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Keele has been recognised as being among the best universities in the country, having been shortlisted for University of the Year in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) awards.

Esteemed biologist Professor Sally Roberts has been recognised for her contributions to research that is improving the lives of patients suffering musculoskeletal disease.

Researchers have found a new way to encourage people to spread out the usage of high-powered household appliances, such as washing machines and dishwashers, which is essential in ensuring that demand can be met by renewable energy sources.

Dr Deirdre McKay writes for The Conversation

Keele University made a commitment to reduce campus carbon emissions by 34% by 2020 and reached a 39% reduction last year, before the impact of Covid-19.

New research has unveiled extraordinary insights into a forgotten band of secret fighters created to slow down potential invaders on British soil during World War Two.

Keele's Dr Allison Gardner writes for The Conversation UK

A new composite material made up of natural wood and plastic has been highlighted as a possible strategy for combating plastic pollution in new research co-authored by a Keele scientist.

Dr Jamie Pringle and Dr Kristopher Wisniewski write for The Conversation.

Keele University Students' Union has successfully retained its Green Impact 'excellent' accreditation for the second year running.

A new Keele study will bring together media and computer science experts to investigate new strategies for combating online hate speech, after researchers received a funding boost.

Researchers from Keele’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences have launched a new study to help future healthcare professionals deliver quality care while responding to the challenges posed by Covid-19.

New research into the impacts of caring for loved ones with dementia shows that caregivers with a Bangladeshi heritage feel an increased burden to care for loved ones compared to their white British counterparts.

Having graduated from Keele in 2014 with a degree in medical ethics, Dr Thalia Arawi has gone on to lead the way in this field in her home country of Lebanon and around the world and is now a member of the World Health Organisation’s Covid-19 Ethics Working Group.

Doctors may be making decisions about whether Covid-19 patients have the virus, need a ventilator, or remain in hospital, based on weak and over-optimistic evidence, Keele researchers have found.

A philosophy professor from Keele University has received the honorary title of Distinguished Research Fellow of a research centre at Oxford University.

Keele and Staffordshire universities have outlined the Covid-secure safety measures they are adopting to reassure students, parents and local communities.

Dr Gordon Dent writes for The Conversation UK

Keele University has ranked in the Top 10 in England for student satisfaction with course in the Guardian University Guide 2021, and has seen four of its subjects achieve Top 10 in England status.

Dr Marc Hudson write for The Conversation UK.

Dr Marc Hudson writes for The Conversation UK

More than 120 talented Keele University students have supported charities and not-for-profit organisations during the Coronavirus pandemic, in the form of paid internships funded by Santander.

Keele University has cemented its place as a leading global institution for academic performance after climbing 200 places in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

Radiography students at Keele have ranked their course second in the UK for student satisfaction, in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2020.

Nursing and midwifery students at Keele have ranked their course No.1 in the UK for student satisfaction, in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2020.

Dr Adam Moolna features on The Conversation Africa's podcast, Pasha

Keele University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Trevor McMillan, has been appointed to a leading business and universities taskforce to advise on the future of UK research and development.

More than 100,000 people across England have tested themselves for Covid-19 antibodies as part of a major national research programme supported by Keele University.

The work of 145 artists from Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire is now available for the public to enjoy online until the end of August as part of a new exhibition.

Keele University has launched a suite of entirely online MBA degrees - designed to develop innovative, strategic and transformational leaders who will stand out and succeed in today’s dynamic and ultra-competitive employment market.

Keele University is delighted to announce that Professor Elaine Ferneley has been appointed as the new Director of Keele Business School.

More than £1 million is set to be spent in Newcastle before the end of the financial year on kick-starting regeneration and economic growth.

Dr Abigail Pearson writes for The Conversation

Business Studies students at Keele have ranked their course No.1 in the UK for student satisfaction, in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2020.

New postgraduate students at Keele University will now be able to learn about the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic for law, ethics and policy in the UK in an innovative new module.

Keele University has combined two schools within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to form a new large single School of Medicine.

Media and Film Studies students at Keele have ranked their courses No.1 in the UK for student satisfaction in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2020.

Dr Adam Moolna writes for The Conversation.

Research by Keele Business School’s Professor Qihai Huang has revealed the impact that managers who solely focus on financial performance have on their employees’ behaviour.

Students looking to attend university this year can now apply to Keele University through Clearing.

Keele University is delighted to announce that its proposed seventh Innovation Centre (IC7) building has been selected as one of 300 projects to receive funding from the government’s “Getting Building Fund”.

Keele University has been awarded a prestigious Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) from Advance HE, recognising the outstanding work of the Education for Sustainability Team.

A writing programme based at Keele University has launched a short story competition to help young people stay creative and share how coronavirus has affected their lives.

A new study led by Keele University has found that depression is associated with poorer perception.

Schools must have clearer strategies for the way they communicate with parents in order to promote good relationships between home and schools, according to new research by a sociologist from Keele University.

A Keele Professor who specialises in mental health and wellbeing in older adults has shared her expertise to a national charity to help older people cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keele University is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Abigail Locke as the new Head of School for Psychology.

Dr Maddy Thompson and Dr Deirdre McKay write for The Conversation.

Dr Heidi Wang-Kaeding writes for The Conversation.

Keele researchers are inviting people with epilepsy to take part in a new study investigating opinions and experiences of using wearable technology to detect seizures.

Having graduated from Keele in 2009 with a degree in English and Politics, Presenter AJ Odudu has held a variety of TV roles culminating in her current role as the digital presenter on ITV’s The Voice and The Voice Kids.

