2013

Wed 06 March, 2013
'Millions of older people with diabetes denied proper care'

OLDER people with diabetes are “needlessly developing devastating complications because they are being denied proper care and aggressive treatment”.

Wed 06 March, 2013
Looking back to look forward

THE Rt Hon David Blunkett MP will be revisiting his 'landmark' speech at Greenwich in 2000 to draw conclusions about the higher education sector when he visits the University of Bedfordshire tomorrow (7 March).

Tue 05 March, 2013
Polly Toynbee calls half-time on Mr Cameron’s premiership

DAVID Cameron is “a man with a plan, and always was”, looking to pick up where former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher left off. That’s the opinion of journalist and political commentator Polly Toynbee who spoke at the University of Bedfordshire.

Mon 04 March, 2013
Plug in to a healthier future

Research to set up an online system enabling doctors to access patient’s health records from all across the European Union, has been launched today (Monday).

Fri 01 March, 2013
Milton Keynes’s own university campus

A NEW university campus for Milton Keynes was launched today (Friday, 22 March).

Thu 28 February, 2013
Training for teachers gives hope for Malawi’s children

Feature

For the past three years, tutors and students have been helping to train teachers in one of the poorest parts of Africa – and it’s proving to be as good for Bedford’s trainee teachers as it is for the Malawians - Rose Taylor reports

Thu 28 February, 2013
Miraculous car accident recovery story leads students to volunteer for charity

A CAR accident left Carole Mason comatose for three weeks, with doctors not expecting her to survive.

Tue 26 February, 2013
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Tue 26 February, 2013
David Blunkett first to speak at new Public Policy Lectures

LABOUR MP David Blunkett will be the first speaker in a new series of Public Policy Lectures being held at the University.

Fri 22 February, 2013
Top award for diabetes professor

Professor Alan Sinclair’s work into improving the healthcare of older people with diabetes has won him an international honour.

Wed 20 February, 2013
Research aims to help psychiatric patients

CLEAN, simple and beautiful premises can lead to calmer psychiatric wards, a study conducted by a University of Bedfordshire academic has shown.

Tue 19 February, 2013
Mark Blundell joins F1 panel to talk motorsport

FORMULA One’s future could be threatened by a "short-sighted" financial plan that stops the most-prestigious F1-hosting countries from holding grand prix - and prevent some of the world's best drivers taking their place on the grid.