MBE for University Director of Estates
This story published on Wednesday 30 December 2015
The University’s Director of Estates and Facilities Colin Blair has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List
Hudds partners University of Helsinki on critical thinking
This story published on Wednesday 23 December 2015
BERG researchers Wilma Teviotdale and David Clancy unite with Finnish colleagues on a project into critical thinking in the classroom
Project underway to preserve Holocaust experience in virtual form
This story published on Wednesday 23 December 2015
“...the technology known as ‘mixed reality’ ensures high levels of realism and will help future generations better understand the history...”
Business in Northern Ireland urged to find jobs for care leavers
This story published on Tuesday 22 December 2015
“...we have made a business case both for state and employers to provide employment for care leavers. Over the long term, it would be more economical...”
Black women’s Abasindi Co-operative in troubled 1980s Moss Side
This story published on Tuesday 22 December 2015
The Abasindi Co-operative’s work to alleviate the problems facing the Manchester suburb of Moss Side is recognised by former member, now Huddersfield professor, Adele Jones
Prof’s book ‘managing diversity in the workplace’ up for award
This story published on Monday 21 December 2015
Professor Jawad Syed’s book Managing Diversity and Inclusion: An International Perspective shortlisted for CMI’s Management Book of the Year Awards
Rail media vote Institute of Railway Research for top award
This story published on Friday 18 December 2015
The Institute took the award for the SUSTRAIL project which aims to boost the quantity of freight carried by rail
Student computing innovation highly commended in national awards
This story published on Friday 18 December 2015
The University’s UniAsk forum, created by the Computing and Library Services, praised in UCISA awards
New asset management tool will predict wear for light railways
This story published on Thursday 17 December 2015
The project is funded through UKTram’s Low Impact Light Rail scheme, supported by Innovate UK’s SBRI programme
Uni in top ten for Government’s Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
This story published on Wednesday 16 December 2015
“...KTPs link companies with a university and a graduate to work on a specific project...”
New pressure sores research will reduce risk to patients
This story published on Tuesday 15 December 2015
Researchers will carry out computational modelling of human skin to learn more about how pressure ulcers form
Use of nanoparticles via hair follicles to combat SSI wounds
This story published on Monday 14 December 2015
“...nanoparticle size will help them to carry things into the skin better than current antiseptic regimes...”
Short stories – there in the beginning and still going strong
This story published on Friday 11 December 2015
Celebrating the Short Story welcomed both experienced practitioners and enthusiasts of the art form
Heritage Quay honoured by Royal Historical Society
This story published on Friday 11 December 2015
Heritage Quay was commended for its “promotion of public history” in the new Public History Prize Awards
Huddersfield Weather Watch – November 2015
This story published on Friday 11 December 2015
Weather in the extreme
Qatar students celebrate National Day
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
The University celebrates Qatar National Day and welcomes the Qatari Cultural Attaché Dr Mohammed Al-Kaabi
Students excel at the International Study Centre annual awards
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
University of Huddersfield International Study Centre and its programmes are provided by StudyGroup in collaboration with the University
DoH comms head lectures on Ebola crisis management action plan
This story published on Wednesday 9 December 2015
The Department of Health’s Deputy Head of News Rachel Carr explained the action taken when the first British national William Pooley contracted the disease
Uni contributes to weapons on show at Wellington Arch exhibition
This story published on Wednesday 9 December 2015
Popularity of Waterloo Exhibition leads to extension into New Year
Free brass band history course – limited places!
This story published on Tuesday 8 December 2015
Dr Stephen Etheridge will explore the role of brass band music in the working class communities of the South Pennines
NPL and the University appoint Director of NPL Northern England
This story published on Tuesday 8 December 2015
Professor John Bancroft will take up his new position from 4 January 2016
Work placement the answer to employability, according to Sandra
This story published on Monday 7 December 2015
Sandra Bodurkiewicz knows the value of a sandwich course – the Polish graduate is now a manager with world-leading Yusen Logistics
Double success for enterprising students
This story published on Monday 7 December 2015
Huddersfield takes first and second in national enterprise challenges
Research underway to treat cerebral malaria with native plants
This story published on Friday 4 December 2015
Cerebral malaria, which affects some 575,000 people annually – children in sub-Saharan Africa being most at risk
Prof’s book on the DUP wins PSA Ireland prize
This story published on Friday 4 December 2015
Professor Jim McAuley’s book The Democratic Unionist Party: From Protest to Power wins the 2015 Brian Farrell Book Prize
Huddersfield achieves global Top 200 spot for employability
This story published on Thursday 3 December 2015
International analysts QS carries out first evaluation of ‘employability’
Day at the Museum – local youngsters take over Heritage Quay
This story published on Thursday 3 December 2015
University’s Archive welcomes children from the Netherhall Learning Campus History Club for the national Kids in Museums initiative
First Competency Framework launched for field of tissue viability
This story published on Wednesday 2 December 2015
“...to date within tissue viability, there are very few tools with which to measure and benchmark expertise...”
