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Successful students are six of the best
22 Mar 2010 12:17:58
Six budding entrepreneurs are representing the University of Bedfordshire in prestigious national championships at the end of the month.
Students will be given a real business challenge to resolve and present within a 36-hour timescale, with help from business experts, at the Flux National Championships in Nottingham from 29-31 March.
Employers from some of the UK’s most dynamic companies will judge teams in Apprentice-style meetings and Dragons’ Den-style pitches, looking to spot talent and not just to test existing knowledge.
The competition winners will receive £500 cash each and a chance to implement their business idea.
The six outstanding students from the University are Alexia Francesca Grech, Manjunath Basapoor, Greg Dorban, Alin Dobrea, Batjargal Sugarjav and Simona Stasiulyte.
Alexia said: “This experience has made me aware of the fact that it is not about winning but about the journey of how you progress.
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Romanian Radu is bound for China
19 Mar 2010 15:20:06
Radu Cotosman is off on his travels this Easter after successfully applying for the 2010 Study China programme.
The final year Business Decision Management student has won a place on the Easter programme along with students from other universities.
They are all going to Zhejiang in China at the end of March and Romanian Radu is looking forward to the experience.
He said: “I can’t wait to visit China; it’s a place I have always wanted to visit and I’ve now been given this excellent opportunity. I’m sure that I will have a great time there and I feel privileged that I have been selected.”
Only 100 out of nearly 1,000 applicants were successful and Radu said: “I advise students at the University to apply and knowing that you have been accepted gives you a real sense of achievement.”
Study China is a government-funded three-week study programme in China. It offers a tremendous opportunity to learn about China, its language and its culture, and it is open to all undergraduates.
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University nominated for awards
18 Mar 2010 16:18:34
The University is celebrating after being shortlisted for several gongs at the Heist and Times Higher Education Leadership and Management awards.
The University will be competing against a number of other universities for one of the coveted Heist Awards in the categories Best Integrated Campaign, Best Higher Education Prospectus and Best Postgraduate Prospectus.
The Heist Awards, which have been going for 20 years, celebrate professionalism and innovation in higher education marketing. The awards dinner takes place in May in Manchester.
The University has also been nominated for the prestigious Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Award for Outstanding Finance Team. The awards ceremony will take place in June in London.
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Politicians should tell the truth on higher education funding
18 Mar 2010 09:23:50
Politicians should come clean about university funding cuts - according to Professor Les Ebdon CBE.
The chair of the university think tank million+ and Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire believes all the political parties should state whether there will be further cuts in higher education funding after the General Election.
Professor Ebdon was commenting on grant allocations from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) announced today (Thursday).
He said: “The funding council has clearly tried to ensure that the impact of reductions in the higher education budget are moderated in 2010-11.
“However, the cut in capital funding for teaching will cause long-term problems and the drive to concentrate research funding will undermine innovation in those universities which have historically received less money but have more than proved their worth in promoting world-leading research.
“For universities this is a phoney war because this funding settlement could be completely blown out of the water if there is a second budget after the General Election which makes further cuts to higher education.”
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Entries full for Sport Relief Bedford Mile
17 Mar 2010 16:05:04
Entries are now closed for the Sport Relief runs in Bedford on Sunday morning organised by the University of Bedfordshire.
The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief miles, organised by the University in conjunction with Bedford Borough Council’s Sports Development Unit, are starting from 10am in Bedford Park.
All the races – a total of 450 entrants – are now full as runners are competing over one, three or even six miles.
The University’s sports development officer Julia Lines is one of the organisers. She said: “The number of entrants is limited by the number of water bottles and goody bags supplied by Sport Relief.
“I’m sure we could have got many more, but we’re a victim of our own success as Sport Relief can’t cater for anyone else.
“There’s still the opportunity for anyone that has not signed up to come along on the day and cheer us on. Or you could even be one of the volunteers who are still needed to help the event run smoothly.”
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CATS Dean has been busy
17 Mar 2010 15:52:01
A gentleman and a scholar – that’s environmental expert Professor James Crabbe from the University of Bedfordshire.
Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies and Science (CATS), Professor Crabbe’s busy month has seen him gain election as an unpaid trustee of the Guild of Benevolence of the Institute of Marine, Engineering, Science and Technology.
This is a charitable fund which originated from a fund set-up in 1912 by the institute in co-operation with The Daily Chronicle to help families of the engineer officers of the Titanic which sank on 15 April, 1912 after striking an iceberg in mid-Atlantic.
In modern times, the fund grants assistance to those from the marine community, and their dependents, who are in need.
Professor Crabbe has also accepted an invitation to become a patron of Coral Cay Conservation (CCC).
This is an award-winning organisation in coral reef and tropical forest conservation, and it is currently helping to enable the creation of one of the world’s largest coral marine protected areas on the Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean.
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Conference attracts delegates from home and abroad
16 Mar 2010 12:31:16
Speakers from Belgium and Ireland are coming for a one-day conference on developing programmes of research in physical education and sport pedagogy at the University of Bedfordshire tomorrow (Wednesday).
The University’s Institute of Sport and Physical Activity Research has organised the conference in association with the British Educational Research Association (BERA) and the Bedford Physical Education Old Students’ Association.
More than 50 delegates from around the country and overseas are expected to attend the Bedford campus.
The conference’s aim is to explore the possibilities and potential of developing programmes of research in physical education and sport pedagogy (PESP) within universities. Pedagogy is the practice of teaching or the study of teaching.
Keynote speakers include Dr Leen Haerens from the University of Ghent and Dr Ann MacPhail from the University of Limerick.
Professor David Kirk, Alexander Chair in Physical Education and Sport, said: “As the research field in physical education and sport pedagogy continues to mature and grow, researchers are increasingly taking a programmatic approach to their work.
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Vice Chancellor speaks at international conference
15 Mar 2010 09:40:12
University of Bedfordshire Vice Chancellor Professor Les Ebdon CBE spoke of the challenges facing higher education at a high level conference in Amsterdam.Professor Ebdon, chair of the think-tank million+, was guest speaker at the University Presidents’ Conference in Garderen.
The profiles of universities in the Netherlands are changing and the conference looked at the developments that have already taken place in post-1992 universities in England, comprehensive state universities in the US and Fachhochschulen in Germany.
Professor Ebdon said: “I was delighted to take part in this conference and provide an insight into the changes that have taken place in the higher education sector in the UK.
“We are living in challenging times but universities like Bedfordshire are adaptable, flexible and confident we can grow in the future. Our applications are up a staggering 55 per cent, testament to the quality of our teaching and expertise of our research.
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Teams fish for first place
12 Mar 2010 09:49:37
Students from Marketing and Communications reeled in the top prize for the second year running at the Who’s the bigger fish? competition.
Alexia Francesca Grech, Alex Georgiana Doboeau and Igor Cotruta scooped first place in the event organised by the Centre for Personal and Career Development (CPCD) in partnership with The Business School, Students’ Union and the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Alexia said: “We were thrilled to win. We had stiff competition from law, accounting and human resources (HR) but we had prepared our presentations well and everything went fine on the day.”
The Who’s the bigger fish? event is an employability skills competition in which teams from Marketing and Communications, Law, Accounting and HR gave presentations around a series of themes including problem solving, organising and initiative.
They were judged by a panel of experts from the worlds of banking, law, recruitment and the media.
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Bedford to Scotland - and it's just a warm-up!
11 Mar 2010 15:41:39
The University of Bedfordshire has already gone that extra mile for Sport Relief.
Around 30 runners, including staff and students and their family and friends, took part in a 24-hour 300-mile relay challenge to promote the Bedford Mile and attract runners and volunteers for the big day a week on Sunday (21 March).
Some even braved freezing overnight conditions as they went through the night from midday on Wednesday (3 March) to midday on Thursday (4 March) in Bedford Park.
There was at least one runner on the track through the park for the full 24 hours and they just managed to break the mammoth target by three miles to run a total of 303 miles – equivalent of running from Bedford to Scotland!
It was organised by the University’s sport and recreation department and Stephen Pitt, Julia Lines and Daniel Larkin manned the first aid tent for the full 24 hours and completed over 75 miles between them, running through the night and into the small hours of Thursday morning to cover a quarter of the total distance.
