June

UCAS higher education fair at Bedford campus
Over 10,000 students descended on the University of Bedfordshire’s Bedford campus over two days for a UCAS Higher Education Fair.

Bravery award for nursing lecturer
A senior nursing lecturer from the University of Bedfordshire who was among the first medics at the scene of the Shoreham Airshow disaster has received an award for his bravery.

Helping children to a healthy future
University of Bedfordshire Vice Chancellor Bill Rammell welcomed an audience of national and local representatives to the Flying Start Conference 2016 in Luton.

Helping children to a healthy future
University of Bedfordshire Vice Chancellor Bill Rammell welcomed an audience of national and local representatives to the Flying Start Conference 2016 in Luton.

Luton Sixth Form takes over RadioLaB
Luton Sixth Form takes over RadioLaB 97.1FM again for two weeks this month.

Electric vans are driving down University’s carbon footprint
The University is running three electric vans, two Renault Kangoo ZE and one ZE Maxi – as part of plans to reduce its carbon footprint.

Find out about routes to a higher education
Sign up for one of the largest Higher Education Exhibition to be held this year and make a positive decision about your future.

Cameraman shoot-out with a difference
It was a ‘shoot-out’ with a difference, when three University of Bedfordshire students got to battle it out for the opportunity to operate a moving camera at a live broadcast of BBC Sunday Politics East.

Universities and businesses agree further collaboration
Cybercrime, Smart Cities, driverless vehicles and lean management – all were topics of hot discussion at an exclusive event for local universities and businesses (1 June).

Students awarded for work in the community
A student volunteer group from the University of Bedfordshire was recognised for its work in the local community when it was awarded HM Lord-Lieutenant’s Community Engagement award.

“Dirt! The Movie” - Free Film Showing - Bedford - July 13th 2016
July 13th 2016 - Free screening of “Dirt! The Movie”, tells the story of Earth’s most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility - from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.

Faith leaders asked to become organ donation ambassadors
An article published in Transplantation Proceedings (25 May) by a University of Bedfordshire academic highlights the global problem of low rates of organ donation within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.