June
Proud To Help: Professor & Football Team fly the flag for University campaign
TheÌýhumbling efforts of a student football team and a public health academic have been recognised and chosen to represent theÌý̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ inÌýaÌýnationalÌý‘ProudÌýToÌýHelp’Ìýcampaign.
Beds scriptwriting lecturer wins top prize for his ‘Twisted Tale’.
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Senior Scriptwriting Lecturer Toby Norways has been named one of five winners of the national screenwriting competition ‘Twisted Tales in Lockdown’.
£307k secured for ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s creative community thanks to University support
Emergency funding to help support local artists has been successfully secured from Arts Council England (ACE) thanks to a collaborative effort by the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, Luton Borough Council and a number of creative charities.
University celebrates success of virtual yoga classes
Ahead of the International Day of Yoga on 21st June, ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s Get Active team are celebrating a 94% uptake of their online yoga offering since lockdown began.
Professor joins regional #BlackLivesMatter debate
An academic from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, Professor Uvanney Maylor, has taken part in an online discussion about racism and equality in the East of England.
Professor to tackle BAME health risks as part of Men’s Health Week webinar
Professor Gurch Randhawa will be representing the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ in a ‘Men and & Covid-19’ webinar organised by Men’s Health Forum.
University Court members offer support during pandemic
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Court members have been offering solace and support to the community during the coronavirus outbreak.
Graduate Make-up Degree showcase gets a virtual makeover
Final year visagistes from ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s School of Media & Performance have premiered their artistry and creations via a new online degree show reel on YouTube.
Be cautious of new McCann ‘evidence’ until charges are made, Professor warns
As a new suspect comes to light in the prolific Madeleine McCann case, an academic from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has advised the media mustn’t get ahead of itself as speculation can and has caused more harm than good.
#BlackLivesMatter: the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ response
We know that our staff, students, alumni, as well our wider communities will have been horrified by the killing of George Floyd in the United States and want you to know that we are also shocked and share your horror.
University and local SME receive funding for Covid-19 research
A successful application by a local company, Life Science Group Ltd (LSG), together with the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has resulted in £50,000 of funding from Innovate UK to complete a research project to improve Covid-19 testing.
Star students awarded Outstanding Student of the Year 2020
A record number of staff and students nominated colleagues, peers and teams the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s Vice Chancellor’s Student Experience Awards, with four winners receiving the Outstanding Student of the Year award.