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Master mixer Del directs his young media apprentices
10 Mar 2010 11:07:50
There’s no need to shop around - media students at the University of Bedfordshire have already been mixing with the best.
Live studio director/vision mixer Del Brown has given two exciting masterclasses to TV Production and Media Performance students this term.
His credits include QVC - The Shopping Channel, and launch director for Express Shopping Channel and Jackpot TV. He has also directed live broadcasts for the London G20 Summit last year and the recent Afghanistan conference among others.
The TV Production level one students directed the cameras and presenters while vision mixing, ‘calling the shots’ and timing the show as if they were on a live TV production.
One, Danny Baker, said: “I learnt that live TV is very fast paced and takes a lot of multi-tasking.
“The class made me realise that I need to make sure I concentrate and learn all I can about different roles so I can get ahead in the industry.”
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Wannabe MPs are being quizzed
9 Mar 2010 12:58:40The Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire is chairing Bedford’s own version of Question Time this month.
Professor Les Ebdon CBE is being joined by local MP Patrick Hall and some of his key challengers for the Bedford and Kempston seat on Monday, 22 March.
The event is being organised and sponsored by Local News TV in conjunction with the University of Bedfordshire, the Bedfordshire on Sunday newspaper, and Bedfordshire and Luton Chamber of Commerce.
The two-hour debate could attract an audience of up to 300 people in the Lecture Theatre at the University’s Bedford campus in Polhill Avenue.
As well as Mr Hall, the panel will consist of Richard Fuller (Conservative Parliamentary Candidate), Henry Vann (Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate), Cheryl Smart (Acting CEO, Bedfordshire and Luton Chamber of Commerce) and Betasha Case who is Vice President of the University of Bedfordshire Students’ Union.
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Luton Arts Festival returns
9 Mar 2010 10:12:09Luton Arts Festival, sponsored by the University of Bedfordshire and formerly known as B:Fest, returns for another year of music, dance, theatre and art.
Now in its third year, the festival showcases work from University students, local artists and performers across Luton’s art venues, pubs and clubs.
The events will take place over a five-day period from Thursday, 29 April to Monday, 3 May. The focal points for the festival will be two outdoor stages, one in The Mall’s Market Hall and one on St George’s Square. To support the community ethos of the festival all events are free.
The popular festival will include three, full days of live music including a day of jazz and rockabilly acts, a comedy stage, tea dance, live life drawing classes, fashion shows and a large Ceilidh (Gaelic social dance event).
Festival Director Jess Mason-Wilkes said: “We are really excited about putting on the festival again this year. We really hope that the programme will provide five fantastic days of entertainment for the people of Luton while also showcasing the brilliant artistic talent that is on offer in this town.”
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Abbey K is a special talent
9 Mar 2010 08:44:15
Driven Abbey K is the Rolls-Royce of singers – and he’s returning to Pakistan this Easter to prove it.
Real name Khalid Mirza, the mature student at the University of Bedfordshire is in the third and final year of a Music Technology degree.
Before starting his degree, he juggled singing with his full-time jobs – first as an engineer for Rolls-Royce and latterly as a driving instructor.
Abbey K was ‘discovered’ performing on Manchester-based Asian channel DM Digital TV. This was by Birmingham-based film producer Raja Fazal Pehlwan who invited him to fly out to Lahore in Easter 2008 to work.
He was invited back last Easter to record for similar Bollywood-style films and is returning to Pakistan for a third time to record vocals for four films.
Last year’s visit saw him record 27 complete songs in a month for four different films, including the vocals for nine tracks in just one day!
Abbey K also composes his own songs and some of his work has been covered by professional singers in the last few years.
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No pain, no gain, in Spain
8 Mar 2010 09:50:14
Some of its finest teams will be heading out to represent the University of Bedfordshire on sports tour this Easter.
Lloretfest is hosting university sports teams from all over the UK from 5-11 April and is based in Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava in Spain.
There will be 164 Bedfordshire students in total competing against other universities in rugby, volleyball, swimming, football, basketball, netball and hockey.
