’s Dragons’ Den event (8 December).

Wed 10 December, 2014
Dr Agnieszka Piotrowska documentary to premiere in Poland

A film produced by the University of Bedfordshire’s Reader in Film Practice and Theory is to premiere on Polish television this week.

Tue 09 December, 2014
"One in a million" graduate wins at Social Worker of the Year Awards

A “one in a million” University of Bedfordshire graduate has won the Practice Teacher of the Year category in the 2014 Social Worker of the Year Awards.