2017
Bedfordshire Law student awarded coveted work placement with Middle Temple
A final year Law student from the University of Bedfordshire will get the experience of a lifetime having been awarded a coveted legal work placement.
England's teenage pregnancy rate hits record lows
The rate of under-18 conceptions in England is at the lowest level since 1969 when records began.
University to work with Hackney Council to safeguard children from abuse
Hackney Council and the University of Bedfordshire have been awarded £2 million funding from the Department for Education Innovation Fund to implement a contextual safeguarding framework to strengthen the safeguarding response to vulnerable children and young people.
Students celebrate graduations at Bedfordshire
Hundreds of students from the University of Bedfordshire celebrated the end of years of hard work at graduation ceremonies in Luton.
Bedfordshire’s child sexual exploitation researchers up for top policing award
Experts at the University of Bedfordshire who are tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) have been nominated for a national award by the NWG*.
Principles of flight explored at University masterclass
Luton school students explored the mechanisms behind flight at a Royal Institution (RI) masterclass at the University of Bedfordshire.
Bedfordshire graduate to sit on Royal Television Society Committee
A former student from the University of Bedfordshire and Clearhead founding partner will lend his expertise to a national committee aimed at nurturing young talent in the creative industries.
Shining the light on work-life balance
Prof Gail Kinman’s research into work-life balance has found that businesses need to do more to help their employees switch off when they are not at work.
Leading the way to a cure for Parkinson's disease
We are closer than ever before to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease thanks to the breakthrough research by Dr Bushra Ahmed in the School of Life Sciences.
Influencing policy around lowering rates of teen pregnancy in England
The rate of teenage pregnancy in England has halved in the last ten years thanks to the work of Alison Hadley OBE at the University of Bedfordshire.
How the voice of young people can tackle child sexual exploitation
Child sexual exploitation can be a complex crime that is devastating to those who are victims of it. A team of dedicated academics at the University of Bedfordshire are working to stop it.
Applying research to the fight against cyberstalking
Cyberstalking is a new phenomenon and is on the rise - Dr Emma Short is an expert on why it happens and how it can be reported and prevented.