June
Opinion: Upholding the rights of care leavers during the Covid-19 pandemic
An academic from the University of Bedfordshire has penned an article for Care Talk magazine about the findings from an ongoing care leaver research project.
Beds community shares LGBTQ+ Pride Month memories
As Pride Month 2021 draws to a close, University of Bedfordshire staff have been reflecting on what the celebration means to them, sharing some of their fondest memories of past Pride Months.
Frightfully talented student pens first novel
A final year student has written a horror story while studying Forensics at the University of Bedfordshire, which is due to be published later this summer.
Student hopes construction placement is sign of diversifying industry
The 23rd June marks International Women in Engineering Day and Jade Catchpole – a University of Bedfordshire student – hopes her upcoming summer placement in construction is a sign that positive change is on the horizon for women in the engineering industry.
iREd book launch to showcase six Beds publications
A book launch showcasing six new works authored by University of Bedfordshire academics is taking place on Wednesday 23rd June.
Pride Month exhibition features Beds artist
A London exhibition commemorating Pride Month is featuring works by a University of Bedfordshire lecturer, created during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Trunk road challenge for mammoth cause
A member of University of Bedfordshire staff will be cycling 257 miles along the old Roman trunk road to raise money as part of Keech Hospice Care’s elephant-themed fundraising campaign – the Big Trunk Trail.
University helps LSG develop new Covid testing technology
Researchers from the University of Bedfordshire have helped develop a new inactivating technology for faster and safer testing of Covid-19 samples, in partnership with Life Science Group Ltd (LSG).
Introducing Beds' UEFA Euros 2020 experts
As the UEFA Euros 2020 tournament kicks off, the Press Office has created a media card to showcase the relevant football and sport expertise available at the University of Bedfordshire.
Students help to produce global interview with Kung Fu Panda director
Media students at the University of Bedfordshire have helped to produce a keynote interview conducted by Octopus TV with John Stevenson – award-winning filmmaker and director of DreamWorks animation blockbuster, Kung Fu Panda – providing them with invaluable hands-on industry experience which had been previously unavailable during the pandemic.
Kilimanjaro climb inspires student’s first book
An international student from the University of Bedfordshire has written and published a book during lockdown, based on her experiences of being the youngest person from Bangladesh to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Flexible and creative adaptations to services but ‘care gaps’ persist
Following the UK government’s announcement of £51 million in new social care funding (24th May), researchers at the University of Bedfordshire have completed the first stage of a study investigating the support available to care leavers during the pandemic – with emerging findings highlighting that Covid-19 has heightened the challenges facing young people leaving care.