2013

Lights, camera... penalty! England football legend films at Uni
FORMER England football international and under-21 manager Stuart Pearce visited the University of Bedfordshire as it became a sports filming location for a day.

Multi-million pound redevelopment at Bedford campus gets underway
THE University of Bedfordshire has awarded Kier Construction a contract to build a state-of the-art teaching and learning building at the Bedford campus.

First-class graduate and single mum tells new students to put everything into their studies
AS the University of Bedfordshire welcomes its annual influx of new students, a single mother of four who achieved a top degree in Criminology, while also bringing up a daughter with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, has said how attending university can change your life.

Business student up for Cosmopolitan award
COSMOPOLITAN's Best New Beauty Blogger of the year is the title a University of Bedfordshire student is hoping to claim tonight (Wednesday).

‘Facebook for academics’ being developed at the University of Bedfordshire
A SOCIAL networking site specifically for academics is being launched by technology experts at the University of Bedfordshire.

New university campus will be city centre hub for innovation and intelligence in mk
UNIVERSITY Campus Milton Keynes (UCMK) will be at the centre of an information technology revolution as the city gets set to benefit from over £16m of new funding to develop innovative ways to manage its key infrastructure and help drive economic growth.

University and mk dons football club form academy partnership
THE University of Bedfordshire has signed an agreement to become an official partner of Milton Keynes Dons Football Club’s Academy for the 2013/14 season.

Mk dons chairman to recieve university of bedfordshire honorary degree
MK DONS’ acclaimed chairman Pete Winkelman is to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bedfordshire this week.

Nursing students pull together for cohort
A NURSING undergraduate, who is battling breast cancer and continuing with her studies at the University of Bedfordshire, has inspired her cohort at Aylesbury to raise funds for charity.

Help Dr Taroun support his Syrian nationals
The violence and devastation in war-torn Syria, where some 28,500 have perished (official figures) seems a million miles away for most of us as we watch the horrendous scenes on the news. But for Syrian-born University of Bedfordshire academic Abdulmaten Taroun it is a reality.

Graduate up for elite filming award
A FILM shot by a University of Bedfordshire graduate has been nominated for an award at Europe’s largest independent film festival.

Undergraduate picked for England's Rugby Elite Playing Squad
UNIVERSITY of Bedfordshire student Sarah McKenna has been selected for the England Women’s Rugby Elite Playing Squad.