£360k research project to lift technical and vocational education
This story published on Tuesday 1 December 2015
“...there is concern that the education and training of science, engineering and technical technicians is often inadequate or could be improved...”
£3.5m ancient music research project records the Celt’s carnyx
This story published on Tuesday 1 December 2015
“...to understand the music of ancient Europe is to understand our common European heritage...”
University Christmas card now available
This story published on Friday 27 November 2015
Season's Greetings
International Events Coming Up
This story published on Tuesday 1 December 2015
Find out what's going on this month
New issue of Discover magazine
This story published on Thursday 3 December 2015
Research impact and stories
Twelve Days to Save the World...
This story published on Wednesday 2 December 2015
Today heralds the start of the UNCOP21, which aims to gain agreement from nearly 200 governments on how to slash greenhouse gas emissions so that we can ensure that global warming doesn’t exceed the 2 degrees widely regarded as ‘safe’ or at least manageable.
On the second day of Christmas...
This story published on Wednesday 2 December 2015
On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me - Two Turtle Doves. Doves are universally the symbol of peace – but how peaceful will the world be if we don’t start finding solutions to climate change?
An evening of dance with Team Hud
This story published on Friday 4 December 2015
Wednesday 9 December, 5.30pm
Wellbeing and Disability reception service is moving
This story published on Friday 4 December 2015
Monday 4 January 2016
Lawrence Batley Theatre Christmas events
This story published on Thursday 3 December 2015
Festive treats at local theatre
IT systems availability
This story published on Monday 14 December 2015
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 December 2015
Emerging Markets and the Global Financial Crisis
This story published on Thursday 3 December 2015
The Business School’s Emerging Markets Research Group (EMERGE) heard Professor Gulcin Ozkan from University of York, speaking about her research titled 'It is not your fault but it is your problem: emerging markets after the global financial crisis'.
Get ready for Rio
This story published on Thursday 3 December 2015
In 2016 the Olympic Games take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and millions of spectators from around the world will be watching.
On the 3rd day of Christmas... Chickens don’t like Climate Change
This story published on Thursday 3 December 2015
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me - Three French Hens. Lets start in the UK where each year nearly 900 million British Birds are bred, hatched, reared and slaughtered. 95% of the population eat chicken, normally about twice a week. This Christmas alone we will eat 10 million Turkeys, with 76% of us tucking in on Christmas Day.
On the fourth day...The Changing Sound of Birds’ song
This story published on Friday 4 December 2015
The four calling, or colly birds, given as presents on the fourth day of Christmas should remind us of Rachel Carson and her seminal work on the impact of pesticides on birdsong. Writing in the 1960s Carson drew the world’s attention to the demise of singing birds as a result of intensive agricultural production, resulting in what she called a Silent Spring.
Christmas Around the World
This story published on Monday 7 December 2015
Experience Christmas traditions from around the world
VC's Christmas Drinks
This story published on Friday 18 December 2015
Friday 18 December, 4.00pm to 5.00pm
Students’ Union football tickets offer
This story published on Monday 7 December 2015
Saturday 12 December: Manchester City V Swansea City
CSRC blog during COP21
This story published on Tuesday 8 December 2015
‘Twelve days to save the world’
On the Fifth Day... hoping for gold rings?
This story published on Monday 7 December 2015
On the fifth day of Christmas you may be hoping for five gold rings, or a necklace, or even earrings. The bible tells us that gold was one of the gifts given to Jesus on his birth and this precious metal is still a favoured gift to show our love. However, before you include gold on your Christmas list you might want to think a little bit about its origins and the journey it has made before gracing your, or you true love’s body.
On the Sixth Day... Geese and Polar Bears. Whose game is over?
This story published on Monday 7 December 2015
On the sixth day of Christmas you can expect to be given ‘six geese a laying’.
