Read the latest blogs from around Staffordshire University
- Conference on Architecture, Urbanism and Culture
It was a pleasure to meet architects, urban planners, artists and performers from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Sweden and the UK at the eurau conference over the last few days. Panels were held at Staffs and at Birmingham City University. … Continue reading → ... read more - Our latest report provides standardised terminology for “therapeutic footwear” and will improve treatment for children with walking difficulties across the globeOur recent paper has established recognised terms, definitions, design characteristics and prescription criteria for off-the-shelf stability footwear for the first time. Numerous terms have been used in the literature concerning clinical footwear interventions, including orthopaedic shoes, rehabilitative boots, modified shoes, supportive shoes and special shoes. There is also no standardised ... read more
- How I Stepped Up to Level Five
Shabana Butt completed the Step Up to HE programme at Staffordshire University and is now starting level 5 of her Criminal Justice with Offender Management degree (second year of a three year degree and third year with a foundation year degree). Shabana shares her experiences of studying the Step Up ... read more - Former Forensic Investigation Student appointed Crime Scene Manager.
Craig Ratcliffe graduated with an MSCi in Forensic Investigation in 2015 from the School of Law Policing and Forensics. At the end of his degree year in 2014 he was selected to undertake a 6 week placement with Staffordshire Police through the Staffordshire Forensic Partnership. During his placement he ... read more - Beth’s guide to Stoke and StaffordshireBy Beth Bairstow-Morris Staffordshire University is my home university, and, in September, I’ll be heading into my third and final year of BA (Hons) Events Management. Having lived in Staffordshire for almost all my life, I’ve tried and tested the … Continue reading → ... read more
- Labour exploitation and posted workers in the European construction industry
You can now read Dr Jon Davies’ work, ‘Labour exploitation and posted workers in the European construction industry’, in European White-Collar Crime: Exploring the Nature of European Realities. Find out more about the book, which is edited by Nicholas Lord, Éva Inzelt, Wim Huisman and Rita Faria, here. ... read more - Criminogenic Dynamics of the Construction Industry: A State-Corporate Crime Perspective
Dr Jon Davies’ paper in the Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime “contributes to the state-corporate crime agenda by demonstrating how discussions on criminogenic industry structures provide critical links between organizational processes and broader political-economic dynamics, which is crucial for developing a criminological discourse.” Read ‘Criminogenic Dynamics of the ... read more - Fault lines of food fraud: key issues in research and policy
Jon Davies’ – Criminology and Sociology Lectuer – co-authored article with Nicholas Lord, Cecilia Flores Elizondo and Jon Spencer is now available. “This article analyses three key areas in the literature on food fraud where we see fault lines emerging: 1. food fraud research orientations; 2. food fraud detection and ... read more - Events for Autumn 2021 in StaffordshireHere’s a pick of some of the great events available if you are joining us at Staffordshire University this Autumn Sept 3-5th Trentham Live featuring McFly, The Vamps and Alfie Boe at Trentham Gardens 7th Nick Cave and Warren Ellis … Continue reading → ... read more
- Beth’s guide to Stoke and StaffordshireBy Beth Bairstow-Morris Staffordshire University is my home university, and, in September, I’ll be heading into my third and final year of BA (Hons) Events Management. Having lived in Staffordshire for almost all my life, I’ve tried and tested the … Continue reading → ... read more
- Working, living and dying in COVID times: perspectives from frontline adult social care workers in the UK
Working, living and dying in COVID times: perspectives from frontline adult social care workers in the UK, is available to read here. The co-authored article written by Luke Telford – Criminology and Sociology Lecturer are Staffordshire University – Daniel Briggs and Anthony Ellis aimed ‘to explore 15 UK adult social care ... read more - Business Innovation and EntrepreneurshipDr Bharati Singh, Course Leader, Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship The Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship course is not only about being an entrepreneur or setting up your own business but it is actually understanding how innovation and entrepreneurship should really be … Continue reading → ... read more
- Procedural justice as a reward to the compliant: an ethnography of police–citizen interaction in police custody
Dr Leanne Savigar-Shaw‘s – Lecturer in Policing – author journal on Procedural justice as a reward to the compliant: an ethnography of police–citizen interaction in police custody is now available on Taylor and Francis here. The “paper contributes to the literature on Procedural Justice Theory (PJT) by exploring its capacity to explain ... read more - University Life as a Mature StudentStorm Barratt, Course Director, Staffordshire Business School Most new students view their impending studies as a challenge, feeling nervous and excited in equal parts. For students leaving home for the first time or moving from the cocoon of sixth form … Continue reading → ... read more
- Finance and Business EnterpriseDr Syed Zaidi, Course Leader, Finance and Business Enterprise Our World is changing rapidly and becoming a global village. In this rapidly changing world, businesses have also evolved how they operate. The need for the employees who are ‘Jack of … Continue reading → ... read more