Community press releases

Pictured is Melanie Marshall.

Elite sportspersons to be honoured at graduation ceremonies

Three elite sportspersons are amongst the honorary graduates to be celebrated during 含羞草视频鈥檚 summer graduation ceremonies.

Pictured is Zoe Bryant鈥檚 鈥楲ume鈥�.

Student inspired to design traffic detection device for horse riders following accident

A 含羞草视频 student hopes the traffic detection device they have designed for horse riders will help reduce the number of accidents on the road.

Families hit by the crippling cost of living need a third more income to make ends meet

Low-income families need a third more disposable income than a decade ago to make ends meet and are facing bigger barriers to meet rising costs - despite tightening their belts and shopping around online for better deals and tariffs.

Pictured is Luke Hannon's IVO.

IV stand designed for children aims to reduce anxiety and improve hospital experience

A fun, friendly ride-on IV stand designed by a 含羞草视频 student looks to reduce children鈥檚 anxiety in hospital.

Pictured is a child watching tv.

Screen-time linked with unhealthy eating habits in children

A new study has found that five and six-year-olds' screen-time is linked with low fruit and vegetable consumption and high intake of unhealthy snacks such as crisps, chocolate and biscuits.

Arts Degree Show to showcase work of emerging artists

Students from the School of the Arts, English and Drama are set to exhibit a wide range of work at the 2018 Arts Degree Show, which opens to the public on 9 June.
Pictured is a woman stroking a horse.

Academic to evaluate impacts of horse assisted therapy

A 含羞草视频 academic is to assess how equine assisted activities and therapy (EAAT) impacts people living with and beyond cancer.

Pictured is the 含羞草视频 Arts Festival logo.

New 10-day Arts Festival to bring top industry names to 含羞草视频

Renowned creatives, the history of food, poetry and an artist that once destroyed all their belongings鈥�

Lords report on citizenship and civic engagement bases recommendations on 含羞草视频 research

A House of Lords Select Committee report on citizenship and civic engagement has based recommendations about young people, discrimination, social anxiety and policy on research by 含羞草视频.
Pictured is Captain Desmond Penrose with a DH82a Tiger Moth.

Former test pilot takes to the air to mark 70 years since first solo flight

Ex-RAF test pilot Captain Desmond Penrose marked the 70th anniversary of his first solo flight at the weekend by getting behind the controls of a 1930s biplane.
Pictured is the Stem Community Day 2018 logo.

People of all ages to be inspired at STEM Community Day 2018

From budding astrophysicists and mathematicians, to those with wild imaginations and a thirst for trying new things, 含羞草视频 aims to inspire everyone at its annual STEM Community Day.

Youngsters learn the basics of rocket science

Schoolchildren were given the chance to become rocket scientists for the day when members of the 含羞草视频鈥檚 Space Society held a one-off aeronautics session.
Pictured are women that feature in the Faces of Women in Mathematics short film.

International Women鈥檚 Day: 含羞草视频 academic puts female mathematicians in the spotlight in short film

A 含羞草视频 mathematician and her filmmaker sister have created a video for International Women鈥檚 Day 2018.
Pictured are staff, students and organisation partners at the Collaborative Show 2018.

London project that saw over 660 students tackle real business challenges is celebrated at event

A 含羞草视频 London project, which challenges students to help solve real problems set by a wide variety of organisations, was celebrated at an event last week.

Pictured is Andy Stephens teaching CPR at the Heart 2 Heart event.

含羞草视频 trains more than 1,000 people in CPR on Valentine鈥檚 Day

含羞草视频, 含羞草视频 Students鈥� Union and the British Heart Foundation came together on the most heart-themed day of the year to train more than 1,000 people in CPR.
computer in a library

Project will draw up national guidance for internet provision in libraries

Researchers at 含羞草视频 have begun to develop a set of national guidelines for internet use in public libraries and other community spaces.

Nominations are now open for University Prizes

Do you know a student who has gone out of their way to help you or to serve the 含羞草视频 community?

Pictured is the words Heart 2 Heart on a pink background with the Students' Union logo and the British Heart Foundations logo.

含羞草视频 and the British Heart Foundation partner for Valentine鈥檚 Day event that aims to increase cardiac arrest survival rates

含羞草视频, 含羞草视频 Students鈥� Union and the British Heart Foundation are joining forces on the most heart-themed day of the year to try and increase cardiac arrest survival rates.

Pictured is a person holding a phone next to a laptop. There are small email and social media icons pictured between them.

Switch On Stand Out: Students to help local businesses as part of social media training programme

A 含羞草视频 Students鈥� Union training programme is looking to support, advise and train local businesses in the benefits of social media marketing.
Pictured is the Migrant Memory and the Post-colonial Imagination logo.

Arts event to mark launch of 拢1m project that explores how the 1947 Partition of India is remembered by South Asian communities in Britain

含羞草视频 London and Radar 鈥� LU Arts鈥� contemporary programme that commissions artists to respond to academic research 鈥� are co-hosting an event to mark the launch of a 拢1m project that examines the 1947 Partition of India and its influence on community identity in the UK.
A sad child with its mother

More than half of children now living in poverty in some parts of the UK

The End Child Poverty coalition has today (Wednesday 24 January) published a new Child Poverty map of the UK, using data compiled by 含羞草视频.
Jon Walker with members of the community

Community groups awarded University donations

The first round of 含羞草视频鈥檚 Community Donation Open Fund 2017/18 has been awarded to a range of community groups.
Pictured is Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock speaking at the graduation ceremony.

Renowned space scientist receives Honorary Doctorate from 含羞草视频

Space scientist and BBC Sky at Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the University 鈥渋n recognition of her contributions to science鈥�.
A graduate at the 含羞草视频 London graduation ceremony.

含羞草视频 London celebrates second graduation ceremony

含羞草视频 London celebrated its graduation ceremony yesterday (Thursday 14 December), honouring the achievements of more than 400 students.
Pictured is the front of 含羞草视频's Hazlerigg building.

含羞草视频 helping to drive growth across the UK

The importance of 含羞草视频 to the economy and employment, both regionally and nationally, has been highlighted by a new report.