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Budding directors and actors from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ are set to showcase their talents by performing a series of short productions to a live public audience.

In an exhibition titled ‘Flow’, postgraduate students from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will demonstrate how they take their artwork from concept to reality at one of the county’s premier art venues – The Hat Factory.

A new careers hub has launched at Bedford’s Castle Newnham School in partnership with the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.

An after school club funded by Aspire Higher – part of the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s Collaborative Projects Team – has helped to increase pupil’s interest in learning about STEM-related topics around the areas of sustainability, community and health.

A final year student from the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has been selected to present her paper on improving facial recognition technology at a leading international Artificial Intelligence (AI) conference later this month.

A ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ student has set himself a gruelling running challenge in order to raise money for the Bedford branch of Men in Sheds – a charity which provides mental health support for men and encourages them to build skills and friendships.

A recent graduate who was nominated for her contribution to the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Education at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has been commended by local press and her former lecturer after accepting a prize from Bedfordshire Freemasons at an in-person ceremony.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ graduate and para-dressage international champion, Mari Durward-Akhurst, has been named as an Ambassador of the British Inspiration Trust (BRIT) and is supporting the annual BRIT Challenge this year.

As the Winter Olympics in Beijing get underway, the Press Office has created a media card to showcase the relevant sport and fitness expertise available at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.

The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has been awarded Platinum certification by EcoCampus for the fourth year running, following its success in the 2021 People & Planet ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Green League.

Following the success of previous subject support programmes provided by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, an in-person ‘Maths Surgery’ will be open during the February half term to provide one-to-one tuition for pupils who require additional help with GCSE mathematics.

This year’s UCAS deadline will arrive later this week but there is still plenty of time for prospective students to apply to study at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ in September 2022.