Government minister visits IRR £5m test rig
This story published on Friday 31 March 2017
Lord Prior, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, was welcomed by the University’s Institute of Railway Research
3D virtual reality training for trainee dental surgeon unveiled
This story published on Thursday 30 March 2017
Researcher Yesh Pulijala has overcome the limitations of conventional training by creating an immersive virtual reality operating room experience
National awards for Inst of Skin Integrity & Infection Prevention
This story published on Wednesday 29 March 2017
Professor Karen Ousey and Dr John Stephenson take top honours for the Best Clinical Research Award
Uni singer-songwriter’s cultural sojourn in a Sydney suburb
This story published on Wednesday 29 March 2017
Academic Dr Toby Martin is one of Australia’s leading indie rock singer-songwriters, now he celebrates Sydney’s multi-culture in his latest album Songs From Northam Avenue
Sad and angry about Labour’s current plight
This story published on Wednesday 29 March 2017
Labour MP Jon Cruddas is deeply critical of what he sees as the party’s refusal to hold a genuine debate on its problems
Business School wins award for best student placement service
This story published on Tuesday 28 March 2017
Huddersfield’s Business School Placement Unit has been named the Best University Placement Service in the 2017 National Undergraduate Employability Awards
West Yorkshire Archives Kirklees at Heritage Quay project
This story published on Friday 24 March 2017
850-year-old Kirklees archives wins National Lottery support for the transfer to the University of Huddersfield’s Heritage Quay archive centre
Honorary Awards at the July 2017 Graduation Ceremonies
This story published on Thursday 23 March 2017
Seven recipients will receive the award of Honorary Doctorate of the University
Crete’s Late Minoan tombs point way to early European migration
This story published on Thursday 23 March 2017
Archaeogenetic researcher Dr Ceiridwen Edwards will compare ancient DNA samples from one of Europe’s earliest civilisations with contemporary Cretans
Archaeogenetic findings unlock ancestral origins of Sardinians
This story published on Thursday 23 March 2017
Huddersfield’s Sardinian researcher Dr Maria Pala investigates the origins of her homeland ancestors 8,000 years ago
Silence of Suicide event attracts huge audience
This story published on Monday 20 March 2017
The event shattered the stigma surrounding suicide by providing an open forum for people who have attempted suicide or those affected by the suicide of someone close
DNA researchers show true path of early farming in Europe
This story published on Tuesday 21 March 2017
New research shows spread of agriculture throughout Europe followed migration into the Mediterranean from the Near East thousands of years earlier than widely believed
Dr Rowan Williams to speak at the University
This story published on Friday 17 March 2017
The former Archbishop of Canterbury will speak at both the spirituality in healthcare conference and at the annual Harold Wilson Lecture
Digital version of the Duke of Edinburgh Award launched
This story published on Thursday 16 March 2017
Professor Rupert Ward led the project on behalf of HRH The Duke of York to create the bronze level of The Duke of York Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award
Hudds LitFest – Writers voice their concern for children in care
This story published on Wednesday 15 March 2017
Leading poet Lemn Sissay and award-winning author Kit de Waal in conversation for the Huddersfield Literature Festival
Child Welfare Inequalities project makes stark reading
This story published on Tuesday 14 March 2017
Professor Brid Featherstone was key player in a UK-wide project investigated data on 35,000 children either ‘looked after in care’ or on a child protection plan
New solar cells from light absorbing dyes harvest more energy
This story published on Monday 13 March 2017
Key to the research is the use of synthetic chemistry to form light-absorbing dyes for solar cells, which harvest more energy, are more environmentally sustainable and economical to produce
University welcomes HRH The Earl of Wessex
This story published on Friday 10 March 2017
The Royal Visitor viewed both ancient and modern before visiting the future
University’s English department ranks in top world 300
This story published on Friday 10 March 2017
…according to new rankings announced this week by the QS organisation
Campus celebrates International Week
This story published on Friday 10 March 2017
