University News
News from in and around the University of Huddersfield
Paul Grimwood, CEO & Chairman of Nestlé UK/Ireland
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:28:00 BST
...and Huddersfield business graduate
New faces for the future
Sat, 05 May 2012 16:00:00 BST
Senior appointments in Art, Design and Architecture
Designs on Huddersfield
Tue, 08 May 2012 11:08:00 BST
Major coup as globally prestigious exhibition of new ideas visits the University
An evening with Dickie Bird
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:00:00 BST
Umpiring legend appears at special University of Huddersfield event
Our constant Queen
Wed, 02 May 2012 11:09:00 BST
History professor’s Diamond Jubilee lecture on the role of monarchy in a changing Britain
Prince's Trust unites with Uni
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:55:00 BST
“We are ideally placed to work with The Prince’s Trust”
Nurse Education Provider of the Year
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:49:00 BST
Post-registration nursing courses nominated for a major award
The man from Mongolia
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:17:00 BST
Mongolian visit prepares the way for a research and study link
Master chef
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:30:00 BST
After top hotels and the Star Wars set, Lee Maycock's new task is to boost the University's cuisine
University's latest Queen’s Nurse
Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:20:00 BST
Carl Covill's honour will aid him to establish the importance of district nursing
Call the Midwives – 2012-style
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:48:00 BST
Cathy Warwick RCM General Secretary meets students
The coalition conundrum
Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:17:00 GMT
Lord Hattersley warns of the dangers of political compromise
Esther goes over the edge!
Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:52:00 GMT
At age 71, she was eager to abseil the University’s tallest building
The impact of austerity
Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:01:00 GMT
New professor teams up with US and Canadian colleagues
Animal drug testing – is the end in sight?
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:57:00 GMT
Scientist spells out the alternatives
Davy Scholarships supporting students
Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:13:00 GMT
Students' secret benefactors Ken and Jennifer Davy
An exciting new development for higher education in Oldham
Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:26:00 GMT
Oldham College to take over the running of UCO
Luddersfield!
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:54:00 GMT
Lecturers and students play key roles in bicentenary of the Luddites
Strategy Club comes to Huddersfield
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:54:00 GMT
Inaugural Strategic Planning Society Strategy Club
Entrepreneur in Residence
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:53:00 GMT
Graham Leslie becomes the first Entrepreneur in Residence
Without a prayer?
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38:00 GMT
Alex debates role of religion in U.S. presidential race
We are history - lecture
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:50:00 GMT
Lord Hennessy writing the story of our own times
A taste of the 70s
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:50:00 GMT
Students help museum remember the 'decade that taste forgot'
A bridge so far!
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT
A unique up and under fund-raiser that bridges the UK and Australia
BCS and the University collaborate to support students
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:04:00 GMT
Institute membership for the duration of the course
Royal appointment...
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:36:00 GMT
The Prince of Wales visits University Campus Barnsley
Big upswing in application numbers
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:30:00 GMT
Huddersfield defies the national trend by witnessing a RISE in applications
Comment - The PM and patient care
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:48:00 GMT
Comment - The PM and the “real problem” with patient care
by Professor Peter Bradshaw
Targets under fire
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:11:00 GMT
Target and league table culture is damaging Britain’s educational institutions
Lecturer's latest award for impact on pharmacy
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:43:00 GMT
Pharmacist Dr Gillian Hawksworth has now earned her a Lifetime Achievement Award...
Huddersfield’s Latin quarter
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:10:00 GMT
The music of South America and the Caribbean was the focus for a day of study organised by PhD student Jessica Quiñones
Challenge of the NEET generation
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:18:00 GMT
The challenges and opportunities experienced by young people not in education is being charted in study by Huddersfield researchers
The mill that manufactured history
Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:20:00 GMT
The oldest continuous family business in Britain traces its roots to the 1540s and a team of young Huddersfield historians played a key role
Soundtrack for modern life
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:14:00 GMT
THE music department at the University of Huddersfield is a centre for world-leading research and creativity as its new professor demonstrates
The IQ question
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:20:00 GMT
The findings of a University of Huddersfield researcher could mean a rethink over long-established but flawed IQ tests...
