Artists seek academic inspiration in Cambridge
Anglia Ruskin University is hosting the Cambridge Sustainability Residency, a fortnight where artists are influenced by science and the environment.
Policing Institute aims to make region safer
Anglia Ruskin University has launched a Policing Institute for the Eastern Region (PIER), to work in partnership with police forces and other agencies across the East of England.
Historians discuss Labour’s big breakthrough
The Labour History Research Unit at Anglia Ruskin University will examine “The Labour Party 1939-1951: War and Building the Welfare State” on the Cambridge campus next Thursday 14 July (7pm).
Should nature have a price or is it priceless?
Anglia Ruskin University and the University of East Anglia have won a joint funding bid from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to examine and debate the “natural capital” of the East of England, with a specific focus on the Fenland area of Cambridgeshire.
PubLAB study identifies ‘hot spot’ in the chiller
Bottled beers are a growth market- but where is prime position behind the bar? New research shows that the top shelf isn’t top when it comes to maximising sales from a pub’s chiller cabinet.
Young Street building wins another award
Anglia Ruskin University’s new Young Street building in Cambridge has received another award.
PhD students take centre stage with exhibition
THEOREM, the first group exhibition of PhD practice-based research within the Cambridge School of Art, will take place at Anglia Ruskin University from 7-21 July.
Grant enables study into impact of traumatic amputation on families
Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT), established to help ex-Service men and women make a successful transition back to civilian life, has awarded a grant of £137,605 to Blesma, The Limbless Veterans, to carry out a two-year study into the impact of traumatic limb loss on the families of those who have been injured. The study will be carried out by Anglia Ruskin University.
Students’ Union officially ‘green gurus’
Anglia Ruskin University’s Students’ Union has been awarded the Gold standard in the NUS Green Impact Students’ Union awards for the first time.
Meet.Talk.Play at Brains Eden
Brains Eden is back and will be taking the city of Cambridge by storm from Friday 24 – Monday 27 June, at Anglia Ruskin University.
Student makes her mark with Fine Art award
Michalina Paveley has won the 2016 Dr Supanee Gazeley Fine Art Prize for her series of sculptures inspired by nature. The prize is open to all final year BA (Hons) Fine Art students at Anglia Ruskin University and is awarded to the best work on display at the annual Degree Show. In addition to a trophy, the prize also comes with a cheque for £2,000.
Tax could cut consumption of unhealthier cereals
A 20% sugar tax could discourage shoppers from buying unhealthier breakfast cereals, new research shows. Researchers found demand for sugary cereals fell by 48% if consumers knew a tax was being applied and consumers purchased healthier alternatives.
The building blocks to a successful Euro2016
Pivotal moments in this summer’s European Championships will be immortalised on television, online and now, in Lego animation, thanks to an enterprising Anglia Ruskin University student.
Cambridge to host Europe-wide nursing event
Cambridge will welcome nurses, nursing leaders and researchers from across Europe following a successful bid by Anglia Ruskin University to host the fourth bi-annual Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) European Conference in 2018.
England risks burnout at Euros – Dutch coach
Leading football coach Raymond Verheijen believes England are in danger of training too hard ahead of the European Championships.
Government funding for new 3D printing course
Anglia Ruskin University’s new MSc in Additive Manufacturing has received funding from HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) under a pilot scheme to promote engineering and computer science conversion courses.
Kate wins V&A Student Illustrator of the Year title
Kate Milner, who will graduate from Anglia Ruskin University this autumn, has won the prestigious Student Illustrator of the Year title at the V&A Illustration Awards 2016.
Expert speakers to raise awareness of FGM
A panel of experts will hold a discussion at Anglia Ruskin University in Peterborough on 8 June to raise awareness of female genital mutilation (FGM), which is still carried out in many parts of the world.
Key nursing role for Anglia Ruskin Professor
Anglia Ruskin University’s Professor Ruth Taylor has been elected onto the Executive Team of the Council of Deans of Health, the representative body for the UK’s university faculties involved in education and research for nurses, midwives and health professionals.
Student’s self-portrait makes Marmite shortlist
Anglia Ruskin University student Ellie Breeze has made the 39-strong shortlist for the Marmite Prize for Painting, with her work going on display in London from 3 June.
Olivia wins chance to help rebuild lives in Nepal
An Anglia Ruskin University student has won a national award and a scholarship which she plans to use to help improve healthcare in an area devastated by earthquakes.
Black Death research inspires debut novel
Publishers Random House Canada have bought the debut novel by critically acclaimed author, editor and Anglia Ruskin University academic Dr Helen Marshall, which is inspired by her research into medieval manuscripts during the time of the Black Death.
How the financial crisis hit staff development
Research by academics at Anglia Ruskin University has found that investment in staff development was sacrificed following the global financial crisis.
‘Be prepared or face more migrant crises’
Governments must accept mass migration is here to stay, according to an expert in migrant global health.
Food and drink tourism is firmly on the menu
A new book explains why food festivals are one of the world’s fastest growing forms of tourism. And when it comes to attracting crowds the stranger the food, and the more extreme the event, the better!