An international research team including Keele’s Dr John Southworth has captured the first ever image of a young, Sun-like star accompanied by two giant exoplanets.

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Tony Elliott, the founder of Time Out magazine and a former student of Keele University, who has sadly died.

Keele University’s Professor Saeed Farooq is leading a new study which aims to improve the identification and treatment of psychosis in young people in Pakistan.

Keele has appointed Professor Alexandra Lamont as the first Director of the new Keele Doctoral Academy.

An international team of researchers, including Keele’s Dr Martin Hollamby, has succeeded in forming and studying self-assembled interlocked rings that contain just one molecular ingredient.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) supporters are more likely to be new to protesting than other environmental activists, a new study shows.

The number of people admitted to hospital due to heart attacks in England fell by 35% during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

A lower total dose of radiotherapy delivered in fewer but larger doses is as safe in the long term as breast cancer radiotherapy courses giving multiple small doses, according to the final results of a 10-year study.

Dr Helen Glanville, Dr Antonia Law, and Dr Alix Cage write for The Conversation UK

A day of virtual celebrations is set to be held for Keele’s Class of 2020 to mark the end of their studies with their fellow students and lecturers.

New research led by Professor Toby Bruce has revealed the genetics underpinning a genetic defence allowing maize plants to recruit "bodyguards" against pests.

Professor Chris Fogwill and Professor Chris Turney write for The Conversation UK.

Keele Professor warns of long-term effects of lockdown weight gain

Dr Mark Eccleston-Turner writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Marc Hudson writes for The Conversation UK

This year Keele University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery marks its 25th anniversary.

Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham writes for The Conversation.

For people who worked manual jobs (such as electricians or carers), this number was even lower.

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Audrey Newsome, founder of Keele’s student counselling service in the 1960s, who has sadly died.

A new study has estimated that on average people in England from age 50 can expect to be healthy and in work for nine more years.

A new study co-authored by a Keele psychologist has suggested that Neanderthals did not hold burial rituals as previously thought.

Keele's Dr Jacco Van Loon writes for The Conversation.

Keele's Professor Clifford Stott writes for The Conversation.

Greater efforts are needed to support ambulance staff through their experiences of responding to suicide, according to a new study.

Professor Sorin Baiasu writes for The Conversation.

Keele University and Keele Students’ Union have achieved their second re-accreditation through the Responsible Futures programme for embedding sustainability and social responsibility into the curriculum and wider student experience.

A team from Keele University is researching how to use an occupational health advice service to reduce absence from work due to ill-health in the UK.

A Keele University lecturer campaigning for a new law governing pet thefts has presented his petition to a Parliamentary committee, which has now recommended that the law be changed.

A new planet has been discovered orbiting a unique young star after more than a decade of searching, thanks to a global research team including a Keele astrophysicist.

Keele University has been ranked Top 75 in the world in a league table charting the best universities founded since the Second World War.

Professor Clifford Stott has played a key role in contributing scientific research for the newly formed ‘Coronavirus: The Science Explained’ website, launched by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

A new study led by Keele University has highlighted the crucial role that sea ice across the Southern Ocean played in controlling atmospheric carbon dioxide levels during times of past climate change, and could provide a critical resource for developing future climate change models.

Professor Yossi Nehushtan writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele University is to host its first virtual open day of 2020 on Saturday 20 June, giving prospective students the opportunity to tour the University from the comfort of their own home.

A new study has revealed the sophisticated systems children use to form their beliefs about what’s real or not real in their world, showing that “rituals” can have a reinforcing impact on their beliefs.

Keele University psychologists have proven that using conventional swear words can increase your pain tolerance by 33% compared to using alternative language.

A vaccine to combat COVID-19 is set to be manufactured at Keele University, following an agreement between Cobra Biologics and AstraZeneca UK.

A vaccine to combat COVID-19 is set to be manufactured at Keele University, following an agreement between Cobra Biologics and AstraZeneca UK.

A specialist in Global Health Law from Keele University has received funding for a new study looking into ways of ensuring a Covid-19 vaccine is made equally accessible to everyone.

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many of this year's Pride events to be cancelled, but Dr Senthorun Raj from Keele University is helping to organise an online Pride festival as part of his role with Amnesty International UK.

Research by academics from Keele Business School highlighting students’ views on online assessment and feedback-feedforward techniques has been published in a new global research anthology.

Current students and graduates of Keele University can apply for a grant to support their business venture this summer, thanks to funding from Santander Universities.

A postdoctoral researcher and Keele alumna has received a prestigious award from an academic society for her PhD completed at Keele University.

Keele University has been ranked in the Top 10 in England to study Education, in The Complete University Guide 2021.

A Keele academic’s research into new ways of helping stroke patients is set to develop even further after she secured two prestigious awards from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

A research team including Keele’s Professor Clifford Stott has successfully secured funding for two major research projects worth over £1.5 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), to help societies better respond to mass emergencies including COVID-19.

Keele University has launched a new Masters degree course in Smart Energy Management.

Keele University has been ranked No,1 in England to study Forensic Science for a consecutive year, in The Complete University Guide 2021.

Professor David Amigoni writes for The Conversation UK.

Sunil Peck’s career since leaving Keele in 1998 has seen him work in a variety of journalism and media roles, culminating in his current role as a Media Officer with the British Red Cross.

New research by Keele University using focus groups has found that 10 years after the Smart Meter programme was rolled out, people’s awareness around strategies for improving our energy efficiency is still only limited

Members of the public can still enjoy the arts from the comfort of their own homes thanks to Keele University’s art programme and partner organisations.

