June
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Opinion: Upholding the rights of care leavers during the Covid-19 pandemic
An academic from the University of Bedfordshire has penned an article for Care Talk magazine about the findings from an ongoing care leaver research project.
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Beds community shares LGBTQ+ Pride Month memories
As Pride Month 2021 draws to a close, University of Bedfordshire staff have been reflecting on what the celebration means to them, sharing some of their fondest memories of past Pride Months.
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Frightfully talented student pens first novel
A final year student has written a horror story while studying Forensics at the University of Bedfordshire, which is due to be published later this summer.
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Student hopes construction placement is sign of diversifying industry
The 23rd June marks International Women in Engineering Day and Jade Catchpole – a University of Bedfordshire student – hopes her upcoming summer placement in construction is a sign that positive change is on the horizon for women in the engineering industry.
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iREd book launch to showcase six Beds publications
A book launch showcasing six new works authored by University of Bedfordshire academics is taking place on Wednesday 23rd June.
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Pride Month exhibition features Beds artist
A London exhibition commemorating Pride Month is featuring works by a University of Bedfordshire lecturer, created during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Trunk road challenge for mammoth cause
A member of University of Bedfordshire staff will be cycling 257 miles along the old Roman trunk road to raise money as part of Keech Hospice Care’s elephant-themed fundraising campaign – the Big Trunk Trail.
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University helps LSG develop new Covid testing technology
Researchers from the University of Bedfordshire have helped develop a new inactivating technology for faster and safer testing of Covid-19 samples, in partnership with Life Science Group Ltd (LSG).
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Introducing Beds' UEFA Euros 2020 experts
As the UEFA Euros 2020 tournament kicks off, the Press Office has created a media card to showcase the relevant football and sport expertise available at the University of Bedfordshire.
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Students help to produce global interview with Kung Fu Panda director
Media students at the University of Bedfordshire have helped to produce a keynote interview conducted by Octopus TV with John Stevenson – award-winning filmmaker and director of DreamWorks animation blockbuster, Kung Fu Panda – providing them with invaluable hands-on industry experience which had been previously unavailable during the pandemic.
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Kilimanjaro climb inspires student’s first book
An international student from the University of Bedfordshire has written and published a book during lockdown, based on her experiences of being the youngest person from Bangladesh to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Flexible and creative adaptations to services but ‘care gaps’ persist
Following the UK government’s announcement of £51 million in new social care funding (24th May), researchers at the University of Bedfordshire have completed the first stage of a study investigating the support available to care leavers during the pandemic – with emerging findings highlighting that Covid-19 has heightened the challenges facing young people leaving care.