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- ?Dr Daniel Jolley featured on BBC Radio Stoke discussing what makes a conspiracy theory…
Dr Daniel Jolley (Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology & member of the Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) was featured on BBC Radio Stoke’s Lucas Yeomans Evening show discussing the psychology of conspiracy theories and how he got into researching why people believe in conspiracies. You can listen ... read more - “Conspiracy theories: Are they damaging democracy?” Dr Daniel Jolley featured on TRT World’s RoundtableDr Daniel Jolley (Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology & member of the Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) was featured on TRT World’s Roundtable television programme discussing the psychology and consequences of beliefs in conspiracy theories as part of a discussion panel. Dr Jolley discussed some of his recent ... read more
- What Are You Up to Now? Catching up with Law Alumni
We like to keep in touch with our alumni and hear about what they are doing since graduating. Jade Taylor studied the LLB Law with a Foundation Year degree with us as Staffordshire University and graduated in 2017. Since graduating, Jade has been a support Officer, Coordinator and volunteer in ... read more - Human Rights Law as a Control on the Exercise of Power in the UK
Naseem Khan, who graduated in July with an LLB (Hons) in Law, submitted his essay on Human Rights to E-International Relations and it has been published.
Human Rights Law as a Control on the Exercise of Power in the UK The site states that it ... read more - World Breastfeeding Week 2019 – New research understanding mothers’ experiences of breastfeeding
By Dr Sarah Dean (Health Psychologist & Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology). Dr Sarah Dean A large amount of research has shown that breastfeeding has several health benefits for both the parent and the child. For example, mothers who breastfeed are less likely to develop conditions such as ovarian ... read more - Find a student job in England
Mohamed Adesola Adjaou, MSc Digital Marketing Management Student Are you going to Erasmus in England and would you like to find a student job? Or do you just want to go there for a summer to work? You are in … Continue reading → ... read more - Faber Short Story Review – Mrs Fox by Sarah Hall“She is standing on the kitchen table, an unmistakable silhouette, cut from the wild” (Hall, 2019, pg.17). Hall’s prize-winning, magical realist short story Mrs Fox (2013) is based on the short novel by David Garnett Lady into Fox (1922), published just seven years after … Continue reading → ... read more
- Top Cultural Guide for International Students in the UKMohamed Adesola Adjaou, MSc Digital Marketing Management Student Every year, thousands of foreign students come to the UK to study, be it in political science, journalism, fine arts, business, psychology or English language. England has become the education capital of … Continue reading → ... read more
- PAY, POVERTY AND ETHNICITY IN THE UKDr Tolu olarewaju, Lecturer at Staffordshire business School In 2017, the average (median) hourly pay for White people within the UK was £11.34, which was 10p higher than the average hourly pay for people from all other ethnic groups combined. … Continue reading → ... read more
- Teaching and Learning Conference
Tuesday 25th June 2019 This year’s Learning and Teaching conference focused on building the academic aspect of resilience, having the confidence to overcome problems that students often face in their learning, approaches to encourage a positive response by students to feedback, challenges and the fear of failure. Trust Diya ... read more - The West Midlands Big Bang Fair
Tuesday 18th June 2019 This year Staffs hosted the West Midlands Big Bang Fair again and welcomed 3000 students from Key Stages 2-4 across the county to our Stoke campus for a day full of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) lectures, workshops and stand activities to get involved ... read more - 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 EventsThe 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