Keele University has joined a national programme to improve understanding of how many people are currently infected with the Covid-19 virus, which could also indicate how many people have been infected and recovered since the outbreak began.

Dr Rebecca Bowler, Lecturer in Twentieth-Century English Literature, has been granted a prestigious Research Associateship by the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) to assist her with editing a renowned literary collection.

New research led by Keele University has found that people suffering from cluster headache often face a long delay in being diagnosed correctly.

A Keele academic is helping a government advisory group to influence policy on how religion is represented in the media.

The UK’s first live pilot to inject zero carbon hydrogen into a gas network to heat homes is yielding positive results, according to those using the gas.

New research by a Keele psychologist has found that the benefits of social contact for older people are even more profound than expected, providing a significant enhancement to their wellbeing and sense of community membership.

A Keele Pro-Vice Chancellor has been appointed as a scientific advisor to the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA).

New research by a Keele University chemist has highlighted a promising method of using methane for the manufacture of fuel and useful chemicals, which is more efficient than current practices.

A team of researchers from Keele University has found that it is uncommon for older adults to consult their GP during times of distress due to a lack of acceptable treatments.

Dr Rebecca Yearling writes for The Conversation UK.

Researchers are to trial an intervention aimed at preventing the onset of depression and loneliness among the most vulnerable in society as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown.

A study led by Keele University has found that older people with persistent pain living in rural areas face challenges in accessing healthcare, which may mean they are less likely to seek treatment or engage in effective self-management.

A Keele University historian has partnered with a local not-for-profit youth organisation on a new research project which aims to help open up brownfield sites in the UK’s most deprived urban communities.

Healthcare scientists at Keele’s Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) have offered their profound thanks to the thousands of participants that have contributed to vital medical trials at the University.

A criminologist specialising in how Britain’s roads are policed has urged drivers to think carefully about their behaviour when getting behind the wheel as a new anti-speeding campaign is launched.

Having graduated from Keele University in 1984 with a First Class Honours Degree in International Relations, Mark Evans OBE is now Deputy Chief Executive of Service Delivery at New Zealand Police and has been playing an important role in managing the country’s response to Covid-19.

Two Keele schools have been successful in achieving the renewal of their institutional Bronze Athena SWAN award.

Professor Jo Protheroe (Keele University), Professor Lucy Bray (Edge Hill University) and Holy Saron (Edge Hill University) write for The Conversation UK.

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted shortfalls in international law over the sharing of virus samples and scientific data, which must be addressed to better tackle future disease outbreaks according to a Keele legal health expert.

A global team of astronomers including Keele University’s Dr Barry Smalley have detected a ‘heartbeat’ among distant young stars which will help scientists understand more about the Sun and the workings of stars.

Three members of the Keele University community have volunteered to join a team of highly qualified experts driving the UK’s effort to increase coronavirus testing at the new Lighthouse Lab at Alderley Park.

A Keele Professor and human rights expert for the United Nations has called on UN member countries to increase protection for vulnerable people to prevent them being pushed into slavery because of Covid-19.

More than 10 years of data collected by Keele University experts will help forensic teams find missing people, solve cold cases, and prosecute murderers by optimising their investigation techniques.

Keele University has launched a new degree course that will focus on improving the health of entire communities and populations by identifying how to manage pandemics and epidemics, such as Covid-19, cancer, heart disease, obesity, mental health conditions and arthritis.

Deadly diseases like malaria could be combated by modifying the genetic makeup of mosquitoes to create all-male offspring, according to new research.

A Keele University academic is part of a team of researchers who are calling for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to change its official definition of the weak bone condition osteoporosis in order to increase consistency of diagnosis internationally and to also increase the uptake of treatment.

A new study from Keele’s School of Primary, Community and Social Care will investigate how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the social and professional lives of several groups in society.

A new publication by a Keele University computing expert could help scientists working to fight the coronavirus pandemic by helping to inform their research.

Keele University has launched a new guide for people coping with musculoskeletal pain and other long term conditions during the Covid-19 outbreak.

A €4 million study led by Keele University to support emerging technology for combustion engines has made “significant progress".

A Keele University academic is part of a team of researchers who are set to advise the Pakistani government on the creation of the country’s first ever mental health strategy.

Research carried out by scientists at Keele University, the University of Manchester and University College Dublin has shed new light on how precious metals - over ten times rarer than gold - are concentrated in igneous rocks.

New research by Keele University has shown that antidepressants can potentially prevent depression in people who are at high risk of developing depressive illness.

One-week course of radiotherapy could benefit women with early stage breast cancer, study finds

A Keele student collecting essential toiletries to help vulnerable people across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent has received over 3,300 donations.

The UK’s largest programme on higher education technicians commences, as the Chair of the country’s first policy commission focused on vital technical community is named.

A Keele psychologist has received international acclaim from a prestigious psychological society by scooping a coveted prize for innovative teaching.

Criminology experts from Keele University are studying the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on Britain’s road network, in a bid to make the roads safer during and after the lockdown.

The umbilical cord is packed with stem cells that can help treat cancer, blood diseases, and inflammatory conditions. Keele researchers are exploring how to exploit these therapeutic properties found in umbilical cord stem cells to help treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Music is something that people turn to for solace, comfort, and reminiscence in times of crisis, and remembering past memories can be a good way of helping to plan for, and think about, the future.

Engineers from across the world have united to help solve challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.

