December

Vice Chancellor appoints three Faculty Deans after resilient 2020 performance
The Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV has appointed three permanent Executive Deans to the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (HSS), Faculty of Education and Sport (E&S) and Bedfordshire’s Business School (UBBS).

Senior STEM Lecturer involved in international genome research paper
A Senior Lecturer at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV has worked alongside institutions and researchers from a number of countries to publish a paper on DNA sequences in different species of plants.

Opinion: “The case against the new Christmas Covid rules”
A Principal Lecturer in Public Health at the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV recently wrote an opinion piece for The Spectator, reflecting on the government’s decision to relax Covid-19 public health restrictions over the festive period.

Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV’s business support helps local swim school make a 'splash'!
Despite the pandemic, a local leisure company has seen an increase in profits and clientele after seeking free SME business support from the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV.

Funding from Luton Flying Start and NHS Blood & Transplant sees PhD students graduate from Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV
Two Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV PhD students graduated from the Institute for Health Research in November, paying thanks to their supervisors and the funding programmes that helped them achieve their goals.

Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV to investigate the impact of Covid-19 on young care leavers
A team of academics from the Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV have secured £297k of funding to study how teenage care leavers have been impacted by the knock-on effects of the pandemic.

Beds SU keeps festive spirits high with week of winter events
The Âé¶¹´«Ã½AV’s Students’ Union kicks off December with a trio of winter events – a Big Festive Quiz, The Festive Ball and a special Festive Film Club.