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- Meet Level 5 Student Kim Buckless and her experiences of Summer Research Internships
About Me: I am a mature student who has just completed my second year of the BSc Psychology and Child Development degree. Before University I had worked in nurseries, schools and children’s centres across Staffordshire but lacked the qualifications to progress in my career. As a mature student ... read more - From Leisure to Retail: Lessons in Leisure
Carol Southall, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire Business School If current shopping trips offer any food for thought, beyond that is “not just any food”, it is that retail has much to learn from the leisure industry in terms of how to … Continue reading → ... read more - How can we measure Self-Directed Ageing Stereotypes in Older Adults?
Dr Sarah Dean and Dr Amy Burton tell us about their Staffordshire University REF 2020 research scheme funded project into self-directed ageing stereotypes in older adults. The research was carried out with research assistant Weyinmi Demeyin and graduate Jessica Reeves. Dr Sarah Dean and Dr Amy Burton The population is ... read more - How do care providers’ view and experience supporting people with a learning difficulty and dementia?
Dr Daniel Herron discusses his recent research findings on supporting people with an intellectual disability and dementia. Why is it important? Supporting the changing needs and increasing dependency of someone with a learning difficulty (also known as learning disability or intellectual disability) and dementia can be challenging for carers ... read more - Past Step Up student and future Barrister Joe secures prestigious ‘Prince of Wales Scholarship’ with Gray’s Inn
1. What motivated you to apply for Step Up? Initially, before applying to study Step Up at Staffs, I was working in a call centre which was proving to be a rather monotonous role where most days were the same. Deep down, I knew there was no longevity in ... read more - My JourneySimon 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