February
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Training for teachers gives hope for Malawi’s children
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For the past three years, tutors and students have been helping to train teachers in one of the poorest parts of Africa – and it’s proving to be as good for Bedford’s trainee teachers as it is for the Malawians - Rose Taylor reports
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Miraculous car accident recovery story leads students to volunteer for charity
A CAR accident left Carole Mason comatose for three weeks, with doctors not expecting her to survive.
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David Blunkett first to speak at new Public Policy Lectures
LABOUR MP David Blunkett will be the first speaker in a new series of Public Policy Lectures being held at the University.
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Top award for diabetes professor
Professor Alan Sinclair’s work into improving the healthcare of older people with diabetes has won him an international honour.
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Research aims to help psychiatric patients
CLEAN, simple and beautiful premises can lead to calmer psychiatric wards, a study conducted by a University of Bedfordshire academic has shown.
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Mark Blundell joins F1 panel to talk motorsport
FORMULA One’s future could be threatened by a "short-sighted" financial plan that stops the most-prestigious F1-hosting countries from holding grand prix - and prevent some of the world's best drivers taking their place on the grid.
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Students join global flashmob
STUDENTS made a stand against the increasing number of women being attacked when they took part in a worldwide flashmob.
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Milton Keynes - tourist destination of the future
Tourism students at the University of Bedfordshire will be exploring the potential of Milton Keynes as a future tourist destination.
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Dean of Business School wins Asian Academic of the Year award
THE Dean of the Business School Dr Sonal Minocha has wowed the Asian community to win the Academic of the Year accolade, at the Asian Voice Political and Public Life Awards.
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University tunes in for World Radio Day
Three years ago, the University’s own radio station, Radio LaB, began broadcasting full-time from the Luton campus.
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Flashmobbers to join global campaign to stop violence against women and girls
Undergraduates will break into dance at the University’s bars on Thursday, joining hundreds of students around the world in their call to end violence against women and girls.