News

Mon 21 August, 2017
Sustainability Forum members collaborate in research activities

This chapter will appear in the edited volume, Implementing Sustainability in the Curriculum of Universities. Springer (forthcoming, 2018).

Mon 21 August, 2017
University’s Sustainability Forum nominated for national teaching award

Core members of the Sustainability Forum at the University of Bedfordshire have been nominated for the prestigious national Higher Education Academy’s Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE).

Thu 03 August, 2017
Coffee cup recycling is here

If you regularly buy hot drinks at café outlets on our campuses then you will be pleased to hear that we now have the ability to fully recycle the cups.

Wed 26 July, 2017
University-wide Climate Change event for November 2018

This year's sustainability University-wide event will focus again on climate change, providing a mass learn-in for students, staff and representatives of civic, public and private organisations on international climate change negotiations.

Fri 14 July, 2017
Beds SU bag three awards at NUS Conference

The University of Bedfordshire Students' Union, Beds SU, is celebrating after scooping three awards at this year's National Union of Students (NUS) Conference.

Mon 03 July, 2017
'Chasing Ice' - Free Film Screening in Bedford - July 12th 2017

Within months of that first trip to Iceland, the photographer conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. With a band of young adventurers in tow, Balog began deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.

Wed 07 June, 2017
Bedfordshire rides high in University green league

The University of Bedfordshire is riding high after being placed 11 out of 150 universities in the UK in the 2016 People & Planet University League (22 Nov 2016).

Wed 07 June, 2017
'Plastic Planet' Film Screening at Bedford - 14th June

14 June 2017 - Free screening of "Plastic Planet", sheds light on the perils of plastic to our environment, exposing the truth of how plastic affects our bodies and the health of future generations.

Tue 25 April, 2017
Love to Ride - success for University

The University took the top spot for staff participation in the Love to Ride Bedfordshire scheme which ran throughout March.

Wed 01 March, 2017
'Revolution' - Free film Screening in Bedford - April 12th 2017

April 12th 2017 - Free screening of "Revolution". Filmed over four years in 15 countries, Revolution captures some of the most remarkable wildlife spectacles ever recorded, and gives audiences a first-hand look into the biggest battle ever fought.

Wed 01 February, 2017
'Demain' - Free film Screening in Bedford - March 8th 2017

March 8th 2017 - Free screening of "Demain", a hugely positive, affirming and inspirational film, exploring much needed creative solutions in the fields of food, energy, transport, economics and education.

Sun 01 January, 2017
'Population Boom' - Free Film Screening in Bedford - February 8th 2017

February 8th 2017 - Free screening of "Population Boom", a well-known nightmarish vision of the future: The Earth's population reaches seven billion.