A new concordat has been established for universities to build on their leading role in society and develop links between UK institutions, industry and local communities by committing to share information, knowledge and skills.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the cancellation of $120 billion of Third World debt as a result of the Jubilee 2000 campaign that was founded by former Keele University politics lecturer Dr Martin Dent.

A Keele scientist has received a £1.2million UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship to develop a flagship program in carbohydrate chemical biology.

The Health Education England Chief Nurse has thanked Keele’s nursing students for choosing to work alongside NHS and social care practitioners in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr Marc Hudson writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele University has been named as one of the Top 35 universities in Europe for its social and economic impact in the 2020 Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings.

A community legal outreach collaboration led by Keele University is continuing to ensure vulnerable people are supported during the Covid-19 pandemic.

New research led by Keele University will explore how lockdowns across the world due to the Covid-19 outbreak are impacting the lives of urban animals.

The Keele Institute for Innovation and Teaching Excellence (KIITE) has been successful in gaining significant funding from the Office for Students and Research England to develop innovative approaches to student-led knowledge exchange

Children and parents across the UK are being urged to share their views with researchers who want to make sure they are getting accurate information about Covid-19.

Keele University International Study Centre (KUISC) operated by Study Group will close to new students from the end of the 2019-20 academic year.

The Nuffield Foundation has awarded researchers from Keele University £1.6 million to help influence policy and practice and to help those who live with musculoskeletal conditions.

A new European Space Agency (ESA) mission involving a Keele University astrophysicist has successfully observed its first exoplanets, and is ready to commence routine science operations after three months in orbit.

Keele University to receive funding from the Office for Students (OfS) to launch a postgraduate conversion course specialising in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science.

Dr Naomi Forrester-Soto writes for The Conversation UK.

A synthetic lure developed by researchers at Keele University has offered hopes for controlling mosquito populations in a bid to manage malaria.

Professor Peter Ogrodnik writes for The Conversation UK.

Doctors may be making decisions about the care of Covid-19 patients based on weak and over-optimistic evidence, Keele researchers have found.

Dr James Peacock writes for The Conversation

Pharmacy academics from Keele University are putting their expertise into practice to make hand sanitiser to help protect key workers amid the coronavirus outbreak.

As the situation with the coronavirus rapidly changes, Keele University has united with universities across the midlands to support the Government, NHS, frontline services and communities at this time of crisis.

Professor Bulent Gökay writes for The Conversation UK.

A new project has been launched to unite engineers from across the world to help solve challenges deriving from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Professor Anthony Wrigley writes for The Conversation UK.

A new project led by Keele University aims to transform the way the police and other agencies work together.

Dr Chris Stiff writes for The Conversation UK.

New research to lead the way in improving primary care for those suffering from musculoskeletal disorders.

Having graduated from Keele in 2013 with a degree in History with American studies, Charlotte Smith now works at Elements Talent Consultancy, a role which sees her currently deployed as a Senior Research Partner at Spotify.

Dr Marc Hudson writes for The Conversation UK.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from Keele’s research and teaching laboratories has been made available to the frontline NHS workers who are responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

Professor Clare Holdsworth writes for The Conversation UK.

A human rights professor from Keele’s School of Law has been appointed to a prestigious post by the United Nations Human Rights Council, to help tackle modern slavery around the world.

People who live with persistent pain, caused by conditions like osteoarthritis, are twice as likely to experience a mental health condition compared to the general population.

The Keele Students’ Union is appealing for local charities and organisations that may need support to help vulnerable people in Staffordshire and Cheshire during the coronavirus outbreak to get in touch.

Students at Keele University are collecting food to donate to the most vulnerable people in the community to help ensure their stocks don’t run low amid the coronavirus pandemic outbreak.

A Keele academic has been awarded a prestigious global fellowship at Princeton University.

Keele criminologist Dr Helen Wells has launched a toolkit of resources to help police forces educate and enforce the law against mobile phone use by drivers.

A Keele musician has found a novel way for people to interact with philosophical ideas - and is calling for people to get involved.

Keele University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery has been shortlisted for three awards in the prestigious Students Nursing Times Awards 2020.

Talented students at Keele have shown their athletic qualities by representing Keele on the national sporting stage at a number of recent competitions.

New digital methods of curating our musical libraries have led to significant changes in modern listening habits and how we think about music, according to a global study including a Keele University psychologist.

Higher Horizons + is celebrating a huge milestone having engaged with tens of thousands of young people from across Staffordshire, Cheshire and Shropshire since its inception in 2017.

A new scientific review by Keele academics has highlighted some of the challenges posed by vertical farming - a novel approach to agriculture.

Over 250 students from schools across Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire have become published authors thanks to a writing project based at Keele University

Keele University’s Professor June Keeling is leading a new European collaboration to help healthcare professionals recognise and support victims of domestic abuse and violence.

Keele University has pledged its commitment to a new Staffordshire Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat to help support the local community and its students with mental health needs.

An exhibition which will explore the experiences associated with living with chronic pain will open at Keele University in March.

Keele alumna Amy Brodie tells of her career journey since graduating in 2015, which has culminated in her current role for the Department of Health and Social Care

A new study has found that people with osteoarthritis are 11% more likely to die than those without the condition - but walking more could reduce the risk.

Keele University has pledged its commitment to a new Staffordshire Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat to help support the local community and its students with mental health concerns.

Dr Adam Moolna writes for The Conversation UK.

A new project led by a consortium of eight Midlands-based universities and industry partners is to shine a light on the expertise of their technical community by delivering a package of measures to support their career advancement and development.