Ciaran O’Brien, the University of Bedfordshire Students’ Union (UBSU) student activities manager, said: “Sports tour is a great way for the students to celebrate the end of their sports season, and is a great opportunity to play against universities they may not usually meet in their own league seasons.
“Aside from the competitive aspect, it also provides a warm, friendly social environment for students to relax and have fun.”
Sports Travel International, the organisers of Lloretfest, ensures that the safety and security of students is maximised for all its tours.
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Moving experience ends Polish field trip
8 Mar 2010 09:11:51
There was a sobering end as Graphic Design and Illustration students and staff from the University of Bedfordshire enjoyed a field trip to Poland.
They were taking part in a conference in Katowice called ‘Social Responsibility and Graphic Design’ in which course leader Noel Douglas was a key speaker.
The conference was preceded by a workshop at the Academy of Fine Arts with a famous Polish poster designer who teaches at the school.
Noel said: “The conference was an inspiring mix of small and large scale responses to the theme of social responsibility. It also included a large show of student work from the school.”
And the trip ended with an extremely moving and emotional visit to the nearby Auschwitz concentration camps.
Noel added: “This visit reinforced the importance of taking social responsibility seriously so that we can make the world a better place where things like the camps never happen again.”
* Graphic designer and former student Helen Ingham returned to give Art and Design students a treat.
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Students to face the music in Dragons' Den
4 Mar 2010 13:13:49
Students will have to impress a five-strong panel which mimics Dragons’ Den later this month.
The third year Dance and Professional Practice students are facing the music as part of the unit ‘Applied Choreography: Dance and Entrepreneurship’ on Wednesday, 24 March.
The students have devised an entrepreneurial dance idea for the first time this challenge has been set at the University.
And a strong connection has been forged with the Faculty of Business as its Dean, Professor Paul Burns, is one of the five dragons.
The other four are unit leader and part-time dance lecturer Elsa Bradley, course leader and senior dance lecturer James Hewison, the hat Factory’s chief executive Andy Grays and Youth Dance strategy manager (East) Cheryl Bennett.
Elsa said: “The idea is to make the students ready for employment and involves them developing a strong idea, writing a business plan and having a financial strategy.”
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Make Mothering Sunday special
4 Mar 2010 13:03:44You can spend a perfect Mother’s Day by joining the University of Bedfordshire-sponsored orchestra for an evening of atmospheric classics.
Symphonia Academica opens its 2010 concert series on Sunday, 14 March, with music and dance from both sides of the Atlantic featuring the work of Richard Strauss, Aaron Copland and Kurt Weill.
Weill’s most popular songs will be expertly remoulded by the Symphonia Academica’s composer-in-association, Richard Sisson, as the musical backdrop to dance sequences by students from the University and Luton Sixth Form College.
This is just one of the performances during the first ever professional season at the University of Bedfordshire Theatre at its Bedford campus.
Tickets are £10 (£5 concessions, including students in full-time education) and the performance starts at 7.30pm.
Further details are available online at www.beds.ac.uk/theatre or by calling 0800 3285334, and all email enquiries can be directed to theatre@beds.ac.uk
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Experts to give tips on keeping computers safe
4 Mar 2010 10:33:59Ever worked out the value of the information you hold on your computer?
Leading experts Professor Carsten Maple and Geraint Williams from the University of Bedfordshire will talk at the next Knowledge Network event on 24 March about how users can protect their computer systems from hackers and viruses.
Computer systems open to the outside world are constantly at risk from intruders looking to exploit vulnerabilities. Not only could a system be infected or data compromised, but resources could be used to attack other systems. All large and small businesses and private users could be vulnerable to a security breach if they do not implement the correct technology.
Professor Maple and Geraint Williams are part of the ‘internationally excellent’ team that undertakes research in Computer Science at the University. They will reveal innovative tools to enable users to employ computer technology more efficiently and effectively to protect their systems today and discuss strategies to set up preventative measures to avoid attacks in the future.
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Tian's memory is honoured
3 Mar 2010 15:28:35
A memorial service was held today (Wednesday) for a Chinese postgraduate student who died of cancer.
