Lecture series in honour of celebrated professor

This story published on Friday 31 July 2015
The Page Lecture honours Huddersfield’s Professor Mike Page and the inaugural speaker is MIT Professor of Chemistry Stephen Buchwald


New £27.5 million building underway

This story published on Tuesday 28 July 2015
The new building will be home to the Law School and part of the School of Music, Humanities and Media


Huddersfield NOVUS student named 2015 Sustainable Visionary

This story published on Monday 27 July 2015
Logistics and supply chain management student Ronan Keane wins ReFood’s Sustainable Visionaries student scholarship competition


Huddersfield Weather Watch – June 2015

This story published on Monday 27 July 2015
June ends with a heatwave


Man at helm of region’s regeneration credits his success to Hudds

This story published on Monday 27 July 2015
Huddersfield graduate Nigel Foster is now a driving force behind the region’s regeneration and its sustainable development


Voting with her feet – graduate podiatrist gains top marks

This story published on Monday 27 July 2015
Lauren Burdett now starts her career as an NHS podiatrist with Derbyshire Community and Health Service


Top Software Engineer starts his career in the heart of London

This story published on Monday 27 July 2015
Thomas Frampton also harbours ambitions of starting his own business in the future


Leading Chinese scientist honoured at award ceremonies

This story published on Thursday 23 July 2015
Professor Li Peigen of Huazhong University of Science and Technology predicts a long and fruitful relationship with Huddersfield


The Fantastic Four from the Science Extended Degree

This story published on Thursday 23 July 2015
First Class Honours for scientists Nathan, Lenka, Laura and Ben


Former local councillor leader receives honorary award

This story published on Wednesday 22 July 2015
Baroness Pinnock of Cleckheaton receives an Honorary Doctorate of the University for services to the world of politics


Top marks for photojournalism graduate

This story published on Wednesday 22 July 2015
Alex Beldea’s work has achieved special recognition on several occasions and now he is embarking on a Masters degree


Retiring professors receive Emeritus title

This story published on Wednesday 22 July 2015
Physicist Professor Bob Cywinski and historian-archaeologist Professor Richard Morris are conferred Emeritus Professors


Former Commonwealth Games diver takes gold in Primary Education

This story published on Wednesday 22 July 2015
Major injury puts pay to Olympics, but it opened a new career door as a primary teacher for top student Katherine Hamilton


HRH The Duke of York installed as University Chancellor

This story published on Wednesday 22 July 2015
Retiring Chancellor Sir Patrick Stewart receives Chancellor Emeritus title and welcomes The Duke to Huddersfield


Work-life balance dissertation earns graduate top prize

This story published on Tuesday 21 July 2015
Business Management graduate Katharine Woodhead now starts her career in HR for Huddersfield firm Equi-Trek


Czech-born Lenka graduates in biochemistry and top in the School

This story published on Tuesday 21 July 2015
Lenka Stejskal has now received funding for her PhD from the Wellcome Trust


Iceland boss and leading entrepreneur receives honorary award

This story published on Friday 17 July 2015
Malcolm Walker grew up in nearby Grange Moor and is founder and CEO of retail giant Iceland


Leading physicist praises the University research in metrology

This story published on Friday 17 July 2015
Government adviser and leading physicist Professor Sir Peter Knight chaired the advisory board of the University’s EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Advanced Metrology


Former DG for Knowledge and Innovation receives honorary award

This story published on Friday 17 July 2015
Leading engineer Sir John O’Reilly is a former Director General for Knowledge and Innovation and former Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council


Celebrated Glasgow artist presents oil painting to the University

This story published on Wednesday 15 July 2015
Artist and Huddersfield graduate Frank To is much admired by former Chancellor Sir Patrick Stewart


Mikron Theatre deposits archive at the University

This story published on Wednesday 8 July 2015
The history of a unique waterways theatre company finds a canalside home at the University’s Heritage Quay,


Professor awarded for lifetime achievements with top award

This story published on Tuesday 7 July 2015
Professor John Colligon will receive the British Vacuum Council’s Senior Prize for 2015 and the John Yarwood Medal


Gamer Gary’s new business makes it to the big time first go

This story published on Monday 6 July 2015
Games Design student Gary Lloyd juggles his new business with his studies and comes up trumps on the big stage


Knowledge Transfer Partnership takes Hudds firm to next level

This story published on Monday 6 July 2015
KTP project will enable local firm HR Blowers to improve products and develop new designs


Local schools learn more about World War One

This story published on Friday 3 July 2015
The University welcomes local schoolchildren to examine the Great War


HRH The Duke of York, KG, to be appointed Chancellor

This story published on Thursday 2 July 2015
His Royal Highness will be installed as University Chancellor at the July Graduation Ceremonies


Breakfast in the Faith Centre

This story published on Monday 6 July 2015
Thursday 16 July, 7.30am to 9.30am


Anti-extremist education for all, not to spy on those at risk

This story published on Wednesday 1 July 2015
Professor Paul Thomas, Professor of Youth and Policy and Director of Research in the School of Education and Professional Development, has just published an article on 'The Conversation', arguing that schools should offer anti-extremist education for all, not spy on those at risk.


