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2025
21
August
2025
| 13:18 Europe/London
TropiConnect, a Âé¶¹´«Ã½-based agri-tech startup founded by University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ alumnus Mark Cuthbert, has officially launched its innovative agri-trade platform: https://trade.tropiconnect.com.
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19
August
2025
| 13:46 Europe/London
An expert from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has revealed how a single sheet of 1,100-year-old parchment may have been used to heal a dangerous royal rift in Ancient England.
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19
August
2025
| 13:27 Europe/London
Many African countries have attempted to attract high-spending tourists in order to create economic success - but new research published in African Studies Review reveals that this strategy might not be as beneficial as it seems, and some countries
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14
August
2025
| 14:44 Europe/London
A historian from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has been named as one of six authors shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates the best popular science writing from across the globe. 
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11
August
2025
| 11:26 Europe/London
Two leading criminologists from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ are playing a key role in a groundbreaking national research project designed to tackle fraud in the NHS, which costs the UK taxpayer an estimated £1.3 billion each year.
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08
August
2025
| 12:00 Europe/London
A new study from experts at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has uncovered how people have moved between South America and Europe over the past 35 years, and how those patterns might change in the future.
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08
August
2025
| 09:00 Europe/London
A new study by Dr Amy Barron from Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Department of Geography is shining a light on a part of life which is often overlooked - middle-age.
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07
August
2025
| 08:00 Europe/London
As global leaders cut back on foreign aid in the face of rising nationalism and domestic pressures, a new paper by Dr Pritish Behuria of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ says it is time to remember why aid was created in the first place – and why it is
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06
August
2025
| 16:44 Europe/London
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has appointed the globally-renowned international relations expert Professor Nicolas Lemay-Hébert as the new Director of the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI).
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06
August
2025
| 13:07 Europe/London
A powerful new initiative is set to transform how children talk about death, dying, and bereavement. The project - a collaboration between the universities of Âé¶¹´«Ã½, Bradford and Wolverhampton, Child Bereavement UK and the Child Bereavement
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06
August
2025
| 11:30 Europe/London
An expert from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has played a key role in a new research study evaluating the impact of active travel infrastructure improvements at Delapre Park in Northampton.
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01
August
2025
| 10:22 Europe/London
On Friday, 11 July, the EU Citizens’ Gathering took place at the University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½, bringing together community leaders, policymakers and citizens to celebrate the contributions of EU nationals in the UK.The event, organised by the EU
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30
July
2025
| 11:14 Europe/London
A major new report, Understanding drivers of recent trends in young people’s mental health, reveals that worsening mental health among 14–24-year-olds in England is real, widespread, and driven by identifiable social and economic factors.
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24
July
2025
| 17:37 Europe/London
An expert from Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has contributed to a major new government review which suggests that public design - an approach that brings citizens and designers into policymaking - could help to ensure that public services
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24
July
2025
| 13:35 Europe/London
The manufacturing of African print textiles has shifted to China in the 21st century. While they are widely consumed in African countries – and symbolic of the continent – the rise of “made in China†has undermined the African women traders who have
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22
July
2025
| 12:06 Europe/London
A fascinating new book published by Âé¶¹´«Ã½ has cast a new spotlight on how the institution’s campus has been shaped over two centuries of architectural change.
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21
July
2025
| 14:05 Europe/London
Chair of International Business at Alliance Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Business School Professor Timothy Michael Devinney has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy, the UK’s leading national body for the humanities and social sciences.
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21
July
2025
| 14:04 Europe/London
The British Educational Research Association (BERA) has announced that Professor Mel Ainscow has been selected as the winner of the 2025 Equality in Education Award, in recognition of his exceptional and sustained contribution to promoting equity,
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21
July
2025
| 10:59 Europe/London
As part of the Biennale Sessions, students attended a dynamic panel discussion with international architects and modelmakers, gaining first-hand insight into the application of physical modelmaking in professional practice and its vital role in
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21
July
2025
| 10:06 Europe/London
It is with great sadness that we have learned about the passing of Lord David Alliance CBE.
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18
July
2025
| 13:33 Europe/London
What happens when students are given the space, support, and encouragement to take action on the issues they care most about? At Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), the answer is: they thrive
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17
July
2025
| 10:22 Europe/London
Jamie Woodward, Professor of Physical Geography at Âé¶¹´«Ã½, recently addressed key stakeholders at Westminster to speak about the impact of microplastic pollution on our environment.
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16
July
2025
| 16:36 Europe/London
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ celebrated the graduation of thousands of humanities students from 11 to 18 July 2025. As they crossed the stage to receive their degrees, many did so not only in recognition of academic achievement but as a step
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11
July
2025
| 11:06 Europe/London
New research, co-authored by academics from the University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ and the University of Groningen, adds nuance to the idea that journalists have hyped AI technologies.  Examining AI coverage in The New York Times (USA), De Volkskrant
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04
July
2025
| 13:49 Europe/London
Written by Dr Louise Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Âé¶¹´«Ã½.New governments – particularly those with large parliamentary majorities – often anticipate a honeymoon period in their first year of office, with the
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02
July
2025
| 11:12 Europe/London
Convened by Dr Cristina Temenos, a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow based at Âé¶¹´«Ã½, the event took place in June and served as a dynamic forum for exchange at the intersection of academic research and real-world practice.
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02
July
2025
| 11:04 Europe/London
The invitation-only event formed part of an ongoing initiative to shape how global best practices are understood and translated. Held at the OECD headquarters in Paris, the event brought together global experts, policymakers, and urban leaders to
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01
July
2025
| 15:28 Europe/London
Israel’s recent surprise attack on Iran was ostensibly aimed at neutralising Iran’s nuclear programme, but it didn’t just damage nuclear installations. It killed scientists, engineers and senior military personnel.
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01
July
2025
| 11:14 Europe/London
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for urgent action to tackle what it calls a global crisis of loneliness and social disconnection, in a new report informed by the research of Professor Pamela Qualter from Âé¶¹´«Ã½.
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30
June
2025
| 13:42 Europe/London
New research led by experts from Âé¶¹´«Ã½â€™s Institute of Education has shed important light on how the mental wellbeing of young people is affected by the neighbourhoods they live in. 
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