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Research success for Dr Mick Lockwood as he explores the future of Self-Sovereign Identity

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Congratulations to Dr Mick Lockwood, Lecturer in Digital Design in the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology, whose research around Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) has been published in two insightful journal articles this month.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Alumnus lands major record deal

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Alumnus Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley has just landed a major record deal with Ubuntu Management Group (UMG) in London, but he got his start at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Midwifery Programme achieves UNICEF Gold Award

School of Health and Society

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s Midwifery Programme has been awarded the UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award in Achieving Sustainability in the Baby Friendly Standards.

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New survey explores impact of coronavirus on the illegal drugs market in the UK

School of Health and Society

Since the beginning of the first national coronavirus lockdown, Release has operated a public, online survey designed to monitor how people are buying their drugs.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School students make it to national final of international business competition

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

A group of students from the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School have made it to the national final of the Young Enterprise Start-Up Programme , a competition run by a national charity.

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Expert comment: What does the new energy label mean for consumers?

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The energy label as we know it has been in use for over 25 years, this being in tandem with products becoming increasingly more energy efficient. As consumers become more environmentally conscious the current labelling has become less effective.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× experts raise concerns over children’s social care review

School of Health and Society

At the beginning of the year, the government launched a review of children’s social care in England, aiming to examine early years help, child protection, fostering and kinship care, and care homes, as well as the family support measures needed to...

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× student lands role with Morgan Sindall Construction

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s new £65 million School of Science, Engineering and Environment building is underway, with completion due in 2022. Mitchell Bowden is the latest in a line of º£½ÇÂÒÂ× students who will be joining Morgan Sindall Construction...

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African-inspired men’s fashion brand launches in º£½ÇÂÒÂ×

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

A master’s student at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× has launched a men’s fashion brand that explores the incorporation of African culture into the Western world.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Awarded over £3 million from Research England

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The University’s North of England Robotics Innovation Centre (NERIC) has been awarded £3.6 million Research England Development (RED) funding from Research England, part of UK Research and Innovation, in a bid to accelerate innovation and research in...

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