On the seventh day... a question of ownership
This story published on Monday 7 December 2015
On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me ‘Seven Swans a Swimming’. This might have been a special surprise to you given the well-established myth that the Queen owns all the swans in her Kingdom. Although this is not the case, it does give us the tenuous opportunity of discussing the issue of public versus private ownership and how this influences environmental management.
First Erasmus Mundus Social Event
This story published on Tuesday 8 December 2015
The Business School’s Erasmus Mundus students gathered together on 3 November to share their first impressions of their stay in Huddersfield in a friendly atmosphere.
Postmodern Careers and Career Management Skills
This story published on Tuesday 8 December 2015
The Business School’s Emerging Markets Research Group (EMERGE) heard Dr Iva Kirovova from Ostrava University, Czech Republic, present her research on Postmodern Careers and Career Management Skills (CMS).
Revisiting Transition Economies: the Syrian Experience
This story published on Tuesday 8 December 2015
The Business School’s Emerging Markets Research Group (EMERGE) heard Dr Mahmoud Alajaty from the University of Huddersfield, present his research on the process of transition in the very specific and unique context of the Syrian economy.
The Use of Strategic Management Tools in Czech SMEs
This story published on Tuesday 8 December 2015
The Business School’s Emerging Markets Research Group (EMERGE) heard Dr Marcela Papalova from the Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, present her research on Postmodern Careers and Career Management Skills (CMS).
Freedom of Speech and Prevent Policies
This story published on Wednesday 9 December 2015
Update to University’s policies and procedures
UNISON Christmas Fair at Ramsden Café
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
Monday 14 December, 12.15pm to 1.30pm
On the eighth day of Christmas... Milking it: who benefits?
This story published on Wednesday 9 December 2015
On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me ‘eight maids a milking’...
On the ninth day... Lets face the music and dance!
This story published on Wednesday 9 December 2015
On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me - 'nine ladies dancing'...
Exploring issues of efficiency in Italian universities
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
We were delighted to host Professor Tommaso Agasisti from Politecnico di Milano School of Management (Italy)
Professor Jeff Hearn addresses major European conferences
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
CRISS-based sociologist Professor Jeff Hearn has presented his acclaimed research in three keynote addresses at major European conferences
Prestigious book prize for Professor Jim McAuley
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
Professor Jim McAuley, Director of the Institute for Research and Citizenship and Applied Human Sciences (IRCAHS) was the recipient of a prestigious book prize
Student Visit - Trip to Jordan
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
Are you an MSc student in Strategy, Marketing and Economics?
Are you willing to make a 20 min presentation?
Are you a September starter student?
Did you achieve 2:2 in term one modules?
If the answer is YES, you are eligible to submit a proposal for a student visit to Jordan in April 2016.
CRISS Professor published book on 'Men of the World'
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
Professor Jeff Hearn has recently published a new academic monograph, exploring how contemporary globalisation is shaping men and masculinity
Successful ESRC Festival of Social Science event
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
The University of Huddersfield hosted a youth citizenship event which welcomed schools from across the Kirklees area, as part of the ESRC’s Festival of Social Science, organised by Dr Andrew Mycock, Associate Director of CRISS.
On the tenth day... Ten Lords a Leaping
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
The Rio Earth Summit in 1992 placed climate change on the mainstream political agenda for the first time. The implications of a warming climate were understood and accepted by almost all of the 172 governments represented at the summit, and one of the key outcomes was the setting up of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
International students to realise their full potential
This story published on Thursday 10 December 2015
A NEW team of specialist tutors and advisers is helping to ensure that overseas students adapt quickly to life at the University of Huddersfield and leave with the best possible degrees.
Physios smash the dash
This story published on Wednesday 16 December 2015
Staff and students join forces for the Leeds Abbey Dash
CRISS researcher publishes on experiencing imprisonment
This story published on Monday 14 December 2015
Dr Carla Reeves, Principal Lecturer in Criminology, has just published an edited volume exploring the experiences of those living and working in carceral institutions.
Seminar: British South Asian Issues of Gender and Sexuality
This story published on Monday 14 December 2015
CRISS held another very successful SexGen seminar at the University in October, attracting attendees from across the UK seeking to hear about and discuss a range of topics of relevance to British Asians
Visiting Scholar joins CRISS in December 2015
This story published on Monday 14 December 2015
Dr Ahonaa Roy will be joining CRISS as visiting researcher in December and will be working with Professor Monro in developing areas of common interest concerning rights and citizenship
Eleven Pipers Piping... but to whose tune?