International Week is a week-long programme of events that celebrates the many different cultures and nationalities that comprise the University of Huddersfield
Business School hears the benefit of co-operation first-hand
This story published on Friday 10 March 2017
The Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Communities celebrates Fairtrade Fortnight with guest speaker Jenny Carlyle from co-operative Suma Wholefoods
Hudds LitFest – Uni honorary award recipient welcomed to festival
This story published on Wednesday 8 March 2017
Dame Jenni Murray was in conversation with lecturer Dr Sarah Falcus about her new book, A History of Britain in 21 Women
Hudds LitFest – 2017 Grist anthology, I You He She It, launch
This story published on Tuesday 7 March 2017
The latest Grist collection is launched on Friday 17 March (17.30-19.00) at the Epicure Bar and Kitchen
Major U.S. neurobiology lab snaps up leading Hudds PhD researcher
This story published on Monday 6 March 2017
Indian-born Ravikanth Velagapudi has already had a number of peer-reviewed articles published and will now join the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina
University welcomes the President of the IMechE
This story published on Friday 3 March 2017
Jon Hilton, President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, pays a fact-finding visit to the campus
Top UK police course welcomes Prof’s work on designing out crime
This story published on Thursday 2 March 2017
Professor Rachel Armitage spoke on the National Police Strategic Command Course – the course is a statutory requirement for officers seeking promotion to Assistant Chief Constable
Kathryn nets top bursary prize for her knitwear designs
This story published on Wednesday 1 March 2017
Textile and Surface Design student Kathryn Lund wins the highest bursary of £2,500 from the Worshipful Company of Framework Knitters
The new Turnitin – try it now!
This story published on Thursday 2 March 2017
Turnitin is changing this summer, but you can start using the new version now.
Expanding the head and heart
This story published on Thursday 2 March 2017
A series of talks coming up to challenge and inspire
Students’ Union Awards
This story published on Wednesday 1 March 2017
Nominations close on Friday 3 March
Saxophone Day
This story published on Friday 3 March 2017
The Saxophones take over campus on Thursday 9 March
Film Screening of Life in a Refugee Camp
This story published on Wednesday 1 March 2017
On Tuesday 28th February the School of Education and Professional Development and Sanctuary Kirklees co-sponsored a film screening of ‘722 TX Engineer Battalion’, a short documentary film on life in a refugee camp in Alexandria, Greece. The event, introduced by Senior Lecturer Martin Purcell, aimed to provide Youth and Community Work students and practitioners with an insight into a key contemporary issue, from a different perspective to mainstream British media.
Equality: Everyone’s job, no-one’s responsibility
This story published on Wednesday 8 March 2017
Book now: Friday 5 May
Applicant Visit Day
This story published on Monday 6 March 2017
Campus parking announcement: Saturday 11 March
Discounted Metro Cards
This story published on Wednesday 15 March 2017
New scheme: 1 May - 31 December 2017
Are you taking a FairTrade Break?
This story published on Thursday 2 March 2017
Win 10 free Coffees or teas on campus, plus Fairtrade chocolate!
Recontextualising Ragtime: Connections, Influences, Perspectives
This story published on Monday 6 March 2017
A Two-Day Symposium - 6–7 May 2017
Climbing up vs. Climbing down the Institutional Ladder
This story published on Monday 6 March 2017
The Business School’s Strategy and International Business Research Group (SIB) heard Dr Palitha Konara from University of Huddersfield present his research on "Institutional Distance and Subsidiary Performance: Climbing up vs. Climbing down the Institutional Ladder".
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Publishing
This story published on Tuesday 7 March 2017
Thursday 16 March - Huddersfield Literature Festival
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Fields: journal of Huddersfield student research
This story published on Wednesday 15 March 2017
Volume 3 now out
Renaming of the Large Conference Room, Schwann Building
This story published on Monday 13 March 2017
New name: McClelland Suite
Population Aging, Social Security and Fiscal Limits
This story published on Thursday 9 March 2017
We study the sustainability of social security systems for older people using a life-cycle model in which distortionary taxation sets an upper limit to the real value of tax revenues.
