February
Queen’s Anniversary Prize brings ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ national and international recognition
HER Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh presented the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ with the leading award in higher education at an honours ceremony at Buckingham Palace today (Thursday).
Mr Speaker to be new ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Chancellor
THE Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon John Bercow MP, is to be the new Chancellor of the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼. He succeeds Baroness Ros Howells, who completes her distinguished five year term this spring.
Sexual health school programmes positively impact Nigeria
TARGETED and focussed school-based sexual education programmes in Nigeria can positively impact the nation’s pupils’ sexual health knowledge, attitudes and even their sexual health behaviour a study has found.
Organ donation in focus at London’s places of worship
AN ACTION plan authored by a Professor at the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has resulted in the delivery of a programme of educational outreach events across London to raise organ donation awareness.
Latest data shows decline in young people under-18 getting pregnant
Data released today (Tuesday 25 February) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show further declines in the rates of under-18 conceptions in England.
Romanian Ambassador speaks at Uni
THE Romanian Ambassador to the UK discussed Romania’s role within the European Union at a lecture held at the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼.
Leading teacher education expert gives insights into government reform plans
ONE of the country’s foremost education experts visited the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ this week, and gave an insight into the progress of the Government’s education reforms, and their impact on the provision of teacher education.
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s best legal brains outclass Cambridge to progress in national championships
A TEAM of law students at the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has come out on top in the second round of the English Speaking Union (ESU) National Mooting competition against a Cambridge University team.
600 year old mystery manuscript decoded by ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ professor
AN award-winning professor from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has followed in the footsteps of Indiana Jones by cracking the code of a 600 year old manuscript, deemed as ‘the most mysterious’ document in the world.
Retail giants wowed at Interior Design and Advertising Design students’ project exhibition
THE end of January saw a group of 14 third year Interior Design and Advertising Design students collaborate to showcase their work at a special exhibition in central London.
New book reveals an appetite for online dating in the Sikh community
A BEDFORDSHIRE Marketing lecturer’s new book has analysed the emergence of online dating amongst young Sikhs in the western world.
Safer Internet Day: 'parents need education' - Professor Carsten Maple
EDUCATION must begin with the parents when it comes to keeping children secure on the Internet an online safety expert at the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has stated today (Tuesday), Internet Safety Day 2014.