A new pilot trial led by Keele University to help GPs decide which treatment to offer patients with common aches and pains has shown promising initial findings to help reduce painkiller prescriptions and the use of x-rays.

New research at Keele University has revealed the impact of climate on glacier erosion rates and the significant connections between climate change, glacier behaviour, and the formation of landscapes.

Keele University has been chosen to help design a new zero carbon smart energy system for the Staffordshire town of Rugeley.

Dr Maria Flood writes for The Conversation UK.

Research undertaken by a group of physiotherapists, statisticians, bioengineers and computer scientists at Keele University will help to improve identification of risk factors for significant injuries in football and advance the use of statistical models in sports injury research.

A Keele academic has received a prestigious Stonewall award in acknowledgement of her commitment to inclusion and equality.

The Office for Students (OfS) has launched a new Uni Connect Programme at the Houses of Parliament to replace the government-funded National Collaborative Outreach Programme (NCOP).

Researchers have warned that increasing ocean temperatures could trigger a dramatic rise in sea levels, after uncovering evidence of a similar event more than 100,000 years ago.

The warming climate is having a negative impact on tree reproduction by throwing their seed production systems out of synchronisation, according to a new study co-authored by a Keele researcher.

New research at Keele University has found that GPs recognise self-harm as a serious risk for suicide, but some do not feel equipped to manage people who self-harm.

Keele University has been successful in retaining the European Commission HR Excellence in Research Award at the six year stage.

Professor Chris Fogwill, Keele University; Professor Chris Turney, UNSW, and Zoë Thomas, UNSW write for The Conversation UK.

Keele University facilities will provide a crucial resource for the delivery of a prestigious teacher training programme based in Stoke-on-Trent.

Keele University will be working with stakeholders from across the region to engage in research, as part of a new approach to public engagement.

A study being led by Keele researchers aims to establish a new role for local communities in decommissioning large industrial facilities.

Keele alumnus Tom Rye-Weller has held a variety of roles since graduating from Keele in 2005, culminating in his current position as Communications Director at PepsiCo, based in New York.

A new clinical trial led by Keele University is looking for people aged 45 and over with painful knee osteoarthritis to help researchers investigate if providing an appropriate knee brace could help reduce pain, keep people active and be good value for money for the NHS.

Joost de Moor, Professor Brian Doherty and Dr Philip Catney write for the Conversation UK.

Dr Daniel Allen writes for The Conversation UK.

Food and drink bought on the Keele campus can now be provided even more sustainably thanks to the introduction of a campaign to reduce waste takeaway food packaging.

A regional partnership led by Keele University has launched a new integrated community approach to mental health and wellbeing for students in further and higher education, in collaboration with Staffordshire University and other partners, as part of a £2.2 million project.

The new state-of-the-art building which houses Keele University’s Business School together with a “Smart Innovation Hub” and collaborative workspace has officially opened.

An advocate for women in business and one of Africa’s brightest young achievers Nataliey Bitature was awarded an honorary degree from Keele University this week.

A Keele professor has been working with a Staffordshire local authority to train councillors on the best ways to tackle climate change.

A Keele professor was among a delegation of prominent academics who visited a Beijing university recently to forge new partnerships centred on smart energy and innovation.

A new study led by cardiologists at Keele University could have a significant impact on treatment procedures for people with both cancer and heart disease.

New research could pave the way to reducing heart attacks and strokes by helping to identify the early warning signs in patients with undiagnosed chest pain.

Keele University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise Professor David Amigoni has been appointed chair of the Advisory Council for the Institute for English Studies (IES), part of the University of London's School of Advanced Study.

Dr Awol Allo, Senior Lecturer in Law at Keele University, was recently invited by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to participate in an expert roundtable to discuss Ethiopia’s political transition and the forthcoming national election.

A delegation from Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) recently visited Keele University ahead of its students spending a year in the UK to study on the joint diplomacy degree programme that is run in partnership by the two universities.

Keele alumna Kimberley Colombo has held a variety of impressive roles around the world since graduating from Keele in 2015, culminating in her current position as Brand Manager of Nescafé in Amsterdam.

Dr Marc Hudson writes for The Conversation UK.

New research has revealed insights about an ancient collision between our galaxy and another billions of years ago through the forensic analysis of a single star.

A social psychologist from Keele will investigate social and political tensions around a sacred river in South Asia as part of an international collaborative study.

Dr Shalini Sharma writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Marc Hudson writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele has again been scored among the Top 25 universities in the world for sustainability in a global ranking of nearly 800 universities.

Social entrepreneur and one of Africa’s brightest young achievers Nataliey Bitature will be awarded an honorary degree at Keele’s winter graduation ceremony later this month.

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to the founder and inaugural Director of Keele Observatory who has died following a short illness.

A Keele researcher has been invited to a prestigious nationwide artificial intelligence showcase in London to demonstrate a unique new AI programme that he has helped to develop.

Dr Gordon Rugg writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele psychologists have partnered with a housing provider to improve local people’s lives through a new study.

The UK’s first live pilot to inject zero carbon hydrogen into a gas network to heat homes and buildings at Keele University is now fully operational.

Dr Jonathon Shears writes for The Conversation UK.

Olly Robertson writes for The Conversation UK.

A Keele student is celebrating success after taking the top spot in a gruelling outdoor cycling competition, after almost giving up the sport for good just a few years ago

Professor Ken Rotenberg writes for The Conversation UK.

Professor Richard Luther, former Dean of Internationalisation and Emeritus Professor of Comparative Politics, recently travelled across China to present research into Western political party competition and to discuss the global economic and developmental issues faced by China and Europe.