Successful Catalyst Fund bid
This story published on Thursday 9 March 2017
'Addressing Barriers to Student Success'
Support Staff Conference
This story published on Friday 10 March 2017
Maggie Philbin to be key speaker
Step into the world of the silver screen with the Guards Brass
This story published on Friday 10 March 2017
On 23 March step into the world of the silver screen with film themes including Rocky, Superman and Star Wars performed by our special guests, the Guards Brass Ensemble, in a 1.15pm concert.
Business Placement Unit win top award at NUE Awards
This story published on Friday 10 March 2017
For the past three years the Business School’s Placement Unit has been a finalist in the category ‘Best University Placement Service’ in the National Undergraduate Employability Awards. This year the team returned from the awards as winners!
Exploring Academic Skills Provision Conference
This story published on Wednesday 15 March 2017
Academic Skills Tutors invited to act as keynote speakers to national conference
Important information regarding planning events on Campus
This story published on Thursday 16 March 2017
A guide has been produced to help with planning events
Embracing disorder - Academic journal creates media buzz
This story published on Monday 13 March 2017
Embracing disorder within an organisation may have a favourable impact on work productivity, innovation and staff morale, according to Business School Lecturer, Dinuka Herath.
Support Staff Conference
This story published on Tuesday 14 March 2017
Bookings open on Thursday 16 March
Embodied Voice research and training sessions - Thursday 16 March
This story published on Tuesday 14 March 2017
Thursday 16 March 14:30
Atrium of Creative Arts Building (ground floor)
Youth Messiah at Huddersfield
This story published on Wednesday 15 March 2017
Over 100 young singers from around Kirklees and their parents and friends converged on the University’s St Paul’s Hall on Saturday 11 March for an evening of singing. And not just any singing – they performed highlights from that centrepiece of the choral repertoire – Handel’s Messiah
Journalism Students at All England Championships in Birmingham
This story published on Thursday 16 March 2017
We had 10 of our 1st and 2nd year sports journalists working at last week's All England Championships in Birmingham on behalf of Badminton England. One of the first years, Conner Kacperski, has written a piece on his experience
Logistics Course Develops Future Talent
This story published on Monday 20 March 2017
First year students from Huddersfield Business School's Logistics and Supply Chain Management courses have proved that they can tackle challenges as part of this year's Continuous Improvement project devised by Cummins Turbo Technologies.
Meet Big Eorl Crabtree in the Students' Union
This story published on Monday 20 March 2017
21 March from 11am plus Giants vs Leeds special ticket price.
Awards Ceremony in Aurangabad
This story published on Monday 20 March 2017
Over a hundred students from the Institute of Hotel Management-Aurangabad (IMH-A) in the state of Maharashtra in India graduated with a BA(Hons) degree this February as a result of a collaborative partnership with the University of Huddersfield.
Business Management Students Impress Dragons
This story published on Tuesday 21 March 2017
Four teams of Business Management students wowed a panel of local business people in a Dragon’s Den style event, which was held recently at Huddersfield Business School.
PhD researcher from IDL in the winning Hackathon team in Denmark
This story published on Tuesday 21 March 2017
The Hackathon took place during the 5th International Workshop “When Social Science Meets Lean & BIM”
Technology-Enhanced Education and E-Learning
This story published on Wednesday 22 March 2017
Free sessions - book now
The Battle of Somme Concert - Centenary Tour
This story published on Wednesday 22 March 2017
Performed live by Musica Youth Orchestra at the Huddersfield Town Hall
Beyond Borders - 22-23 June 2017
This story published on Thursday 23 March 2017
Beyond Borders: An international seminar organised by Identity Papers: A Journal of British and Irish Studies
Conference: Mental Health Awareness: Children and Young People
This story published on Thursday 23 March 2017
This year’s Undergraduate Framework Conference hosted by the School of Education and Professional Development explored the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. This year’s keynote speaker was PAPYRUS HOPELineUK Manager Heather Dickinson.