Star student Tian Hao was President of the Chinese Society and a postgraduate student in MA Mass Communications after graduating in BA (Hons) Media Production.
Her parents, classmates, teachers and other friends gathered at St Mary’s Church in Luton to celebrate Tian’s life and her achievements.
The service was led by Andrew Goodman, the chaplain of the Luton campus, and organised by the Tree House team along with the International Office.
After the service, friends and family of Tian gathered in the Tree House to share their memories of her and write their condolences in a Memory Book.
Revd Goodman said: “What made the service special was the musical performances and the contributions of our students. Everyone was touched. It is a sad moment for all of us, but it is a privilege to do something special for Tian and her family.”
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Rivals to meet on the sports field
3 Mar 2010 10:48:16
The University of Bedfordshire will be doing sporting battle with its near neighbours, the University of Hertfordshire, in an inaugural Varsity clash.
The first ever Varsity is taking place at Hertfordshire on the De Havilland campus in Hatfield on Wednesday, 21 April. It will then come to Bedfordshire in 2011 and alternate in future years.
Teams from the Luton and Bedford campuses will compete in a dozen sports - football, rugby, hockey, basketball, netball, swimming, dodgeball, cricket, squash, badminton, tennis and martial arts.
This has been arranged through the University of Bedfordshire Students’ Union (UBSU) and its Hertfordshire counterparts.
Ciaran O’Brien, the UBSU student activities manager, said: “The UBSU is proud to be having a Varsity competition against our neighbours.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for students from both universities, and is hopefully the start of a strong and positive relationship between our athletic unions. It will be a great way to have fun and finish off our sporting season each year.”
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Concentration of research funding will damage UK economy – says Uni Vice Chancellor
2 Mar 2010 17:24:56There is no economic or academic case for the concentration of funding for research or doctoral students. That’s the view of University of Bedfordshire Vice Chancellor Professor Les Ebdon CBE.
Professor Ebdon was speaking today (Tues) as chair of the think-tank million+ at the launch at the House of Commons of its latest report A Postgraduate Strategy for Britain.
Concentrating research funding and doctoral students in just a handful of universities will damage both the UK university sector and the economy as a whole, according to the report.
The report comes at a time when Bedfordshire is launching a host of new postgraduate courses in a variety of subject areas.
It argues that proposals from research intensive universities to concentrate postgraduate provision should be set aside; this approach would have a negative effect on the economy, will damage innovation, will undermine expansion and accessibility, and will weaken the international competitiveness of the sector.
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Uni's part of a futuristic robotic project
2 Mar 2010 09:47:26
The Department of Computer Science and Technology and the Institute for Research in Applicable Computing (IRAC) are involved in a multi-million Euro futuristic project.
The three-year project, with a budget of 3.3 million Euros, focuses on the development and prototyping of a robotic system to support elderly people by allowing their relatives to remotely supervise and manipulate the robots when they are providing a service.
Called Multi-role Shadow Robotic System for Independent Living (SRS), the project consists of ten partners including the University of Bedfordshire and Cardiff University from the UK as well as ones from Spain, Germany, Italy, Austria and Bulgaria.
A trio from Bedfordshire, Professors Carsten Maple and Yong Yue and Dr Dayou Li, have considerable experience and expertise in AI-based cognitive robotics.
The Centre for Research in Distributed Technologies, which is part of IRAC at the University, has been successful in its application for a research grant for 268,250 Euros in this area.
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Hardeep's cooking up a treat
2 Mar 2010 09:35:33
Grab a seat and tuck in as a guest of Hardeep Singh Kohli next week at the University of Bedfordshire.
The celebrated broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook is coming to the Bedford campus on Wednesday (10 March) as he combines comedy with inventive cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laidback evening’s entertainment.
Having debuted at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where the show played to sell-out audiences, this is an extended, two-course version of The Nearly Naked Chef, combining more of the Glaswegian Sikh’s winning talents and recipes.
Hardeep is a frequent guest on BBC 1’s Question Time, This Week with Andrew Neil and was a former Newsnight Review presenter and a regular face on the successful BBC1 programme The One Show.