We’re proud to announce that two Keele academics have been named in the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list from the Web of Science Group.

Keele students have donated their time and raised money to help the most vulnerable people in the local area.

A Keele University astrophysicist is joining colleagues from around the world to lend his expertise to a new mission run by the European Space Agency (ESA).

Keele alumnus Stephen Barber has held a variety of roles since graduating from Keele in 2006, culminating in his current position as Communications Manager for BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Professor Helen Parr and Professor Ken Rotenberg comment in The Conversation UK article.

From headlines about painkillers and climate change to the discovery of one of the hottest exoplanets, and new studies on back pain and cancer treatments, Keele research has made global headlines this year.

Keele scientists are developing a new chemical probe to study the spread of cancer cells.

A new national network has been established to ensure that the UK retains and improves its place as a centre for world-leading research.

Keele University recently marked the 10th anniversary of its partnership with Santander Universities with a celebratory event attended by students, graduates and businesses who have benefitted from the collaboration over the past decade.

Professor Helen Parr writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele Business School student Elliott Lancaster has been shortlisted for the British Education Awards in recognition of his academic results and extra-curricular success.

Volunteers plant 300 trees on Keele campus to help combat climate change.

Dr Rohan Kapitany writes for The Conversation UK.

A global research team has highlighted shortfalls in the World Health Organisation's influenza strategy.

Keele University’s Professor Zoe Robinson has been recognised as one of the most innovative educators in the UK, as a runner-up in the ‘Most Innovative Teacher of the Year’ at the prestigious Times Higher Education Awards 2019.

Rachel Lee writes for The Conversation UK.

Matthew Harris writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele University is celebrating success at this year’s prestigious Green Gown Awards which honour sustainability in higher education.

Keele’s School of Social, Political and Global Studies has appointed a new Honorary Professor of Practice to support cohesion, equality and policy development in a number of its courses.

A Keele psychology student has set up a campaign to help the homeless following a placement year with a local charity.

Keele University's School of Psychology has climbed in the global rankings.

Keele commemorates periodic table anniversary with illuminating display

Keele University has launched its third Keele Deal, with a focus on regional and national healthcare priorities.

Keele has been ranked in the UK Top 3 universities for business and administrative courses in a recent survey.

Dr Allison Gardner writes for The Conversation UK.

The Chief Executive of Health Education England has been appointed to a new role as Professor of Global Healthcare Workforce and Strategy at Keele University.

Keele hosts inspirational Holocaust survivor's talk for school pupils from Stoke-on-Trent area.

Dr Griff Round writes for The Conversation UK.

Matthew Radburn and Professor Clifford Stott write for The Conversation UK.

Keele University is lighting up to mark the 150th anniversary of the periodic table, one of the most crucial aspects of modern science.

Stoking Curiosity, a free ‘festival of ideas’ that aims to build a community of curious people in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire, is returning this November.

Keele has been ranked in the UK Top 10 for postgraduate research experience.

A Keele professor has taken up a new post on an international steering committee designed to coordinate astrophysics research from universities around the world.

A Keele chemist has been awarded a major grant to investigate soil monitoring techniques to help improve the rising problem of food security.

Dr Gemma Loomes writes for The Conversation UK.

Professor Peter Styles writes for The Conversation UK.

Social science and education subjects at Keele University have been ranked among some of the best in the world in a prestigious global ranking.

Professor Alannah Tomkins writes for The Conversation UK.

A cross-faculty research team from Keele University has received £4.6 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to lead a global study investigating the social impact of a neglected tropical disease.

Dr Forough Ramezankhah writes for The Conversation UK.

The closest you’ve ever come to a vampire bat may be a Halloween decoration.

Professor Shane O’Neill visited Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) recently to welcome the new cohort of students on to the shared undergraduate programme that was launched last year.

Professor Helen Parr writes for the Conversation UK.

Keele University’s Dr Pawas Bisht, Lecturer in Media, Communications and Culture, is holding an event in Stoke-on-Trent to celebrate creativity in later life as part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s UK-wide Festival of Social Sciences.

Keele is one of the first universities in the UK to sign up to “The Voter Registration Pledge’’ initiative, encouraging young people to register to vote.

Dr Neil Archer writes for The Conversation UK.

A new policing project being coordinated by a Keele academic is set to help the way that football matches are policed and stewarded.

Keele celebrates a century of women in the legal profession

Researchers have found a crucial enzyme in tuberculosis (TB) to target, allowing the development of new treatments to help fight against the disease's drug resistance.

Marriott International is set to open a new hotel on campus at the end of 2020.

Keele’s Professor Robert Ladrech joined a climate justice initiative in New York City to help propose solutions to ‘environmental injustice’ to the United Nations Climate Change Summit 2019.

Dr Deirdre McKay writes for The Conversation UK.

A marine life study on the New Zealand sub-Antarctic islands will assess how climate change and overfishing threaten the Southern Ocean’s ecosystems.

Dog theft has a devastating impact on people and families and is a known gateway to animal cruelty and extortion. Yet very few criminals get caught, let alone charged.

A literature academic from Keele University is helping to preserve the legacy of one of history’s most famous authors by editing a compendium of his personal letters.

Keele ranked in UK Top 10 for Student Experience

The backlash against the backlash has begun. Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips of Hangover trilogy fame, has opened to conflicting reviews and negative press.

Keele University is celebrating a new partnership with one of Indonesia’s top-tier research universities which will create new opportunities for research collaboration.

