Research News
University & Council’s vaccination radio show nominated for award
A Covid-19 vaccination campaign created by the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has been nominated for a radio prize at the 2022 Amplify Awards.
Philharmonia Orchestra to perform on campus
The ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ is set to host a performance by the Philharmonia Orchestra based around their Hear & Now project – an award-winning intergenerational community project which has been running for more than ten years.
Academics support local Roma community to enhance antenatal care
A team of public health and maternity care academics from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ have collaborated with the Luton Roma Trust in an effort to increase uptake of antenatal care by Roma women in Luton.
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ teams up with HSBC to support student entrepreneurs
In partnership with HSBC UK, two winning ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ students are taking part in a development programme for aspiring entrepreneurs from under-represented backgrounds.
New community research network to address end of life inequalities
Keech Hospice Care has launched a 12-month ‘End of Life Care Research Partnership’ in collaboration with the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, aiming to identify barriers and improve access to palliative care amongst ethnic minority populations.
Literary experts to discuss process behind storytelling
The ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ will be hosting a panel of three local and successful authors – Toby Litt, Adam Croft and Emily Short – for a free online literary-themed event, as part of its long-standing Beds Talks programme.
University is hotbed for generating start-ups
Graduates from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ have created 870 start-up businesses since the 2014/15 academic year, the fourth most of any university in the country according to data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
University retains top ten spot for sustainability
The ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ has received a first class award in the 2021 People & Planet University League, retaining its position at eighth place out of 154 institutions.
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ finds Covid-related drop in school literacy levels
Research conducted by the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ in partnership with Schoolreaders shows that literacy levels of most primary school pupils have been adversely impacted by disruptions to learning caused by Covid-19.
Academics investigate effects of foetal reduction in pregnancy
Researchers from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ have contributed towards a report examining first-time mothers’ experiences of foetal reduction in multi-foetal pregnancies following Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) treatment.
Researchers to investigate ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s arts and culture sector
Academics from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ have been commissioned by Central ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Council to conduct research into the area’s arts and culture sector.
Professor to deliver keynote speech at Australian Psychological Society conference
A leading academic from the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ is set to speak at a virtual conference centred around the role and contributions of health psychologists during the Covid-19 pandemic, hosted by the Australian Psychological Society (APS).