July
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Piranhas sink their teeth into dragon boat challenge.
THE University of Bedfordshire’s dragon boat team, the ‘Polhill Piranhas’, have fallen agonisingly short in the semi-finals of this years Bedford Dragon Boat Race, failing to make the final race by just 24 hundredths-of-a-second.
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Senior academic backs parliamentary report’s findings
PROFESSOR Carsten Maple has branded the findings of a Home Affairs Select Committee report as further proof that children are increasingly at risk online.
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Students from Oman and Vietnam join in graduation celebrations
The University of Bedfordshire gave a warm welcome to students from Oman and Vietnam at their graduations last week.
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Nursing student set to join prestigious leadership academy
ONLY 10 “remarkable” student nurses in the UK have been put forward for an elite leadership academy – one of them is the University of Bedfordshire’s Sarah Weight.
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Crime-fighter Kevin honoured at graduations finale - photo gallery
TELEVISION’s Kevin Whately, aka Lewis, was presented with an honorary doctorate at the University of Bedfordshire’s concluding graduation today (Friday).
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Summer sun and ceremonies
HUNDREDS of University of Bedfordshire students received their certificates in a week-long series of summer sunshine ceremonies.
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Greg Rutherford to receive honorary degree
LONDON 2012 Olympic gold medallist Greg Rutherford MBE is to be presented with an honorary degree by the University of Bedfordshire next week.
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Cricketing legend honoured at graduations
FORMER England international cricket star Darren Gough was presented with an honorary degree yesterday (Tuesday) at the University of Bedfordshire.
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Alumni join Stevenage FC
SPORTS scientists who passed their degrees at the University of Bedfordshire yesterday (Monday) celebrated in style by starting their first day on the job – with League One side Stevenage FC.
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Olympians at Bedford graduations - photo gallery
OLYMPIC superstars Greg Rutherford and Kriss Akabusi joined hundreds of University of Bedfordshire graduates this week as they received their degrees.
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Uni commences LRC refurbishment works at Luton
WORK is underway to upgrade the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) at the University of Bedfordshire’s Luton campus.
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Cricketing legend honoured at graduations
FORMER England international cricket star Darren Gough was presented with an honorary degree yesterday (Tuesday) at the University of Bedfordshire.