This story published on Monday 14 December 2015
On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me – ‘eleven pipers piping’ – but whose tune are they dancing to?
The Legal Advice Clinic Christmas Legal Bake
This story published on Tuesday 15 December 2015
Wednesday 16 December, 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Support Staff Conference 2016
This story published on Tuesday 15 December 2015
Save the date: Thursday 24 March 2016
On the 12th day...12 drums a-drumming and a climate deal
This story published on Monday 14 December 2015
The Paris Climate Talks (COP21) reached their conclusion at the weekend and the resulting agreement has been widely welcomed. It certainly looks promising - gaining consensus from nearly 200 countries on the importance of anthropogenic climate change and the impacts it will have on all of us, and what we should do about it, is a major success.
Intensive Spanish for Beginners
This story published on Wednesday 13 January 2016
New course starting in January 2016
Vietnam By Night
This story published on Wednesday 16 December 2015
Friday 18 December, 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Writing for publications
This story published on Thursday 17 December 2015
New Year ‘Kick Start’ writing workshop
Dr Julia Meaton: What does Paris climate deal mean for Yorkshire?
This story published on Thursday 17 December 2015
Dr Julia Meaton, Course Leader for Risk, Disaster and Environmental Management MSc analyses what the Paris climate deal will mean for Yorkshire in the Yorkshire Post.
Staff and students reap the benefits of volunteering
This story published on Monday 21 December 2015
Do you want to try something new and volunteer?
Make Heritage Quay part of your New Year’s resolutions
This story published on Monday 21 December 2015
Free activities in 2016
Prof Sir Al Aynsley-Green
This story published on Monday 21 December 2015
Former first Children’s Commissioner Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green will give a special lecture as part of the 2nd Annual ‘Finding a Voice’ conference on Tuesday 12 January 2016.
Exciting redevelopment on campus
This story published on Tuesday 22 December 2015
Work commencing in January 2016
University award for CRISS researcher
This story published on Monday 21 December 2015
Dr Shaun McDaid, Research Fellow at CRISS, was recently awarded the title of the University of Huddersfield’s ‘Outstanding Early Career Researcher of the Year’
CRISS researcher co-edits special issue of journal
This story published on Monday 21 December 2015
Dr Arianna Giovannini has recently acted as guest editor of a special edition of the Journal of Modern Italian Studies (vol. 20, issue 4, 2015).
Coast at risk – the importance of risk knowledge
This story published on Tuesday 22 December 2015
Book of abstracts of “DEVELOPMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE” has now been published summarising the activities of the multi-disciplinary workshop that was conducted to support the development of more resilient coastal communities.
Making built environments responsive
This story published on Tuesday 22 December 2015
A team of researchers from GDRC participated at the international research conference of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Moratuwa, held on December 11-12, 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Construction role to Increase Societal Resilience to Disasters
This story published on Tuesday 22 December 2015
An international workshop entitled: “ Market Demands in the Construction Industry to Increase Societal Resilience to Disasters” was held on the 9th December 2015 in Colombo, Sri Lanka as part of the CADRE (Collaborative Action towards Disaster Resilience Education) is an EU funded project led by GDRC that aims to address current and emerging labour market demands in the construction industry to increase societal resilience to disasters.
Abstracts on Ensuring Accountability in Disaster Risk Management
This story published on Tuesday 22 December 2015
Book of Abstracts on Ensuring Accountability in Disaster Risk Management and reconstruction, edited by Professors Siri Hettige, University of Colombo Sri Lanka, Dilanthi Amaratunga & Richard Haigh from GDRC, University of Huddersfield, UK has been published.
International Workshop on Disasters and Accountability
This story published on Tuesday 22 December 2015
An international workshop entitled “Ensuring Accountability in Disaster Risk Management and Reconstruction" was organized as a part of a global, regional and national partnership by SPARC, University of Colombo-Sri Lanka and Global Disaster Resilience Centre (GDRC), University of Huddersfield-UK, and Essex Accounting Centre, University of Essex-UK on the 8th December 2015 in Colombo Sri Lanka.
GDRC visit to University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
This story published on Tuesday 22 December 2015
On the 2nd December 2015, GDRC’s Professors Dilanthi Amaratunga & Richard Haigh visited University of Mortuwa, Sri Lanka
