Read the latest blogs from around Staffordshire University
- 15 Great Events for Autumn 2019
There’s always lots going on in the region, music,opera, ballet, comedy, food and drink festivals. Here’s my personal pick for the next few months, Jon Fairburn. September 7th British Ceramic Biennial starts (on until 13th October) all over Stoke on … Continue reading → ... read more - Are you expecting a child or have a child aged 3 years or younger? Participants needed for a new online study!
By Darel Cookson, PhD Student (Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) I am currently recruiting participants to take part in an online questionnaire study, which is part of my Social Psychology PhD. I am using an experimental design, investigating people’s reactions to an excerpt from some online articles which discuss childhood ... read more - New paper – Do alternative weighting approaches for an Index of Multiple Deprivation change the association with mortality? A sensitivity analysis from GermanyA new paper from Prof Jon Fairburn with collegaues in Germany. This is largely a technical paper looking at aspects of a German Index of Mutliple Deprivation. However it also considers general aspects of Deprivation indices and some of the … Continue reading → ... read more
- Student Blog: Applied Research MSc and beyond?
By Sophia Fedorowicz, MSc by Applied Research student What is master’s study all about? Twelve months ago, I would have described it as a stepping stone to PhD. As a way of expanding knowledge before committing to a PhD or perhaps a way of qualifying for some kinds ... read more - Work Experience Alongside Offender Management Degree
Danielle Hackett is going into her second year in the BA Criminal Justice with Offender Management degree. She has been volunteering at Change, Grow, Live (CGL) and has written a post for us detailing how valuable she found the practical work experience opportunities.
Danielle ~ ... read more - International Recognition for the Interactive Filmmaking LabIn the Interactive Filmmaking Lab we are passionate about our research, but we are also dedicated to research-led teaching and supervision for our students. Read here how we grow and gain international recognition: https://www.staffs.ac.uk/news/2019/08/international-recognition-for-interactive-filmmaking-lab And watch Ashton Clarke and Sophie Hiscock, our Film graduates, discussing their experience of working with ... read more
- PhD Student Blog: Attending the PsyPAG 2019 Annual Conference
By Darel Cookson, PhD Student (Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) The PsyPAG 34th Annual Conference took place from Tuesday 23rd – Friday 26th July 2019 at Sheffield Hallam University. This year, the conference theme was to promote the health and wellbeing of delegates while they had the opportunity to meet, ... read more - Toni Morrison, 1931-2019The Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison, has died at the age of 88. She was educated at Howard and Cornell Universities, going on to work as an academic, critic and activist as well as one of the most influential novelists of her … Continue reading → ... read more
- Staffs BioSciences Graduate Stories – Meet Dominic Moule
In the Biological & Biomedical Sciences department, we celebrate our graduate’s successes with them on graduation day but also as their journeys continue after they leave us. Once you become an alumni of Staffs and the Biology department you remain a part of our ever-growing family and we take joy ... read more - A Year On – The Bar Professional Training Course
Last year we published an article about celebrating the scholarship one of our students, Jake Edwards, won in order to complete the Bar Professional Training Course at Nottingham Trent University. We caught up with him to see how the course was and to tell us a little bit more about ... read more - We see your potential at Staffordshire Business SchoolCarol Southall, Senior Lecturer at Staffordshire Business School Kerry Edge, Administrative Assistant Recruitment For many people, a new year starts in January, but in the academic world we are fast approaching a new ‘academic’ year. It is that time of … Continue reading → ... read more
- Graduate Wins Scholarship for Bar Professional Training Course
Lauren Bicknell, a Graduate in LLB Law with a Foundation Year, has won a scholarship from Middle Temple to study the BPTC (Bar Professional Training Course). “I am beyond delighted to share that I have been awarded the Jules Thorn Scholarship from Middle Temple to study the BPTC (Bar ... read more - My experiences at Staffordshire University and #StaffsBiomechChristopher Aitkins The decision of where to study for a master’s degree was a difficult one. There seemed to be an endless choice of institutions, with a multitude of differing delivery models. I was working as a podiatrist and an undergraduate lecturer, I hand both teaching and clinical commitments ... read more
- Student Gains Paid Role After Volunteering in the Criminal Justice Sector
Kate Price, who will be going into her second year in the BA Criminal Justice with Offender Management degree in September, wrote a blog article for us last year about her experiences volunteering in Criminal Justice Sector. She is a proactive student and is now a paid staff member at ... read more - New GTA-PhD Scholarship!Project: Interaction Design and Storytelling for Interactive Films with Group Audience ParticipationSupervisor: Dr. Polina Zioga, Lecturer in Film Production & Director of Interactive Filmmaking LabLocation: School of Computing & Digital Technologies, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, UKTenure: Fixed term for 3 years from October 2019 to September 2022read more