Read the latest blogs from around Staffordshire University
- Dr Rob Dempsey wins ‘I’m a Scientist… Get Me Out of Here!’ Mental Health Zone (June 2019)
Dr Rob Dempsey (Senior Lecturer in Psychology & Mental Health, Course Leader – MSc Foundations of Clinical Psychology) took part in June 2019’s ‘I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here!’ public engagement event for schools and colleges. ‘I’m a Scientist’ is a two-week long online event where scientists working ... read more - The Second Joint Keele-Staffs Psychology Postgraduate Conference held in June 2019
Darel Cookson (Psychology PhD student, Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) blogs about the Second Annual Keele-Staffs Psychology Postgraduate Conference, with postscript from Dr. Richard Jolley (PhD Psychology course leader). After the success of the first Joint Keele and Staffordshire University Psychology Postgraduate Conference in 2018, we teamed up with the ... read more - Big Bang Fair West Midlands 2019 – Biological Sciences Edition
The Big Bang Fair invites students and companies from around the West Midlands to celebrate all things STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics). This is the second year that Staffordshire University has hosted the Big Bang Fair, after a very successful first year. This year was even bigger ... read more - Law Student Secures £10k Scholarship to Help Fund Masters
Final-year Staffordshire Law student Naseem Khan has secured a Major Scholarship worth more than £10,000 to help fund a post-graduate Masters of Law (LL.M.) at Durham University.
“I realised it is best to be myself, demonstrate why I am suitable for the scholarship and most ... read more - Staffs BioSciences Student Stories – Meet Thaleia, BSc (Hons) Forensic 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 Thaleia who ... read more - A standing ovation for a musical tale of industrial strife and brass bands
The New Vic Theatre in North Staffordshire has a proud tradition of politically and socially engaged drama that reflects the lives of the communities it serves. Under its founding artistic director, Peter Cheeseman, the theatre has created a series of … Continue reading → ... read more - 5 BEST places to visit in Stoke-On-Trent on a Student Budget!
Hello everybody. I hope the end of our final semester is treating you well (and those working hard on accelerated 2-year courses, go you!) Now, we shall all agree on this: university life is expensive! Little did you know, you could do a lot of great things in Stoke – for ... read more - Environmental health inequalities in Europe Second assessment report. World Health Organization.Disadvantaged groups are amongst those most affected by environmental hazards contributing to health inequalities and deaths across Europe. This is according to a new international report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). Prof Jon Fairburn was part of the … Continue reading → ... read more
- “Children often misread fear in dogs” – Dr Sarah Rose writes for The Conversation
Dr Sarah Rose (Senior Lecturer in Psychology & Course Leader for the BSc Psychology & Child Development course at Staffordshire University) has recently written a piece for The Conversation UK based on her recent research investigating how young children perceive dogs’ behaviour and their intentions to approach happy, frightened and/or ... read more - Staffordshire University’s Biological Science Students Visit Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Staffordshire University’s biological science students have just returned from Finland’s picturesque city of Tampere – following the indulgence of some great Finnish cuisine, amazing views across lake Pyhäjärvi, and a VERY hot sauna. Aside from Tampere’s strong devotion to art and conserving the natural environment, Tampere is home to vast ... read more - Are you “Research Ready?” An introductory course to quantitative and qualitative methods
Dr Sarah Dean, Dr Jennifer Taylor, Dr Gemma Hurst and Dr Andrew Edmonds from the Psychology department at Staffordshire University are running a short introductory research methods course called “Research Ready”. The course will introduce attendees to quantitative and qualitative research, covering topics such as: research design, ... read more - Body Image & Love Island: Dr Alison Owen discusses on BBC Radio Stoke
Dr Alison Owen Dr Alison Owen (Lecturer in Health Psychology; Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) was featured on BBC Radio Stoke’s Lucas Yeoman’s evening show discussing her body image research ahead of the new series of Love Island. Love Island, a reality TV series, has attracted controversy over ... read more - GradEX19
We have been silent, but quite busy in the Interactive Filmmaking Lab! We have completed not one but two manuscripts/proposals on the future of film studies and our new interactive productions are well underway. But ... read more - The EU Parliament: a forum for democratic improvements across EuropeAidan Flynn, Senior Lecturer in Law, looks at the European Parliament, one of the seven European Union organs recognised, in the primary legislation of the EU, as ‘institutions’ of the EU. It seems likely that future generations of UK citizens will be left without an opportunity to exert influence ... read more
- Attending 25th SPRU PhD Forum: “Global challenges, local contexts: Reconciling theory and practice in Science, Technology and Innovation”Ema Talam, PhD Student in Economics at Staffordshire University On May 16 and 17 this year, I had a privilege to attend 25 Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) PhD Forum. The Forum was organised by the Science Policy Research Unit … Continue reading → ... read more