2018 news

Pictured is Dr Patria Roman-Velazquez accepting her award. Image courtesy of Steve Daszko.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London academic receives award for work that supports BAME communities in Southwark

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London’s Director of Studies has been recognised for her work to support BAME traders and customers that are set to be impacted by a Southwark development.
Pictured are workout weights, a bottle of water and a peach.

Mature adults needed for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ fitness study

Mature adults in the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ area that would like to be fitter and more mobile are asked to take part in a study.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ looks to inspire young minds this summer

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s School and College Liaison Team will be bringing back their ‘Inspiring Minds’ series of events this summer.

Academic awarded acclaimed fellowship for project to make poetry archives accessible

Dr Lise Jaillant, of the School of Arts, English and Drama at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, has been awarded a major Leadership Fellowship by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

English and drama lecturer organises sell-out wrestling event as part of her research into Britain’s Spandex-driven grappling scene

Determinism is as much a part of professional wrestling as a Boston crab, according to some very hands-on research.
Pictured is the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ carillon.

University arts programme to capture the sounds of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

Three artists are to capture the different sounds of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ as part of a project that explores how music makes place and place makes music.
Pictured is a trophy.

School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering PhD student is winner at L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards Ceremony

A º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Doctoral Researcher was selected as one of the winners of the poster presentation competition at the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards Ceremony.
Pictured is a selection of fruit and berries with a teapot.

Fruit Routes event to prompt conversations on global issues

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Fruit Routes project is once again returning to campus from 13-15 June.

Academics launch toolkit that aims to help businesses understand the experience their customers want

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academics have launched a free downloadable toolkit that aims to help entrepreneurs understand the experience desired by customers.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academics return for second episode of Poetry Podcast

Returning for its second episode, ‘School of Poetry’ is back with fresh guests and themes.
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Regular exercise may be more beneficial for men than post-menopausal women

The blood vessels of middle-aged men and women adapt differently to regular exercise according to new research by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
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Institute of Advanced Studies to hold Art and Migration series of events

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) will be hosting an exciting series of events around Art and Migration this month.
photo of Luke Hannon's 'IVO' design

Design Degree Show 2018 to showcase diverse and innovative projects

Students from the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Design School will present their final-year projects at the Design Degree Show 2018, which opens to the public on Thursday 14 June.
Photo of previous Decision Sciences event in lecture theatre

School of Business and Economics to celebrate Decision Sciences with an exciting day of events

The School of Business and Economics (SBE) will be celebrating Decision Sciences and the research academics are engaged in later this month with an exciting workshop and lecture.

Are health care workers the answer to improving mental health patients’ physical well-being in secure hospitals?

More value needs to be placed in promoting exercise for people with severe mental health issues in secure hospital settings.
Image of 'Hexplore' - designed by student Helena Cowley

Design student wins competition for sustainable toy design

A student from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Design School has won a prize for the innovative, sustainable child’s toy she has designed.
Pictured is the Kestrel family.

Kestrels nesting on campus are now caring for four chicks

The pair of kestrels that returned to their nest on campus several weeks ago are now caring for four chicks!
Pictured is Professor Christopher Keylock and Professor Qiuhua Liang.

Leading experts on hydrodynamics join º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

Professor Qiuhua Liang and Professor Christopher Keylock are bringing their expertise on fluid dynamics to º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.

Pictured is a selection of items used for sewing.

New two-day sewing event to take place at University

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is hosting a new sewing event that aims to celebrate the online stitching community and the hobby that can be more beneficial than it ‘seams’.

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ secures landmark deal with the Lawn Tennis Association

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and Tennis Scotland at Stirling have today been named as the UK’s first two National Academies for tennis, a major milestone in the development of the Lawn Tennis Association’s ten-year Performance Strategy for British Tennis.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London programme to ‘inspire success’ in capital graduates

Graduates from east London are invited to attend a series of workshops to develop their employability skills, meet top employers and learn about a 100% tuition fee scholarship on offer at the institution.
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Pioneering female engineer honoured through hall name

A new hall of residence on the º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ campus is set to be named after Claudia Parsons, one of the UK’s first women engineers.

England, the World Cup and childhood obesity

The biggest sporting event on the planet is dominated by junk food advertising – and today Public Health England announced that youngsters are eating twice the recommended amount of sugar.
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University researcher awarded with British Nutrition Foundation grant

Dr Oonagh Markey, a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, has been announced as one of two winners of the 2018 Drummond Pump Priming Award from the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).
Photo of Portion Pots by Edward Hepworth

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students impress judges at the 2018 Starpack Awards

Students at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Design School impressed judges at this year’s Starpack Awards.