2012

Mon 11 June, 2012
Business students raise money for charities

Practical work for a group of MSc Project Management students at the University of Bedfordshire meant getting their hands dirty – for charity.

Fri 08 June, 2012
Bedfordshire second for Linguistics

The University of Bedfordshire’s Language and Linguistics courses has been ranked second – in the latest edition of the Complete University Guide (CUG) for student satisfaction.

Fri 08 June, 2012
BedsSU makes Advice Quality Mark at award ceremony

Students at the University of Bedfordshire have saved thousands of pounds thanks to advice from the Students’ Union.

Fri 01 June, 2012
Youth gangs use violence to prove themselves

Some young gang members are prepared to go to almost any lengths to gain ‘respect’, according to the University of Bedfordshire’s gang expert Professor John Pitts.

Fri 01 June, 2012
Healthcare students visit University

A nursing qualification can open doors to more than 120 careers in healthcare, North Herts College students were told during a visit to the University of Bedfordshire.

Fri 01 June, 2012
Computing security expert speaks at Uni

A degree alone may not be sufficient to get ahead, guest speaker Dr Mike Westmacott told students during a Securing a Career in Information Security workshop.

Thu 31 May, 2012
Students to shine at Art Degree Show

Third year Art and Design students at the University of Bedfordshire will celebrate three years of hard graft when they exhibit their work at the Degree Show on Thursday, 7 June.

Thu 31 May, 2012
Pupils have designs on uni life

More than sixty year five pupils from Burrowmoor Primary School in March, Cambridgeshire got a taste of university life, when they spent a day at the Bedford campus.

Thu 31 May, 2012
Chancellor urges Government to review approach to international students

Baroness Howells of St Davids, Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire, is among those urging the Government to remove foreign students from its net migration figures - to help drive the economy.

Wed 30 May, 2012
Stay hydrated while exercising this summer

Exercising in hot weather without taking the necessary precautions can be dangerous, warns Professor John Brewer from the University of Bedfordshire.

Wed 30 May, 2012
Bedfordshire named among UK’s ‘greenest universities ever’

The University of Bedfordshire has been given a First Class Award and ranked 36th out of 145 in the People and Planet Green League 2012 – a leap of 17 places from last year.

Mon 28 May, 2012
Research looks at Sikh food culture

Unique research on how the different food cultures at home and at school is affecting the identities of British Sikh children is being conducted by the University of Bedfordshire’s Marketing lecturer Dr Amandeep Takhar.