Research News
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Introducing the University's Paris 2024 experts
With the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris just one week away, the Press Office has created a media card to showcase the relevant sport, health and fitness expertise available from academics and researchers at the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒÂ.
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Two new female Professors for the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒÂ
The Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ has announced two new professorships in the areas of Education and Computing.
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University awards research grants to tackle health inequalities in BLMK
Three innovative research projects have been announced as the first recipients of a grant programme launched by the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ and the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board.
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Bedfordshire teams up with University of Cambridge for AI & education study
A study undertaken by the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ and the University of Cambridge, looking into teacher use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in language education, has revealed a growing trend among educators regularly using the technology.
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Bedfordshire joins University of Cambridge and partners to form research hub
The Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ is joining forces with the University of Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin University, and the University of Suffolk to form a centre of social science training expertise in the Eastern region.
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University academics contribute to new WHO guidelines on malnutrition
A research team led by the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ has undertaken a series of projects to inform the new World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on preventing and managing malnutrition in infants and children aged five and under.
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Keeping the spirits up? Research finds alcohol can be part of having a ‘good life’ in care homes
A study exploring alcohol policy and practice in care homes across England has been carried out by academics from the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ in partnership with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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Research explores views of healthcare professionals working with psychoactive substance users
New research from the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒÂ, which explores the experiences of healthcare professionals working with people who use a range of psychoactive substances (NPS), has found there is a need for better training, education, and assessment processes.
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Graduate start-ups & community engagement celebrated in latest Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ results
Research England has unveiled this year’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (Ö±²¥ÍÑÒÂ) results which confirm that the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ performed strongly in a number of key areas, including support for graduate start-ups and local and regional community engagement.
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University celebrates top ranking for social enterprises in new study
The Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ has ranked first for students going on to create successful social enterprises in a new study of the UK’s most entrepreneurial universities.
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New comic book to increase understanding & awareness of child abuse
Research into child sexual abuse and exploitation carried out by academics at the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ has been turned into an educational comic book to help raise awareness of complex issues associated with young survivor engagement in participatory processes, and ways to navigate these.
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Keech Hospice Care funds first PhD to investigate & improve child palliative care
A PhD student whose research into child palliative care and the impact on families were part-funded by local charity, Keech Hospice Care, has graduated from the Ö±²¥ÍÑÒ during the summer celebrations on 25th July.