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- What is a university for?
Professor Jess Power, Associate Dean – Students There are several possible interpretations of the fundamental role of a university, however the one that holds close to my values and beliefs is “the university” as an institution for the creation and … Continue reading → ... read more - Fourth Edition of Professor David Clark-Carter’s Quantitative Psychological Research book published!
Professor David Clark-Carter (Professor of Psychological Research Methods, Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) is about to publish the fourth edition of his widely used Quantitative Psychological Research textbook in December 2018. Prof. Clark-Carter’s text is used as core reading for many Psychology degrees at all levels of study (from undergraduate ... read more - How the LPC at Staffs is Helping Me Reach The Bar
“I am doing quite well thanks to Staffordshire University” Amit Mahabir completed the Legal Practice Course at Staffordshire University and has since started his service training for the Bar in Trinidad and Tobago. “I would like to thank Staffordshire University for what was an interesting, uplifting experience for me. My ... read more - Discrimination – 100 years on
Shannon-Annie Moore On November 21st, 1918 a law was introduced which gave women the right to become Members of Parliament. The first female MP to take up her seat was Nancy Astor, after winning a by-election in December 1919. Since this Act there have been 491 female MP’s. This ... read more - The past, the present and the futureBy Ema Talam From 2016 to the present day, Brexit vote has already led to the numerous consequences on the UK economy. Some of the consequences involve: fall of sterling; higher inflation; higher uncertainly which further had an impact on … Continue reading → ... read more
- Uber Drivers Are Employees
Simon Mitchell The employment appeal for ride sharing app Uber started on 6th November. The Supreme Court need to decide if users of the app are in fact employees, rather than self-employed. If they are employees then they would be entitled to sick pay, holiday pay and minimum wage. ... read more - A day out at ConkersSimon Hughes, Student, Staffordshire Business School ‘Conkers’ is a day out at an activity centre in Derbyshire, where a group of new Staffordshire University students spent a day during Welcome Week. The day is used to bring people out of … Continue reading → ... read more
- Record fall in number of workers from eastern Europe in UK
Sukhjeet Sodhi Figures have shown that in the countdown to Brexit, the UK has seen its first sharp fall in European workers since records began over two decades ago. Figures show a drop in 132,000 workers in the last year from eight European countries, which was unforeseen despite global ... read more - Do Marketers have the right skill set for your business?Vicki Roberts, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire Business School In these uncertain times, with budgets slashed and cost cutting evident, companies may now need to turn to their to their marketers to drive business growth. The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), have … Continue reading → ... read more
- Whats on for Staffs StudentsThroughout the academic year, the staff at uni organise an abundance of activities and events of which theres bound to be something of interest to absolutely everyone. In my first year I remember having bbq’s, Christmas gatherings, poster sales and literally so much more. There’s always new events being organised ... read more
- Matt Hancock MP pledges zero tolerance of abuse of NHS Staff.
Ashley Reakes In a speech to the Royal College of Nurses, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock laid out his reduction strategy for NHS staff violence. There has already been plans put in place to reduce this violence with the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act. The legislation imposes ... read more - New Claybody ProductionIt was fantastic to be back at the old Spode factory for some ‘site specific’ or ‘found space’ drama. In Hot Lane, Claybody Theatre and English and Creative Writing Honorary Doctor, Deborah McAndrew, develop many of the characters we met … Continue reading → ... read more
- Would you like to market to customers when they’re in your area or about to go to a competitor’s location?Paul Dobson, Senior Lecturer at Staffordshire Business School The ability to market to customers or potential customers by their location has been around for a while. However, in my conversations with local businesses not many are aware of this facility. … Continue reading → ... read more
- Introducing Dr Alyson Nicholds, our new Associate ProfessorDr Alyson Nicholds, Associate Professor (Business Management), Staffordshire Business School I am delighted to be joining Staffordshire Business School as Associate Professor (Business Management). This is my 5th University, having previously worked at Leeds Beckett, Birmingham, Middlesex and Coventry … Continue reading → ... read more
- The Gender Pay Divide
Courtney James Under new regulations that came into force in April 2017, all employers with over 250 employees are required to report their gender pay gap data. The data has shown that more than three out of four UK companies pay their male staff more on average than ... read more