Words that wound
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:33:00 GMT
Lecturer shows that the old adage ‘sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me’ is simply untrue
Dr Cable at the cutting edge
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:38:00 GMT
Business Secretary Vince Cable visits the University's multi-million pound research centre in precision engineering
Top Kurdistan politicians in Huddersfield
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:09:00 GMT
Top politicians from Kurdistan meet scholarship students in Huddersfield
Highly cited - Professor's work tops the tables
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:17:00 GMT
Professor's child welfare research is among the most widely cited in the field
A great little museum
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:07:00 GMT
Lecturer raises profile of little-known Lake District museum
Quest for the ultimate health drink
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:22:00 GMT
Oats can have remarkably beneficial effects on health, but their full potential has yet to be unlocked
Rebels with a cause
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:32:00 GMT
Radio's leading history programme hears a Huddersfield lecturer explain an ill-fated Catholic rebellion in the North of England
Accounting for the world
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:16:00 GMT
The University's Head of Accountancy will have a high profile role as President of the West Yorks Society of Chartered Accountants
Sound and style
Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:04:00 GMT
A legendary fashion designer and a leading musician who has played on the soundtrack of blockbuster movies receive honorary awards
The scholarship super fund
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:26:00 GMT
A scheme to raise cash for scholarships to Huddersfield students has been ten times more successful than planned
We're Employer of the Year
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:35:00 GMT
University notches up a notable success at the annual Huddersfield Daily Examiner Business Awards
Innocent at large
Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:13:00 GMT
Richard Reed,one of Britain’s most irreverent and unorthodox entrepreneurs, drew a packed audience at the University
Accelerating into the future
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:47:00 GMT
A collaboration between Siemens and the University's International Institute for Accelerator Applications has global implications for particle accelerators
Firing their enthusiasm
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:15:00 GMT
TV Dragon Theo Paphitis - who has helped create a special University of Huddersfield business course - hosts a special event for budding entrepreneurs
'Base born' Tudor children could aim high
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:24:00 GMT
Historians discover that the upper class Tudors and Stuarts had a remarkably relaxed attitude towards illegitimate offspring
Major conference on investigative psychology
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:08:00 GMT
International Research Centre for Investigative Psychology conference welcomes police and crime writers...
Wind turbine research with David Brown Gears
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:08:00 GMT
Students will play their part in ensuring that British-based industry becomes a key player in wind turbine technology...
Voice control research with Canada's UBC
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:46:00 GMT
Huddersfield music technologist teams up with Canadian colleagues to research breakthroughs in artificial speech...
The Whitley way
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:43:00 GMT
A new archive means historians can research the life of J.H. Whitley, a neglected giant of twentieth-century British politics
In all weathers...
Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:55:00 GMT
Julie Walker can almost instantly summon up minute details of the district’s weather
War and peace?
Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:37:00 GMT
Interviews with scores of ex-paramilitaries led to a book co-authored by University of Huddersfield staff.
The power of speech
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:47:00 GMT
Oratory is still important in British politics, say experts after a conference on Labour's star speakers - from Bevan to Brown
The Shanghai connection
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:47:00 GMT
ONE of the most respected and important figures in Chinese Higher Education paid a fact-finding visit to the University of Huddersfield.
Graduate Marta's winning card design
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:57:00 GMT
Marta's Christmas card wins national competition
Highly-prized scientist
Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:32:00 GMT
A lecturer's mission to convey the excitement and importance of scientific research to the widest possible audience has been rewarded
Mark of excellence
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:30:00 BST
‘Sunday Times’ has good news for Huddersfield and its students.
National survey shows students happy in Huddersfield
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:30:00 BST
THE most important barometer of student satisfaction is moving firmly in favour of the University of Huddersfield, which is now well established high in the top half of the UK-wide table.
University Weather Watch – November 2011
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:03:00 GMT
Data compiled by the University of Huddersfield's weather station shows that November 2011 was hot stuff
University Weather Watch
December 2011 - windiest and warmest
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:09:00 GMT
December was one of the windiest and warmest on record
Words to be treasured at public lecture
Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:57:00 GMT
German professor hunts for treasure in classic English books
Field Report
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:11:00 BST
Leading MP gives his remedies for poverty at the 2012 Harold Wilson Lecture
Huddersfield Uni bucks trend for graduate jobs
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:58:00 BST
94.9% in work or on further study
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