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- Do You Need a Will?
Glenn Tortal (Student) Often people fail to make a Will to ensure that their family, spouse or civil partner are protected when they die. Some think that it is not necessary, but it is essential, especially if you are not married to your partner. Why does a person ... read more - New report – A review of the potential of R and D tax policy to support the Creative Industries
This review was commissioned to inform the work of the West Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority in their support of the Creative Industries. The report was carried out by Ema Talam, Prof Geoff Pugh and Prof Jon Fairburn Overview of the … Continue reading ... read more - A personal reflection on mental healthby Dr Bharati Singh For my 4th blog in 5 years, I have decided to move away from writing about my learnings from the corporate sector and instead write a personal reflection on my encounter with mental health. I have … Continue reading ... read more
- No Fault Divorce
Kerry Moynihan (Student) The Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (“The Act”) came into force on 6th of April 2022. The Act is a substantial change to divorce law within England and Wales and is the biggest change to divorce law in 50 years. The Act establishes that ... read more - Need help with your Digital Marketing in 2023?We are now offering again the opportunity for a student placement to assist you with your digital marketing needs. This placement is credited as part of their course MSc in Digital Marketing Management To get our Masters students ready for the … Continue reading ... read more
- UK Prosthetic and Orthotic Workforce Survey: We need your help!
Why are we conducting this survey? We are undertaking research to gather information on the prosthetic and orthotic workforce in the UK. The study aims to capture a wide variety of demographic and work-related information about the UK prosthetic and orthotic workforce. Currently, workforce data for people working ... read more - Unfair Dismissal
Joanne Bennett (Student) In March this year, P&O Ferries sacked more than 800 workers without notice. By making staff ‘redundant’ without notice or consultation, P&O Ferries broke British employment laws. The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 states that employers making 100 or more staff redundant ... read more - New member of staff – Amanda PayneAmanda has joined as the course leader for the BA Hons Events Management and the FdA Visitor Attraction and Resort Management programmes in the Department of Business and Law, School of Justice, Security and Sustainability, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom. She is working … Continue reading ... read more
- Why Email Marketing still has the Best ROI in 2022By Kathryn Mitchell Email Marketing is still considered one of the most influential and dominating digital marketing methods (Paulo et al., 2022). In a transformational world, it has often been predicted that email would be the declining digital marketing technique … Continue reading ... read more
- Legal Aid for Housing
Hannah Batho (Student) On the 17th October 2022, the government announced some planned changes to the eligibility for legal aid. These changes would not be activated immediately but would provide support in the future for ‘at risk’ people facing domestic abuse or eviction from their home. Firstly, ... read more - Ginsberg’s Howl and Other PoemsThis week, in 1956, Allen Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems was published by City Lights in San Francisco. This was a revolutionary collection of poems that connected Ginsberg’s poetic present to an American tradition that included Alt Whitman and William … Continue reading ... read more
- Section 21 Eviction notice: Is it staying or is it going?
Izaz Riaz (Student) In the 2019 general election, part of the conservative party’s manifesto was to abolish Section 21 Eviction notices. A section 21 eviction notice (or sometimes called notice of possession) is a notice given by a landlord to tenant(s) to leave the property without giving ... read more - The Government may have got it right on student visasBy Dr Mohammad Ali Wasm In my blog in 2019 (https://blogs.staffs.ac.uk/business/2019/10/28/the-return-of-the-post-study-work-visa/) I evaluated the potential of the return of the post study work visa. Despite the lag in the uptake of the scheme due to the pandemic, student numbers have … Continue reading ... read more
- A cost of living and poverty catastrophe in Stoke on Trent: the Government’s role in its makingBy Professor David Etherington In the last few years I have been working with colleagues in the University and Citizens Advice North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent (CANSS) on the causes, experiences and actions against poverty in Stoke on Trent. … Continue reading ... read more
- Awareness, Engagement and Co-creation: the three steps to improve the city branding of Stoke-on-Trent using social media channelsDuring the last two decades, social media and review sites have provided opportunities to city councils, heritage, and tourism destinations to co-create value with citizens and tourists. The online channels facilitate the sharing of information and experiences using different types … Continue reading ... read more