Read the latest blogs from around Staffordshire University
- NoiseFloor Festival 2018
Staffordshire University played host to NoiseFloor, an annual experimental music & film festival spread over numerous days back in May. Click here to get the full rundown of the event , and keep your eyes peeled later in the year for details on 2019 and how you can be a part ... read more - LLB Student Gains Bar Experience at Mini-Puppilage
At the beginning of May, LLB Law student, Lauren Pritchard spent a week at 25 Bedford Row on a mini-piupillage, in order to gain practical experience in advocacy and at the Bar. 25 Bedford Row are a specialist Criminal Defence set of Chambers Tuesday 1st May On my first day I ... read more - Inspiring Through Work Experience
During the week of the 14th-18th May, students from several colleges in and around Staffordshire came for work experience at Staffordshire University. Focusing on creative arts, science and sport, the students experienced various aspects of the work involved within each field; they finished the week presenting a Vlog they ... read more - Meet the StaffsPsych Graduates – Luke (BSc Hons Psychology)
As part of our new series of StaffsPsych Graduate Success Stories, we are pleased to introduce Luke who graduated from our BSc (Hons) Psychology course in 2017. Luke introduces himself and talks about his experiences studying Psychology at Staffordshire University, and tells us how his degree has helped him develop ... read more - StaffsPsych Technical Skills Staff Support Work Experience Week
The School of Life Sciences and Education recently welcomed seven work experience students to Staffordshire University to give them a taste of working within the scientific field. All students were Year 12 students from local schools and colleges; Stoke-on-Trent College, The Cheadle Academy and St John Fisher Catholic College, and ... read more - Three Grassroots Organisations And Why The Future Of UK Esports Looks Bright – Jamie WoottonJamie Wootton is an esports blogger and enthusiast who started his blog, ‘Watch This Space’, in early 2018. Since then he has interviewed members of the UK esports scene including a photographer, Managing Director of an esports team and UK … Continue reading → ... read more
- Does the use of social media within universities promote employability?This blog discusses whether the inclusion of social media within university courses is supportive of higher education’s employability agenda, and if so how can it be assessed? The Department for Education forecasts a professional and technical skill gap which will … Continue reading → ... read more
- New Funded Bursary Opportunity for a Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology trainee at Staffordshire University
The Department of Psychology at Staffordshire University is delighted to announce a further funded student bursary for the highly successful Professional Doctorate in Health Psychology programme. The two-year bursary is for £14,000 per annum for a full-time trainee, which is inclusive of course fees and a contribution towards living and ... read more - #StaffsPGR Conference 2018
Yesterday saw the annual Staffordshire University Postgraduate Research Conference.The conference provides the opportunity for current PhD students to present their research. The day started with refreshments, before the conference was opened by Prof. Douglas Burnham and Prof. Martin Jones, Deputy Vice Chancellor, gave the introductory, welcome speech. Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. ... read more - Dr Alison Owen blogs about demonstrating APRIL Face-Aging Software at This Morning Live
By Dr Alison Owen (Lecturer in Psychology, Staffordshire Centre for Psychological Research) From the 17th to the 20th May the This Morning Live Shopping and Lifestyle Show took place at the NEC in Birmingham. The show is a shopping festival, where the This Morning television program is filmed live, and ... read more - Nursing Students from Stafford’s Centre of Excellence help support a local charity
Selinah organised world food day for the whole cohort. We each made food that we enjoy at home and donated it to the cause so that everybody could try some. Everybody in the cohort was involved as well as the staff. After everybody has eaten there was lots of ... read more - StaffsPsych on Tour! Talking Conspiracy Theories, Super-recognisers & VR at Biddulph High School
By Dina Grinsted, Schools & Colleges Champion (Psychology) On 21st May, myself and Dr Alexa Guy visited Biddulph High School to deliver some psychology outreach sessions to a group of Year 12 psychology students, in order to discuss the benefits of studying a psychology degree, and to showcase some of ... read more - Called to the Bar
Congratulations to our LPC Alumni, who were called to the Bar in Trinidad and Tobago! (from right to left) Russell Seecharan, Kerry Lumpress, Kamilah Patrick, Karuna Maraj, Nirvaana Sugrim, Dwayne Thomas. Nirvaana Sugrim ... read more - Consent to using cookies is “baked” in the GDPRRecently, you may have noticed when you log onto a company’s website or an Application (App) like Google or Twitter, there are alerts that their terms and conditions have been revised, or their privacy policy has been updated. You might … Continue reading → ... read more
- Third Year Law Student Awarded Scholarship
Jake Matthews, who is reading law at Staffordshire University, has been awarded a named scholarship by the Middle Temple Inn of Court in London. Jake applied for a scholarship for funding towards his Bar Professional Training Course in November 2017 and underwent a rigorous interview in London, in April ... read more
