A team of public health and maternity care academics from the University of Bedfordshire have collaborated with the Luton Roma Trust in an effort to increase uptake of antenatal care by Roma women in Luton.

Keech Hospice Care has launched a 12-month ‘End of Life Care Research Partnership’ in collaboration with the University of Bedfordshire, aiming to identify barriers and improve access to palliative care amongst ethnic minority populations.

Researchers from the University of Bedfordshire have contributed towards a report examining first-time mothers’ experiences of foetal reduction in multi-foetal pregnancies following Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment.

A pioneering study led by University of Bedfordshire to support children with language and communication needs – in collaboration with the Universities of Essex, York and the Open University – has just received £1.4m funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) for a new strand of the ‘E-PLAYS’ project.

A professor from the University of Bedfordshire has spoken about the impact of pollution on local areas in a special climate crisis report by the BBC, as the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference continues.

A PhD student at the University of Bedfordshire was named winner of the Royal College of Nursing’s Leadership Award last week, following his work raising awareness of organ donation in the Sikh community.

As the NHS promotes Organ Donation Week in the UK (20-26th September), an international student from the University of Bedfordshire has snapped up a top research award for his PhD investigating organ donation in Indian communities.

A first year student with a background in dramatic arts has explained how Clearing at the University of Bedfordshire helped her find a change of direction in life, just when she needed it.

A University of Bedfordshire academic was one of only four expert witnesses invited to provide evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into how patients’ cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds can create barriers when accessing treatment and care for blood-related conditions.

A leading maternity researcher from the University of Bedfordshire has taken part in a video call to welcome Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex as the new Patron of women’s health charity, Wellbeing of Women.

Research from the University of Bedfordshire has helped identify how social workers and practitioners can best improve their support methods for Black, Asian and minority ethnic child sexual abuse (CSA) victims in England and Wales, following national concern of under-representation in official reporting.

A healthcare academic from the University of Bedfordshire has penned a thought piece for The Spectator, highlighting the importance of getting vaccinated against Covid-19.