Read the latest blogs from around Staffordshire University
- My Journey
Simon Hughes, BA (Hons) Business Management student The journey began back in 2017, I decided to start studying the business management degree at Staffordshire University. I knew that this journey was going to include unexpected learning strategies and unknown situations. … Continue reading → ... read more - Staffs Student Stories: Meet Lisa Kyte BSc (hons) Psychology with a Foundation Year
About Me: I’m a full-time mature student with two boys who are older now so not quite so demanding! I was widowed three years ago and realised that life is too short not to follow dreams, so here I am and it’s the best thing I’ve ever done! I’ve ... read more - New book chapter on Silver EntrepreneursHead of School Hazel Squire has a chapter on Silver Entrepreneurs in a new book entitled Entrepreneurshp Education: A Lifelong Learning Approach edited by Sukanlaya Sawang and published by Springer. Silver workers (entrepreneurs over 50) represent between 26 – 34% … Continue reading → ... read more
- Staffs Student Stories: Meet Janette Renshaw, Level 5 BSc (Hons) Psychology and Counselling Student
Janette Renshaw Hi! My name is Janette. I’m a (very) mature student, having worked in child protection and safeguarding in schools and prisons for a number of years. An out-of-the-blue breast cancer diagnosis at the end of 2017, and the following 7 months I had to take off from my ... read more - June 22nd – 72 years since the start of the “Windrush Generation” in Britain: a reflection on The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon.“Now Moses don’t know a damn thing about Jamaica – Moses come from Trinidad, which is a thousand miles from Jamaica, but the English people believe that everybody who come from the West Indies come from Jamaica.” ― Sam Selvon, … Continue reading → ... read more
- Environmental health inequalities – systematic reviews for the WHO European RegionBy Jon Fairburn, Professor of Sustinable Development @ProfJonFairburn I have been working with the World Health Organization for 10 years on the topics of environmental health inequalities and environmental justice. 2019 saw the culmination of a body of work that … Continue reading → ... read more
- Staffs Student Stories: My Placement Year Experience: Pros and … Pros!
My name is Meredith Danks and if you’re reading this, I guess you might be wondering whether a placement year is for you? Well I can only begin by saying YES – deciding to complete a placement year was, without a doubt, the best educational decision I have made. ... read more - How do teachers perceive and respond to cyberbullying in the school environment?
Our Peter Macaulay writes about his recent publication on cyberbullying, looking at teachers’ perceptions of its severity and publicity, and how these influence their intervention behaviour in the school environment. Why is this important? Bullying in the school environment is a challenge that teachers have been expected to address within their ... read more - Food Imports Are a Threat to Our EnvironmentOn World Environment Day, Sallyann Mellor, Lectuer in Law, addresses the issue regarding the Agricultural Bill, brought about from leaving the EU, and what this means for our environment. Our UK Government had the opportunity to amend the Agricultural Bill on 13th May 2020 to ensure imported foods followed the ... read more
- Staffs Student Stories – Meet Cassie Kelly, Level 5 BSc (Hons) Forensic Psychology Student
Why did you apply and how did you get a place on the course? I always wanted to complete a degree, but when I left school I had no idea what I wanted to do, so went straight into work. Being a support worker, I met a lot of ... read more - Stoke-on-Trent to the Caribbean: the Amazing Experience of a Recent Forensic Investigation Graduate
Aimee Girdham graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Forensic Investigation in 2019. This short blog from Aimee discusses her recent experiences that saw her completing her degree in Stoke-on-Trent and then working in the Caribbean.
Aimee on graduation day My course at University was fantastic, ... read more - Bear with a Care – Chapter 4
The honeymoon over, the realisation of married life hit Divoc and Margie last week. Let’s see how our favourite bears are doing now. “Right foot on blue”… The Great British Cook Off There’s only one way to decide a tie break…
read more - 10 Top Tips for restaurants and takeaways to prepare for the new normal after the Covid-19 lockdownPaul Dobson, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire Business School At Staffordshire Business School we support businesses as part of our courses and I’m aware that some takeaways are doing really well, especially as their customers do not want to go to the … Continue reading → ... read more
- Staffs Student Stories – Meet Sophie Jarrett, Level 5 BSc (Hons) Psychology Student
- Theory of Mind experiments to do at home with your children
Last week Dr Sarah Rose, course leader for BSc Psychology and Child Development Award blogged about recreating some of the Piagetian Experiments with her children. This week they have been having a go at some Theory of Mind tasks. These tasks are particularly suitable for children between the ages ... read more
