The University of Bedfordshire has been announced as the first platinum sponsor of this summer’s unique weekend-long festival that coincides with the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Luton.

Social work researchers at the University of Bedfordshire have been awarded grants worth over £100,000 to continue their research to help social workers combat substance use.

Academics in media and cultural studies from all over the country gathered at the University of Bedfordshire for a conference this month.

University of Bedfordshire student Robyn Sach is planning to raise £8,000 for charity in just one week.

Local businesses and employees are being encouraged to sign up for the Skills for Growth Programme. It aims to provide better leadership and management skills in key sectors of the Bedfordshire economy, leading to innovation and growth for businesses.

Television news provides viewers with a serious account of national and international events, according to an independent study published this month.

Couples who do similar jobs are likely to experience more problems balancing their work and their home lives than those in different occupations, according to research undertaken at the University of Bedfordshire.

The University of Bedfordshire is to double its support for the educational charity The Helena Kennedy Foundation in 2012.

The University of Bedfordshire will host its first postgraduate study open evenings of 2012 at the Luton and Bedford campuses later this month.

A project which hopes to improve the reliability of unmanned aircraft used to assess disaster zones has received hundreds of thousands of pounds to get it off the ground.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire, Professor Les Ebdon CBE DL, returned to his old school in Hemel Hempstead to inspire pupils on their annual Awards Evening.