School of Art and Creative Industries News
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Students showcase fashion collection at famous Luton Hoo
Fashion students from the University of Bedfordshire recently presented a twenty-piece collection to VIP guests at the prestigious 18th Century Luton Hoo Hotel.
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Students to perform bite-sized theatre
Budding directors and actors from the University of Bedfordshire are set to showcase their talents by performing a series of short productions to a live public audience.
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Student art flows into Luton’s Hat Factory
In an exhibition titled ‘Flow’, postgraduate students from the University of Bedfordshire will demonstrate how they take their artwork from concept to reality at one of the county’s premier art venues – The Hat Factory.
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Bedfordshire celebrates its many ‘Creative Sparks’
As part of Universities UK’s (UUK) latest campaign, the University of Bedfordshire is highlighting how it has contributed to creative excellence despite limitations and disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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University aims to connect locals with their heritage
The University of Bedfordshire’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.
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Radio LaB hosts #CovidConversations to boost vaccinations
The University of Bedfordshire’s award-winning community radio station has launched an initiative in collaboration with Luton Council to help encourage young people in the town to get vaccinated.
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Student creates loneliness campaign for Age UK
An art student from the University of Bedfordshire has designed a new advertising campaign for Age UK Milton Keynes, helping them to raise awareness of loneliness in the region.
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The ‘Walking Dead’ crawl on to campus
A creative cross-course collaboration has seen a ‘real life’ zombie apocalypse take over the University of Bedfordshire’s Luton campus, after it was invaded by the gruesome undead.
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Graduate lands job on ITV training scheme
A University of Bedfordshire graduate has been offered a position on ITV’s journalism trainee scheme for 2022, beating more than 600 other candidates to the role.
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Student-run Poetry Project set to launch on campus
The University of Bedfordshire has collaborated with an international initiative to launch the first university-led poetry campaign to raise awareness of mental health on campus.
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Researchers to investigate Bedfordshire’s arts and culture sector
Academics from the University of Bedfordshire have been commissioned by Central Bedfordshire Council to conduct research into the area’s arts and culture sector.