Researchers at Keele University have launched an innovative study to improve care for patients who manage long-term pain using opioids.

Literature academics from Keele University are opening an innovative “Poetry Pharmacy” to dispense literary “first aid” as a way of bringing the therapeutic benefits of poetry to the local community and to support mental health.

A research centre that brings together leading expertise from the West Midlands to address some of the most demanding pressures on health services in the region launches today.

Composer Dr Manuella Blackburn, who recently joined Keele University as Lecturer in Music Technology and Media, has been elected to the council of the Royal Musical Association (RMA).

Cardiology research undertaken by Keele University and University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been on show at major international cardiology events in over 15 different countries this year alone.

Dr Maria Flood writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Islam Sobhy writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele University is delighted to welcome Professor Dawn Scott to her new role as Head of the School of Life Sciences.

Keele University campus to become Europe’s first smart energy centre

Keele University has been awarded University Enterprise Zone (UEZ) status, heralding a new era for what is already the highest value employment site of its kind in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

Hydrogen trial at Keele could dramatically cut UK’s carbon emissions

Keele University and Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council are working together on climate sustainability to reduce the region’s carbon footprint.

Keele University has been granted planning permission to generate 80% of its own electricity through solar and wind power.

I am scared of climate change and the fact that a lot of adults aren’t taking it seriously – do you think politicians will take action and try to save what we have left? – Carolina, aged 15, Santiago de Chile.

A new concordat has been established identifying the necessary conditions for researchers to flourish and help deliver the UK’s economic and industrial strategies.

A Professor of General Practice Research from the School of Primary, Community and Social Care at Keele University was awarded a category prize at the BMA annual book awards recently.

Participants engaging in painful religious ritual had higher psychological wellbeing.

Students from Keele University have taken part in a new programme, bringing students, global employers and Keele alumni together in London to explore graduate career opportunities.

Over 50 local students attended a four-day residential summer school at Keele University.

A Keele academic has been awarded $45,000 by the National Endowment for the Humanities for a collaborative project with the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Pennsylvania.

Keele has joined more than 200 organisations and news outlets from around the world that have signed up for Covering Climate Now, a media collaboration devoted to covering global climate emergency news.

Professor Aristotle Kallis writes for The Conversation UK.

Researchers at Keele have been awarded £1.8million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to investigate if an NHS procedure for chronic severe low back pain can provide pain relief.

Michael McCluskey writes for The Conversation UK

Keele University’s Professor Zoe Robinson has been shortlisted for ‘Most Innovative Teacher of the Year’ at the national Times Higher Education Awards 2019

Student midwives from Keele University have been praised for their professionalism following their contribution to recent international research.

Dr David Ballantyne writes for The Conversation UK.

Arts Council England has invested more than £1million in leadership development in the region to develop creative leaders.

Violent extremist ideologies are becoming more widespread, globally.

Keele University has received a Silver Employer Recognition Scheme award from the Ministry of Defence in recognition of its work to support the armed forces community.

A new study has provided evidence that antibiotic usage is associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.

Dr Sophie Allen, a lecturer in philosophy at Keele University, will be appearing at the How the Light Gets In festival in London on Saturday 21 September.

Keele University will play a crucial role in helping local people engage with the arts thanks to a £1.75million expansion of a local scheme.

A student on Keele’s creative writing postgraduate course has spoken of his joy at having his work immortalised at a local railway station.

A student joining Keele’s School of Medicine in September has spoken of her joy after securing her place.

Keele University’s Business School is set to move into its new state-of-the-art facility at the entrance to the campus, creating a world-class learning experience for students and delivering a cutting-edge research environment.

Astronomers at Keele have detected an ‘ultra-hot Jupiter’ recording its temperature as one of the hottest exoplanets of this type ever discovered.

A Keele astronomer has helped to capture a stunning new picture showcasing an enormous nebula where stars are born.

Dr Neil Archer writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr William Foster has been appointed to lead the new MBA apprenticeship programme at Keele University’s Business School.

Keele University is celebrating its official 70th anniversary this Sunday, 11 August.

Dr Sandra Woolley writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Allison Gardner, a lecturer in Keele’s School of Computing and Mathematics, was invited to the prestigious Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in July to discuss the role of women in driving the digital revolution.

Dr Jacco van Loon writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Jacco van Loon writes for The Conversation UK.

We’re working with the NHS, regional education providers and local authorities to develop new and innovative approaches to student wellbeing and mental health that can be rolled out nationally.

Lord Sandy Trees hosted an evening reception at the House of Lords for the new joint vet school between Harper Adams and Keele University this week.

Dr Helen Millward writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele University will host an evening to explore the benefits that poetry can provide for cancer patients later this month.

An environmental professor praised Keele for its commitment to sustainability as she was awarded an honorary degree this month.

The founder of a scheme which helps asylum seekers and forced migrants to get a university education has praised Keele’s contribution in making the scheme a success.

Businessman Ralph Findlay, former Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Council at Keele, has received an honorary degree for his outstanding contribution to the University.

Dr Mark Eccleston-Turner writes for The Conversation UK.

The newest member of Keele University’s College of Fellows has spoken of her pride at being inducted into its ranks.

Dr Barry Ryan writes for The Conversation UK.

An Oscar-winning writer and actor has been commended with an honorary degree from Keele University for her outstanding work to benefit the deaf community.

A campaigner who has worked tirelessly to promote social justice and inclusion for minority groups has said she is “humbled” to receive an honorary degree from Keele University.

A Keele University alumnus returned to campus this week after nearly 50 years since graduating to receive an honorary degree for his entrepreneurial success in the gaming industry.