International Day of Forests
This story published on Thursday 23 March 2017
In honour of the International Day of Forests (21st March), we spoke to Professor Adrian Wood and PhD student Janet Lowore, from the University’s Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Communities.
The Northern Powerhouse - Vision or Reality
This story published on Thursday 23 March 2017
This seminar will consider the relationship between new transport investment and the wider economic effects on the national, regional and local economy.
Examining PR and journalism in a ‘post-truth’ world
This story published on Friday 24 March 2017
Academics and Communications professionals joined forces at an industry round table in Melbourne, Australia this March to examine how ‘fake news’, ‘alternative facts’, and the ‘post-truth world’, are forcing journalists and communications professionals to address issues around reputation.
Education and Professional Development Research Festival 2017
This story published on Monday 27 March 2017
The School of Education and Professional Development recently hosted a Research Festival that offered a celebratory and engaging opportunity for students on the BA(Hons) Education and Professional Development course to present their final year research which served to extend their horizons and for some, result in potential publication.
CIPR members' views wanted on public relations' capabilities
This story published on Monday 27 March 2017
Professor Anne Gregory is leading a global Public Relations (PR) research project, with the support of the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management. The project looks at building a global capabilities framework for PR, which will be of value to both individual practitioners and the profession overall. As a past President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR), she is inviting all members to contribute to her research through an important survey.
Mission Zero – and beyond
This story published on Tuesday 28 March 2017
Event taking place on Monday 3 April
Mikron Theatre – Performance in Heritage Quay
This story published on Tuesday 28 March 2017
Best Foot Forward - 5 April 2017
UK Undergraduate recruitment talks
This story published on Wednesday 29 March 2017
Wednesday 26 April 2017
UK Undergraduate recruitment talks
This story published on Tuesday 18 April 2017
Wednesday 26 April 2017
UK Undergraduate recruitment talks
This story published on Monday 24 April 2017
Wednesday 26 April 2017
Keeping mental health in Mind
This story published on Friday 31 March 2017
Free e-learning package for all university staff
Chinglish Event
This story published on Thursday 30 March 2017
hosted by the University’s British Cultural & Chinese Societies
SSC 2017 - Celebrate Support Staff Nominations
This story published on Wednesday 29 March 2017
Nominate a colleague who made a real impact
Programme changes to Lent Talks 2017
This story published on Wednesday 29 March 2017
Expanding the head and heart
The Annual Luddite Memorial Lecture 2017
This story published on Friday 31 March 2017
Democratic and trades’ meeting sites in the West Riding in the early 19th century
Dr Katrina Navickas
Wednesday 5 April, 7:30pm, Diamond Jubilee Lecture Theatre, University of Huddersfield
SU Awards
This story published on Thursday 30 March 2017
Wednesday 5 April - Fix up, look smart, it's the SU Awards
Dr David Lee successfully defends thesis
This story published on Wednesday 29 March 2017
One of five PhD graduates from the IIAA taking up a fellowship at CERN, Dr David Lee successfully defended his thesis.
Enterprise Placement Year students in the running for £25,000
This story published on Monday 13 March 2017
Ocean Spark, an independent video game studio set up by four Huddersfield University Games students, are in the final round of the UK Games Fund’s Tranzfuser development programme.
Engineers work to refine solar powered water pump
This story published on Monday 13 March 2017
Engineers at the University of Huddersfield are working with Todmorden-based Longcroft Engineering to refine the company’s solar-powered water pump designed for use in third world countries.
Music Technology’s Week of Master Classes
This story published on Monday 3 April 2017
Last week the university welcomed industry experts Tony Platt, Tom Waterman and Florian Camerer to the campus to share their technical music knowledge with our current students.
