July 2023 news

Imogen Bishop and her grandad smiling

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ student creates animation to share grandad’s story

Imogen Bishop’s project, ‘Anyone But You’, shares her experience of having a relative diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease.

World first: Researchers create CO2 measurement tool to calculate emissions caused by digital data

A unique carbon footprint tool has been created to allow businesses to measure the CO2 output of their digital data.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ appoints new Commercial Director

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sally Wilson as Commercial Director.

Careers and Enterprise Hub relaunches with recruitment fair

The Careers and Enterprise Hub in º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has relaunched following some further work funded by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Town Deal.

Four in 10 Londoners unable to afford to ‘live with dignity’, new research shows

More than three and a half million Londoners, including one million children, have an income below what is needed for a basic standard of living.

Experts in Sport: National Rehabilitation Centre series

This week, the Experts in Sport podcast has released a new, three-episode series dedicated to the development of the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), delivered by the NRC Clinical and Academic Partnership led by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and the University of Nottingham. The partnership brings together a ‘hub and spoke’ network of more than 20 universities across the country, allowing educators and researchers to work with and learn from each other, in a coordinated approach to rehabilitation research.
Alumna Hannah Dingley has made history by being named the new Caretaker Head Coach of Forest Green Rovers, becoming the first woman to manage a professional men’s football team in England.

Alumna Hannah Dingley named first female manager of men’s professional football team

Alumna Hannah Dingley has made history by being named the new Caretaker Head Coach of Forest Green Rovers, becoming the first woman to manage a professional men’s football team in England.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has secured an incredible 42nd consecutive British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) title after amassing a record number of points in the competition.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ crowned BUCS Champions with record-breaking points tally

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has secured an incredible 42nd consecutive British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) title after amassing a record number of points in the competition.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s social policy centre marks 40th anniversary with pledge to continue improving people’s living standards

Four decades of improving living standards in the UK and around the world were celebrated as º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Centre for Research in Social Policy marked its 40th anniversary.
Joe Fuggle smiling into the distance, with the Rutland Building and the University's running track in the background.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ start-ups secure Innovate UK funding for creative ventures

Two start-up businesses founded by recent graduates from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ have been given a boost thanks to funding from the Innovate UK Creative Growth programme.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ launches interview series to mark 40 years of social policy research

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has launched a short series of interviews with researchers from its Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) to mark 40 years since the centre was launched.

Food and living standards - Experts discuss the importance and role of food as part of 40 years of social policy research at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

Food insecurity, food poverty and free school meals are debated in a new video created to mark the 40th anniversary of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP).

What it means to die with dignity – the basic rights everyone deserves at the end of life

Every year 90,000 people die in poverty.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning are delighted to announce to appointment of Nathan Smith as the Club’s new Head Coach.

Lightning appoint Nathan Smith as new Head Coach

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Lightning are delighted to announce the appointment of Nathan Smith as the Club’s new Head Coach.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Henry Searle produced a stunning performance to end Britain’s 61-year wait for a boys' singles champion at Wimbledon.

Superb Searle seals Wimbledon Boys’ title

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Henry Searle produced a stunning performance to end Britain’s 61-year wait for a boys' singles champion at Wimbledon.

Katie Michaels holding her Ingenuity health champion award

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate entrepreneur wins national health champion award

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate entrepreneur Katie Michaels has won the Ingenuity Programme’s National Health Champion award for her business, Moti Me.
Woman driving a car with a cup of coffee in her hand

New research project aims to assess the effectiveness of ‘caffeine-naps’ for drivers with obstructive sleep apnoea

A new º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-led project will assess whether a ‘caffeine-nap’ can counteract sleepiness among drivers who suffer with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).
(L-R) Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Chancellor and President of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, Ebony's mum, Janet Rainford, Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent MBE, Lord Sebastian Coe, Chancellor of º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.

Cricket great awarded honorary degree from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ

Former England cricketer Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent MBE has been awarded an honorary degree from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.

A close up of a neonatal incubator, showing two portholes and a control panel bearing the MoM incubator logo

Graduate inventor of incubator saving babies' lives in Ukraine wins The Princess Royal Silver Medal

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate James Roberts, the inventor of a new neonatal incubator designed, developed and manufactured in Britain that has helped babies thrive in NHS hospitals and across war-torn Ukraine, will be presented with The Princess Royal Silver Medal, one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s most prestigious individual awards.

Experts in Sport: 19 Years of Biomechanics Research into Elite Cricket Bowling

As Ashes fever grips the nation, cricket continues to make headlines on both the back and front pages.

A photo of Jesse Foyle from West Ham stood with Professor Nick Jennings and a current student from the Institute for Sport Busines Kumaran Parameshwaran at the Collaborative Project show.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London welcomes West Ham United Foundation as a new supporter of its scholarships for local people

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has officially welcomed West Ham United Foundation as a new supporter of its Inspiring Success scholarship programme.

a close-up of a football with a player trapping the ball

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ develops online course for all FIFA football agents to represent minors

All FIFA football agents will have to pass a dedicated online course on working with minors before they are allowed to represent players aged 18 or younger. The course will be offered by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ, in cooperation with FIFA.

an image of a selection of food

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ researchers to explore how best to talk with adolescents about eating and body weight

University researchers are set to explore how we talk about eating and body weight with adolescents – a project that includes two public talks in º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ town centre.

Women footballers play the sport

Women’s World Cup will highlight how far other countries have closed the gap with US – but that isn’t the only yardstick to measure growth of global game

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup begins on July 20, 2023, in Australia and New Zealand, and the U.S. enters the soccer tournament in a familiar position: favorites.

Bekah Walton won gold by throwing 58.19m in the javelin

Golden weekend for º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students at the UK Athletics Championships

In a weekend which saw every possible element of British weather, from torrential downpours to dazzling sunshine, six º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ students battled the conditions to win gold medals and become UK Athletics champions for 2023.