Read the latest blogs from around Staffordshire University
- How to complain successfully
Ellen Henderson (Student) Now we’ve had the highs of Christmas shopping, some of us may be experiencing the lows of disappointing products. Don’t despair, remember you’re a consumer… Be empowered and know your rights The Consumer Rights Act 2015 will be your new best friend in these kinds of ... read more - Let’s keep it civil! New law allows heterosexual couples to become civil partners.
Hannah Lewis (Student) The New Year brought with it a new change to the law surrounding marriage and civil partnerships. As of New Year’s Eve mixed-sex couples in England and Wales have begun to enter into a civil union that will benefit from the same legal and financial protections offered ... read more - The Development of a Global Citizen – Embedding Cultural Awareness into the Curriculum: Student Visit to British University Vietnam
Carol Southall, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire Business School As the ‘Connected University’, Staffordshire University has a long history of working with international partners to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate education worldwide. Such links facilitate UK higher education (HE) provision, making HE available … Continue reading → ... read more - ?Enterprise and Employability WeekWeek Commencing Monday 20th January 2020 Starting from Monday 20th January, Staffordshire Business School will be running a whole week of activities designed to enhance student employability and enterprise skills. Activities include: TestFest exams to become a certified Miscrosoft Office … Continue reading → ... read more
- Family Lawyers Welcome ‘no-fault’ Divorce – Latest Development
Elisha Poole (Student) After two previous false starts, the long-awaited reform of divorce swiftly returns to end ‘the blame game’. The legislation reform will make an appearance in the next session of parliament. The Divorce, Separation and Dissolution Bill, first introduced in June 2018, came to a stand-still twice ... read more - Music Band Participants Needed!
Every new year brings new beginnings, and at the Interactive Filmmaking Lab we are very excited to launch our new project and call for participants! Are you an indie rock or alternative music band, aged 18+?Are you close to Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire?Would you like your band to be featured in ... read more - Call for a Specialist Housing Court
Fiona Cursons (Student) In November 2018 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government requested feedback from court users, the legal profession and the public about whether there was a need for a court specialising in housing issues. It is said that court, solely dealing with housing matters would reduce delays, ... read more - Staffordshire University Legal Advice Clinic
At the start of every academic year in September, final year students of LLB Law at Staffordshire University embark on training to become the latest additions to the Staffordshire University Legal Advice Clinic (SULAC). Local solicitors’ firms come to the university to educate the students on matters including family law, ... read more - Melting the Cultural Iceberg: A Journey to Cultural AwarenessCarol Southall, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire Business School As tourists we are apt to display a level of cultural arrogance that is often not representative of the person we are in our daily lives. We make assumptions about a destination, its … Continue reading → ... read more
- Supporting victims of domestic abuse this Christmas
Supporting victims of domestic abuse this Christmas – Adam Greenslade, Lecturer in Policing
Adam Greenslade – Lecturer in Policing Tragically, over the course of 20 years operational policing experience I have learned that whilst the festive season is a time of good cheer, celebration and ... read more - Biological and Biomedical Sciences – Introducing Mascot David AttenBear
During the summer break we saw the arrival of a lone, quiet, little bear at Staffordshire University’s Biological and Biomedical Sciences department. This unexpected mysterious, arrival had no name, no identification, but a lot of curiosity for all things science and eager to gain some hands on experience. Being ... read more - Future Journalist 2020Think you’ve got what it takes to be the next shining star of journalism? Enjoy writing? Love being in front of a camera? We have the perfect opportunity for you! The Future Journalist Awards is your chance to show off your writing or filming skills and win some awesome prizes. ... read more
- UK Home Office found in breach of the Human Right of Liberty regarding detention practice of asylum seekersOn International Human Rights Day I want to briefly highlight a Human Right violation that has occurred in the UK for asylum seekers regarding the Right to Liberty ~ Sarah Page, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology. You might have seen recent press reports in the Guardian and Independent about ... read more
- No Extra Help From Human Rights Law For Eccentrically Named Armed Bank Robber
Every year, on the 10th of December, we observe Human Rights Day. Aidan Flynn, Senior Lecturer in Law, reflects on a 2019 Court of Appeal judgment in relation to the significance of the day. On the 11th of September, the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal gave its judgment ... read more - Financial Literacy and sustainabilityDr Ahmad Mlouk, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire Business School In a ‘Global Financial Literacy Survey’ carried out for S&P in 2014, four questions were asked to measure financial literacy among world population whereby 150,000 people were surveyed in more than 140 … Continue reading → ... read more