Read the latest blogs from around Staffordshire University
- Environmental health inequalities – systematic reviews for the WHO European Region
By 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 - Experiences of lockdown during Covid-19: Recruiting for an online research study
Dr Jade Elliott and Dr Amy Burton would like to invite you to participate in a research project that is being conducted in the department of Psychology at Staffordshire Univeristy. As a thank you, participants who complete the study will be entered into a prize draw to win one of ... read more - Step Up to CriminologyIf you are thinking of studying at university, but are worried about your qualifications or haven’t studied in a long time, then have you seen Staffordshire University’s Step Up to HE programme? Gemma Jones, now a Criminology student, is one of many of our undergraduate students who progressed through the ... read more
- Thoughts on happinessAngela Lawrence, Associate Dean, Staffordshire Business School There are lots of things that make me happy, but not many of them are material things. My “thing” is more profound, more enduring and gives me a far greater sense of purpose … Continue reading → ... read more
- Bear with a Care – The Honeymoon is Over
Last week we shared photos of Divoc and Margie‘s ‘Big Day’. Let’s see what has happend since then, now the honeymoon is over. The bears enjoyed a beary romantic dinner on the 19th May, before returning to normality.
“On this lovely bella notte” ... read more - Opportunity for Band 6 Health Psychology Trainee at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and place on Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology at Staffordshire University
An exciting opportunity has arisen through collaborations between the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and the Department of Psychology at Staffordshire University for a Band 6 trainee health psychologist. The trainee will be based within the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital for two years and will undertake Stage 2 training as a ... read more