Retention Forum – save the date

This story published on Monday 6 July 2015
Thursday 17 September, 9.30am to 4.00pm


Happy 1st Birthday

This story published on Tuesday 14 July 2015
Santander Campus Branch


Professor Collins Ntim receives a research grant award

This story published on Tuesday 7 July 2015
Professor Collins Ntim receives a research grant award from the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education


Course team members publish essential primary English text

This story published on Wednesday 8 July 2015
Primary teacher training leader Dr Jonathan Glazzard and colleague Jean Palmer have published an essential text for teachers and trainees to enhance teaching and pupils’ learning in primary English using creative approaches and enrichment strategies to promote outstanding teaching. Published by Critical Publishing in January 2015 the book is now widely available


New book on Muslim discourses of Integration

This story published on Wednesday 8 July 2015
The ‘integration’ or the supposed lack of it by British Muslim communities has been a constant focus for sections of politics and the media over the past decades, often with little or no evidence base. That makes a forthcoming book by the University of Huddersfield’s Dr Shamim Miah particularly timely.


Successful conclusion for management development programme

This story published on Wednesday 8 July 2015
Business School delivers custom-designed programme to Zarafa Holdings Limited


Prestigious appointment for Huddersfield Head of Department

This story published on Thursday 16 July 2015
Wilma Teviotdale to sit on ICAEW Learning and Professional Development Board


Essential electrical maintenance

This story published on Wednesday 15 July 2015
Sunday 26 July, 7.30am to 2.00pm


Enhancements to Annual Evaluation

This story published on Tuesday 14 July 2015
Changes following process review


Seven-hour Staff Design Challenge

This story published on Tuesday 14 July 2015
Staff pitch their innovative ideas


Business Management graduate heads to Lloyds

This story published on Wednesday 15 July 2015
Business Management graduate Sam Wood has triple celebrations this July.


Global Leader in Corporate Communication Research to Receive IPR

This story published on Thursday 16 July 2015
Dr Gregory is Professor of Corporate Communication at Huddersfield and a past chair of Global Alliance. She is due to present her latest research on corporate communications later in the year at the Fourth Annual IPR Research Symposium at the Yale Club in New York City.


Congratulations to Staff achieving their Doctorates

This story published on Monday 20 July 2015
Celebrating staff achievements


CSRC involved in ‘Honeypot’ Win

This story published on Friday 17 July 2015
On Tuesday 7 July teams of staff were tasked with a seven-hour design challenge as part of the Honeypot project. Honeypot involves researchers from across the University and aims to discover the very best in innovation and to promote interdisciplinary working.


eCover system for coursework extensions

This story published on Monday 20 July 2015
Campus-wide launch


Meet Professor Phil Keeley

This story published on Monday 20 July 2015
Paving the way for the next generation of students


Honorary Awards

This story published on Monday 10 August 2015
Nominations are now being invited


P.A.P.A (pre and post award system) Implementation

This story published on Tuesday 21 July 2015
New IT system for proposals for external funding


Third year student runs Dementia Friendly training sessions

This story published on Monday 20 July 2015
Kevin Hall, a third year Nursing (Mental Health) BSc(Hons) student, who is also a Dementia Champion, facilitated two Dementia Friends training sessions for university staff.


Team Hud’s Couch to 5K programme

This story published on Wednesday 22 July 2015
Students and staff rise to the challenge


Drama Graduation Prize Ceremony 2015

This story published on Wednesday 22 July 2015
Congratulations to our 2015 Drama prize winners!


The Lived Experience Network

This story published on Tuesday 28 July 2015
Tuesday 11 August, 10.00am to 3.30pm


Serious Games and Edutainment Applications 2 - Call for Chapters

This story published on Tuesday 28 July 2015
Following the big success of Serious Games and Edutainment Applications published in 2011, the second volume offers an insightful introduction to the recent development and applications of video games technologies including virtual and augmented reality in educational settings...


P.A.P.A Rollout

This story published on Thursday 30 July 2015
Latest update


Successful Day at Game Republic for Computer Game Students

This story published on Wednesday 15 July 2015
The Game Republic Student Showcase took place on Tuesday 2nd June at the University of York and students from the University of Huddersfield had a successful day, coming away with a number of prizes.


Embedded Systems Development Process lecture a success

This story published on Thursday 3 December 2015
Prof. Dr Magda Aparecida Silverio Miyashiro, visiting researcher from the Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Sao Paulo, Brazil give a lecture entitled “An approach to Embedded Systems development process – Level 2 of the CMMI-DEV process improvement maturity model” on 23 July 2015.


Professor Suzanne Wilkinson from New Zealand visiting GDRC

This story published on Monday 29 June 2015
Professor Suzanne Wilkinson from Centre for Disaster Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction, University of Auckland, New Zealand recently visited GDRC at University of Huddersfield.


Briefing Paper on Taking stock of the Tsunami recovery process

This story published on Monday 13 July 2015
Promoting positive action towards disaster risk reduction and advising future recovery policies and practices when communities face the aftermath of a major disaster, a briefing paper has been launched on Taking stock of the Tsunami recovery process in Sri Lanka: 2004 to 2014.