Graduates remain optimistic about their future career opportunities, despite the harsh economic climate, according to a new study launched this week at a national conference chaired by University of Bedfordshire Vice Chancellor Bill Rammell.

A group of crazy dodgeball players plan on hurling their circular missiles towards each for 51 hours virtually non-stop – in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record

“Politicians may long for the days when they were not under constant surveillance by the media, but those days are gone and they won’t be coming back.”

Dr Sally Bentley has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Education and Sport at the University of Bedfordshire.

Treat graduation day as "the first day of the rest of your lives", Pete Winkelman urged graduands.

The criticism of referees as a result of recent high profile decisions, and the controversy surrounding Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg, may do long term harm to the recruitment of the next generation of Match Officials.