He was runner-up on the first series of Celebrity Masterchef which led to two series for UKTV Food, New British Kitchen and Chefs and the City.
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Chris is mastering his first love
26 Feb 2010 11:15:01
A change of country and a change of career has worked wonders for music maestro Chris Sundive.
Chris, or Krzysztof Chojaczyk to give him his true identity, is a current third year Music Technology student having previously been an IT engineer in his native Poland.
Under the wing of course leader Dave Bessell, Chris has not looked back since coming to England and the University of Bedfordshire and is now releasing his own music through Ebony Red Records and Trance Allstars.
Chris said: “I was always into music and being creative, so I played in a few bands over the years, as well as DJing, Drum ‘n’ Bass promotion and event organisation. I also produced music for a couple of years - mostly because I like it!
“I didn’t really have a career in mind before I was interviewed by Dave and got accepted into the second year. That’s the first time someone evaluated my work and experience and it set me on a path of polishing my skills and setting new standards.
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Gavin’s fact-finding mission
26 Feb 2010 09:30:20
Education is really important to Luton - that’s the view of would-be MP Gavin Shuker after he visited the University on a fact-finding mission this week.
The Labour candidate for the Luton South seat met Vice Chancellor Professor Les Ebdon CBE before being shown around the University visiting its media facilities, learning resources centre, the site of the new campus centre and business pods.
Gavin said: “The role of the University of Bedfordshire in transforming people’s life chances and opportunities for not only the people of Bedfordshire but across the world is really important to me. So I wanted to come to the University to see some of the exciting developments and to meet the Vice Chancellor and students.”
Gavin discussed several important issues with Professor Ebdon including funding, student numbers and international students.
He added: “My housemate is studying here at the moment, so I’m often in and out of the Uni. It has always been a part of my life and I can remember the changes it has been through in recent years.”
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Vice Chancellor welcomes Walport report on science and learning
25 Feb 2010 13:59:59University of Bedfordshire Vice Chancellor Professor Les Ebdon CBE has welcomed recommendations to review current policy on science and maths.
The recommendations are published today (25 February) by Sir Mark Walport and a Science and Expert Learning Group established by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.
The report makes a series of recommendations for the future education and professional development of science and maths teachers and technicians but also highlights the increased interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) in recent years.
Recommendations include support for local networks between experts in schools and higher education and the involvement of universities in the design of qualifications.
Speaking as chair of the think-tank million+, Professor Ebdon said: “The Walport report is both timely and welcome and will do much to empower science and maths teachers and technicians and encourage the links with local universities which are crucial to building the partnerships needed to improve interest and attainment.
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Fungi's search to have her work published is over
24 Feb 2010 13:02:05
A Creative Writing student who graduated with First Class Honours in 2008 has had her first children’s book published.
Fungisayi Sasa’s new work is called The Search for the Perfect Head and centres on Rupert the stickman!
She grew up in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, before moving to England to live in Milton Keynes.
An accomplished writer of fiction and poetry, Fungisayi is currently researching her next work of children’s fiction.
She said: “My time at the University helped me develop my skills, channel my creativity and become a better writer.”
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It's Judgment Day for Luke
24 Feb 2010 11:04:11
A second year dance student at the University of Bedfordshire is joining two members of staff on an elite judging panel next month.
Luke Jessop has been asked to judge on Youth Dance England’s regional dance platform for youth dance, Radiate, at The Junction in Cambridge.
He will be joined by dance lecturers James Hewison and Elsa Bradley from the University on Saturday, 6 March.
Luke, who was contacted directly by Youth Dance England, said: “It should be really cool; I’ve never been a judge before but I’m really looking forward to it.”
The panel will select just one piece from the region for the national youth dance festival at Birmingham in July.
Elsa said: “This is a prestigious thing for Luke to achieve as most judges are long-standing professionals in the dance field.”
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University's links with China enhanced
24 Feb 2010 09:53:13
Two leading professors from the Department of Computer Science and Technology are helping the University of Bedfordshire continue to forge links with China.
Professors Carsten Maple and Yong Yue recently visited Tsinghua University in Beijing which is the best university in that country for science and technology and receives the largest amount for research funding in China.
