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- Staff Research Conference
Wednesday13th June 2019 The Staff Research Conference is also held annually and follows on from the PGR. Just like the PGR the Staff Research Conference allows staff members to present the research they are undertaking to fellow staff, post and undergraduate students. Several of our brilliant academic staff members presented ... read more - Biological & Biomedical Sciences Recent Events
The last few weeks have seen a buzz of activity on campus at Staffordshire University with the Staff and Post-Graduate Research Conferences and The West Midlands Big Bang Fair. The Biological and Biomedical Sciences department have been busy getting involved, proudly presenting their research progressions and engaging thousands of students ... read more - PGR Conference
Wednesday 12th June The PGR Conference is hosted annually at the university to showcase the post-graduate research being carried out from all schools across the university. We saw two of our PhD students informing other post-graduates and staff members of their research. Eleanor Atkins presented her work on the biodiversity ... read more - Children often misread fear in dogs – making a bite more likely
Dr Sarah Rose, Senior Lecturer at Staffordshire University, writes for The Conversation The benefits of growing up with a pet are well documented – these days dogs are even used in the classroom. That said, we sometimes forget that dogs can still present a risk. Children under the age of 10 are most at ... read more - European Union Students and BrexitMohamed Adesola Adjaou, MSc Digital Marketing Management Student By the end of October 2021, the United Kingdom must leave the European Union. Brexit will more or less lead to change for the students of the European Union coming to study … Continue reading → ... read more
- Staffs BioSciences Student Stories – Meet Gemma (BSc (Hons) Human Biology)
In the Biological & Biomedical Sciences department we always want to hear from our students throughout their course as we value them and their thoughts and experiences with us at Staffordshire University. As part of our new series of Staffs BioSciences Student Stories, we’re pleased to introduce Gemma who is ... read more - Wildlife In The Garden
by Dr Dave Skingsley (aka the ‘bugbotherer’) With summer started (honestly!) many people turn to the public green spaces around them (such as gardens, parks, towpaths, the moorlands) for a place in which to relax. It’s only then, when listening to the natural world, that people become aware of the ... read more - Exhibit A and other true crime shows can fuel misconceptions about forensic science
“Forensic science is under attack. A string of recent collapsed trials and quashed convictions that relied on forensic evidence have led some experts to say the field is in crisis.” Find out more, with Professor Graham Williams’ article, on The Conversation. ... read more - Calling for Early career Researchers in India interested in Diabetes and Assistive Devices
The Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies at Staffordshire University, UK is looking to establish a network of like-minded early career researchers in India interested in the area of rehabilitation and/or mobility assistive devices (e.g. footwear, orthoses, prostheses, wheelchairs) for people with diabetes. The goal of this network will be ... read more - Dr Daniel Jolley featured on BBC Radio 5 Live discussing why people believe in conspiracy theories
Dr Daniel Jolley (Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology & member of the Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) was featured on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sarah Brett show discussing the reasons why people believe in conspiracy theories, whether more conspiracy theories are being believed today compared to the past, ... read more - Screen time and effects on children’s wellbeing: Dr Sarah Rose discusses on BBC Radio 5 Live
Dr Sarah Rose (Senior Lecturer in Psychology & Child Development, Award Leader – BSc (Hons) Psychology & Child Development) was featured on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Stephen Nolan show discussing recent research suggesting that screen time may not be as harmful for children’s health and wellbeing as commonly ... read more - Lawyering in a Digital Age
Aidan Flynn, Senior Lecturer in Law, was a speaker at the recent ‘Lawyering in a Digital Age’ conference. This conference took place at the Ambleside campus of the University of Cumbria on the 27th and 28th of June. The focus of this event was for attenders to come together ... read more - Graduate Exhibition: GradEX2019
This week is Graduation Week, where we officially celebrate all of the achievements and hard work of our students during their time here at Staffordshire University. To mark the celebrations, here is some of the work our soon-to-be graduates produced for their final year project, and presented at GradEX, in ... read more - Making new friends when studying abroad?Now you probably done all the preparation work for studying abroad and excited about it, but the departure anxiety slip in. You might be overthinking. What if i don’t like the place? What do i do if something happen? Who do i look for? You are overthinking it because you ... read more
- Staffs Health Psychology team visit the 2019 Midlands Health Psychology Network Conference
By Dr Sarah Dean & Dr Gemma Hurst (Senior Lecturers in Health Psychology) Staff and students once again enjoyed their trip to the Midlands Health Psychology Network Conference which this year was held in Derby. A mixture of students from our MSc in Health Psychology and Professional Doctorate in Health ... read more