Three local schools were invited to see what university life is all about when they visited the University recently.

Morris dancers, a team pulling a Landrover and group of young people with cerebral palsy in imaginative fancy dress were all part of Bedford’s sell-out Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday.

Students and staff from the University of Bedfordshire got the chance to walk in the footsteps of TV stars when they visited the BBC TV Centre in London.

The University of Bedfordshire led the cheers for Luton’s sports stars at the Luton Sports Network annual awards.

Students from the University of Bedfordshire have been lending a hand to Bedford’s homeless as part of their course.

A charity lunch, a film night, information stands and a special guest visitor from the Caribbean were just some of the highlights as the University celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight.

A group of Milton Keynes A-level students got involved with sport science athlete testing at a taster day run by the University of Bedfordshire.

Three state-of-the-art electronics labs, including an experimental robotics facility, were officially opened at the University in earlier this month.

More than 150 international students from the University of Bedfordshire celebrated their diversity and cultures at a party organised by the University’s International Office.

The University of Bedfordshire teamed up with Luton Borough Council encouraging staff to put on their learner plates once again, by organising ‘smarter driving’ lessons.  

One of the country’s top education experts, Professor Sir Tim Brighouse, visited the University’s Putteridge Bury campus earlier this month.

More than 70 local and regional social workers flocked to the University of Bedfordshire yesterday (19 March) to hear from child sexual exploitation expert Professor Margaret Melrose as she delivered her Professorial Inaugural lecture.