They met with the Vice President and Registrar of Tsinghua, Professor Si Yuan, and are expecting to undertake research projects and explore possibilities for further research collaborations.
Professor Maple is Head of the Department of Computer Science and Technology and Professor Yue is the Director of the Institute for Research in Applicable Computing (IRAC).
The two professors, as well as senior lecturer Dr Dayou Li, have also all been to China separately to visit Beijing Jiaotong University.
Professor Maple gave a talk to more than 200 staff and students on emerging security research threats. Professor Yue said: “The presentation described research undertaken by the information security group at IRAC, and was well received with a lively and interesting question and answer session.”
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Staff and students will entertain theatregoers
22 Feb 2010 16:23:46
There is a strong staff and student connection as the first ever professional season continues at the University of Bedfordshire Theatre.
The eight-week Spring Season 2010 is running throughout February and March at the Bedford campus and has an eclectic mix of current professional touring work including music, comedy, dance, poetry and theatre.
The first event to showcase the work of professional dance artists based at the University is on Saturday, 27 February. TestBed 1 brings together choreographers Sadie Hunt (Shunt Dance Company), Annie Lok and Lisa Spackman (Two Thirds Sky) in a triple bill of their new work.
This is followed by Here and There by ersatz dance on Wednesday, 3 March, which is new work choreographed by the University’s Head of Performing Arts and English Helen Bailey
Both nights are supported by the Centre for Applied Research in Dance and will feature post-show question and answer sessions with the choreographers and dancers.
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Uni appoints preferred bidder to build student halls
22 Feb 2010 10:24:39
The University of Bedfordshire has appointed Campus Living Villages as preferred bidder for the contract to build and operate an 850-bed, en suite student accommodation facility at its Luton campus.
The contract is also to manage the existing stock of University student accommodation in the town, which amounts to some 1,045 study bedrooms.
The project forms part of the University’s significant £134m investment in its campuses which will give students the best possible learning environment along with state-of-the-art equipment.
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources) Donald Harley said: “This is an exciting next step in our plans to redevelop our Luton campus and we look forward to working with Campus Living Villages.
“The first phase of our redevelopment – a new Campus Centre – is well underway and on schedule to open in September this year. This will bring all student services under one roof and will house a 240-seat lecture theatre, social and learning spaces and the Students’ Union.”
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Students are showcasing their dance moves
19 Feb 2010 11:39:19
So You Think You Can Dance? This applies to students from the University of Bedfordshire who are showcasing their talents over the next few months.
The University Dance Company (UDC) is the third year touring performance company of the BA (Hons) Dance and Professional Practice programme.
Students will be touring pieces of dance repertory to regional venues in Cambridge, Bedford and Luton this spring as part of their professional seasons.
They are going to The Junction in Cambridge on Saturday, 13 March, coming ‘home’ to the UoB Theatre itself on Sunday, 21 March, and then the hat Factory in Luton on Thursday, 29 April.
Showcase is an evening of brand new contemporary dance commissioned from an exciting mix of established and emerging choreographers.
There are four pieces of dance in total within the programme – some choreographed on them by current members of staff like course leader James Hewison and dance lecturer Annie Lok (an independent choreographer and film-maker) and some by guest professional artists like Catherine Bennett.
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Opportunity to Aimhigher in Bedfordshire
19 Feb 2010 09:16:18
A mentoring scheme involving the University of Bedfordshire is making dreams a reality.
The successful national Aimhigher Associates mentoring scheme involves linking young people of school age with university students from a similar background. They can then give them the benefit of their experience as the young people make decisions about their future education and careers.
Undergraduates are recruited to become associates, and use their personal experience to encourage and support pupils as young as 14 to make the most of their talents. It is planned that these interactions will develop over time, typically involving 15-20 sessions per associate per year.
Aimhigher Bedfordshire recruited 65 undergraduates for its own associates programme this year who are providing assistance to 700 school and college pupils in the area with options available to them for progression into higher education.
Many of the associates recruited from the University of Bedfordshire were placed in the schools and colleges they went to prior to university.
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