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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× pledges to become hedgehog friendly

University Campus

Staff and students at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× have committed to making the campus hedgehog friendly, by joining a national campaign designed to safeguard the hedgehog population.

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Nursing student shortlisted for award after creating support group

School of Health and Society

Second-year adult nursing student Nathan Harrison has been shortlisted in the Student Nursing category at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2020.

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× project aims to help children with autism improve sleep and communication

School of Health and Society

Researchers at the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× have launched the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Autism Exercise Project, which aims to test whether exercise can help children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with their sleep and, in turn, their ability to learn new words.

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Politics and Contemporary History Awards: Winners announced

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Earlier this week (Wednesday 29 June) Politics and Contemporary History’s finest were celebrated at a special awards ceremony. Across politics, security, international relations and contemporary history our students create high quality and insightful...

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Edinburgh TV Festival selects seven º£½ÇÂÒÂ× candidates for prestigious talent schemes

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

The charitable arm of the UK’s most prestigious television industry event, The Edinburgh TV Festival has announced that seven º£½ÇÂÒÂ× candidates have been selected for its talent schemes, Ones to Watch, TV PhD and The Network, following...

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× expert comments on government plans to tackle growing obesity problem

School of Health and Society

This week, amid growing evidence of a link between obesity and an increased risk from Covid-19, the government has announced new plans to tackle the nation’s weight problem. The plans include the banning of ‘buy one, get one free (BOGOF)’ offers on...

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Fix your bike scheme to promote Active Travel

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The government has announced an incentive to get people back on their bikes in an effort tackle health and environmental challenges. Under the scheme, the government will offer £50 bike repair vouchers in a strategy that aims to boost cycling and...

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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× nursing students ‘first to return to training’ as they are welcomed back to campus

School of Health and Society

Wearing PPE and following relevant safety guidelines, students from the º£½ÇÂÒÂ× returned to campus last week for clinical skills training sessions to prepare them for placements in the NHS.

5 nursing students return to campus after lockdown
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s Dr Alex Connock becomes Amazon UK bestseller

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

We are delighted to announce that You’re on Mute, a new book that looks at optimal online video conferencing in business, education and media by the university’s Dr Alex Connock, has reached Number 1 Best Seller in Telecommunications on Amazon UK.

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New digital tool to support community health launches in º£½ÇÂÒÂ×

School of Health and Society

The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× has launched a new digital tool to help healthcare professionals identify ways to support people’s health and wellbeing in the community.

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