June 2023 news

Â鶹ֱ²¥ University's Dr James King (second left) contributed to the report.

Cost-of-living crisis shown to be negatively impacting the nation’s health and wellbeing

The nation’s physical and mental health is being significantly impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a new report commissioned by Nuffield Health.

Experts in Sport: Improving global child health and nutrition

In this episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, Paula Griffiths (Professor of Population Health) and Emily Rousham (Professor of Global Public Health) sit down with host Martin Foster to discuss their research, focusing on the health and nutrition challenges that lower and middle-income countries experience.

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WhatsApp's ‘forwarded’ and ‘forwarded many times’ tags may not prevent the spread of misinformation as they are often misunderstood by users, new report suggests

The purpose of WhatsApp’s ‘forwarded’ and ‘forwarded many times’ tags are often misunderstood by users and consequently may not stop the spread of misinformation, a new report suggests.

Front view of Peckleton Church, surrounding is grass, trees and gravestones.

Come and sing Fauré’s Requiem with the University Choir

Â鶹ֱ²¥ University Choir and Peckleton Church invite you to join them in singing Fauré’s Requiem on 16 July with a concert at the end of the day.
2022/23 Music and Arts Scholarships winners holding their framed certificates, standing in front of a stained glass window with Professor Nick Jennings.

Applications for Music and Arts Scholarships are now open

If you’re a student pursuing a passion for the arts outside of your studies, then you could apply for a Music or Arts Scholarship for 2023/24.
An image of the Â鶹ֱ²¥ University wind tunnel

Â鶹ֱ²¥ University part of £23 million UKRI investment in National Wind Tunnel Facility

Â鶹ֱ²¥ University has received multi-million-pound funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to create a new automotive wind tunnel.
David Pond (left) alongside Professor Vicky Tolfrey, Director of the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport at Â鶹ֱ²¥ University.

King's Birthday Honours: Three sporting Â鶹ֱ²¥ alumni recognised

Three Â鶹ֱ²¥ University sporting alumni have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Dr Andrea Geurin, Director of the Institute for Sport Business at Â鶹ֱ²¥ University, has been granted the Distinguished Research Award at the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference in Montreal, Canada.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ academic granted Distinguished Research Award

Dr Andrea Geurin, Director of the Institute for Sport Business at Â鶹ֱ²¥ University, has been granted the Distinguished Research Award at the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) Conference in Montreal, Canada.

Andrew Donaldson, the Â鶹ֱ²¥ University alumnus, has taken on the ‘Ocean’s Seven Swim Challenge for Mental Health’, which involves the seven toughest and most iconic channel swims in the world, equating to a total of almost 200km.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ alumnus takes on charity swim challenge

Andrew Donaldson, the Â鶹ֱ²¥ University alumnus, has taken on the ‘Ocean’s Seven Swim Challenge for Mental Health’, which involves the seven toughest and most iconic channel swims in the world, equating to a total of almost 200km.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ continues to shine with QS Five Stars Plus rating

Â鶹ֱ²¥ University has maintained its Five Stars Plus rating from higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds – one of just 20 universities worldwide to have received the accolade this year.
Abi Pawlett won gold in the 100m hurdles to book her place at July’s European U23 Championships in Finland. Image provided by BUCS.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ athletes shine at Under 20/Under 23 National Championships

Â鶹ֱ²¥ students enjoyed a hugely successful Under 20/Under 23 National Championships as six athletes secured automatic spots on the upcoming GB&NI European teams.

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Double award recognition for Professor Fletcher

Professor David Fletcher has been awarded the Association for Applied Sport Psychology’s Distinguished International Professional Award.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ secures its highest ever position in QS World University Rankings

Â鶹ֱ²¥ University has risen to 212th in the QS World University Rankings 2024 – its highest ever position.

Colourful woven clothing designs displayed on mannequins and hanging behind mannequins

Textile student creates clothes to celebrate disability identity and adaptive fashion

Kathryn Geary’s Disability Visibility final year project features colourful and individually designed products with adaptations to make the clothing easy to wear and remove.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ research on show at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

Pioneering science and technology with the potential to transform the future of personalised rehabilitation will be on show at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition next week.