2018 Archive
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University of Bedfordshire graduations kick off in Bedford
Bedford town centre came to a standstill to the sound of bagpipes as the University of Bedfordshire kicked off its graduation season with the civic ceremony.
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Bedfordshire’s new STEM building ‘tops out’
The University of Bedfordshire’s campus transformation took a leap forward (Thursday 19 July), with the ‘topping out’ of a new £40m building devoted to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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Bedfordshire awarded £850,000 grant to roll out safeguarding framework to protect children from abuse
The University of Bedfordshire has been awarded over £850,000 of National Lottery funding to further develop a framework aimed at strengthening the safeguarding response to vulnerable children and young people.
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Parents and carers of autistic children needed for stigma-breaking research
Parents and carers of autistic children living in Bedfordshire are being invited to take part in a unique and pioneering research trial at the University of Bedfordshire focused on autism stigma and mental health among parents and carers.
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Bedfordshire students to appear in Disney’s live-action Dumbo
Performing Arts students at the University of Bedfordshire have been getting real life experience working as extras on Disney’s upcoming live-action film Dumbo.