A lecturer from Keele’s School of Computing and Mathematics was invited to the prestigious Royal Institution to share his expertise on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) recently.

Higher Horizons, a government-funded scheme that uses innovative outreach sessions to encourage young people to progress to higher education, has secured funds to extend the programme until August 2021.

An honorary graduate who has been commended at Keele’s 2019 graduation ceremonies has spoken highly of the University’s role in shaping his own success.

Keele University’s graduation celebrations got off to a flying start this week with the announcement of our Student of the Year 2019.

Students from Keele University’s School of Chemical and Physical Sciences recently visited the University of Tennessee’s Forensic Anthropology Centre and Anthropological Research Facility, also known as a body farm, in Knoxville.

Keele University has been judged as a “First Class” institution in an assessment of its environmental and ethical impact.

Work being led by researchers at Harper Adams University and Keele University is helping to safeguard global food crops against devastation by pests.

Keele University has been ranked among the Top 100 universities in Europe in the Times Higher Education Europe Teaching Rankings 2019.

Students at Keele University have generously donated 2.5 tonnes of food and household goods to the Newcastle-Staffs food bank as part of the 2019 Great Donate scheme.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded new funding to the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West Midlands.

An elusive organic material has been detected in our region of space by a group of researchers, after first being discovered almost 100 years ago.

Keele University has achieved a record number of nominations for the prestigious Green Gown Awards which celebrate sustainability in higher education.

Keele has been ranked in the Top 10 universities in the UK to study pharmacy and pharmacology in the Guardian University Guide 2020.

Professor Toby Bruce writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele has been ranked in the Top 3 universities in England to study politics in the Guardian University Guide 2020 behind only Cambridge and Oxford.

Dr Fraser Philp writes for The Conversation UK.

Eight Keele subjects have been ranked in the UK Top 10 for overall student satisfaction in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS).

Some of Britain’s most ancient trees could be thousands of years younger than previously thought, according to new Keele research.

Dr Janet Hoole writes for The Conversation UK.

Jon Herbert, Keele University; Andrew Wroe, University of Kent, and Trevor McCrisken, University of Warwick write for The Conversation UK.

Keele University’s medicine degree programme has been ranked second in England in the Guardian University Guide 2020, behind only Oxford and ahead of Cambridge.

Keele’s Professor Helen Parr has received the prestigious 2019 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History and also the Longman-History Today Book Prize 2019 for her book Our Boys: The Story of a Paratrooper.

Female scientists from Keele University have formed a Stoke-on-Trent branch of ‘Soapbox Science’, an international initiative that aims to encourage young women to consider a career in science.

A global research group has developed a new approach to improve future predictions of climate in Antarctica and have warned that current projections may be questionable.

Dr Senthorun Raj writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele’s arthritis and musculoskeletal specialists are part of a research collaboration that has secured renewed funding to continue its pioneering research to help those with long-term conditions.

Dr Gordon Rugg writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele University has risen up the rankings in a league table charting the best universities founded since the Second World War.

Keele has been ranked in the Top 10 universities in the UK to study nursing and midwifery in the Guardian University Guide 2020.

Eight distinguished individuals from fields including science, culture and entrepreneurship will be honoured at Keele’s graduation ceremonies this summer.

An internationally renowned orthopaedic and oncology surgeon has been made an Honorary Professor at Keele University for his work helping patients with bone and soft tissue cancer.

The hotly-debated issue of how volcanoes contribute to atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels is a step closer to being understood thanks to a research team led by Keele scientists.

Ash Murphy writes for The Conversation UK.

Dr Janet Hoole writes for The Conversation UK.

Researchers at Keele University have explored the experiences and reasons for self-harm in older adults to improve the support and treatment that can be provided.

Staff and students from Keele’s School of Nursing and Midwifery have continued their annual tradition of helping sick pilgrims make their spiritual journey to Lourdes.

A unique exhibition by Keele University featuring artworks made of waste plastics will go on display at a historic South Cheshire church this month.

Keele University alumni and a current honorary research fellow have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Members of the Keele Law Society and staff from the School of Law undertook the Welsh Three Peak Challenge recently to fundraise for the charity Silence of Suicide (SOS).

The Orthotics team at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital have been working with Keele University and Opcare to create a pioneering degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics.

Professor Carolyn Roberts has been highly commended as the Environmental Professional of the Year by The Society for the Environment at their fifteenth birthday celebrations in Kew Gardens.

Keele University’s Professor Helen Parr has been interviewed for the BBC History Magazine in an article about whether the future of Nato is under threat.

A Keele professor has been recognised as a leading “World Expert” in low back pain, ranking among the top 0.1% of experts in the world.

Keele University has climbed to 32nd place in the Guardian University Guide 2020, our highest ever ranking, and has seen five of its subjects achieve UK Top 10 status.

New research led by Keele University into awareness about human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer, has found that health care professionals across the UK are not as well informed as they should be.

Jan Hoole writes for The Conversation UK.

A regional partnership led by Keele University has been awarded £750,000 from the Office for Students (OfS) to develop an integrated community approach to mental health and wellbeing for students in further and higher education, in collaboration with Staffordshire University, as part of a £2.2 million project.

Adam Moolna writes for The Conversation UK.

A Keele PhD student has received £42,000 from the Leverhulme Trust to spend two years abroad pursuing her literary career.

Keele University’s School of Law has been ranked 5th in the UK for its resources in the 2019 National Student Survey (NSS).

Keele University is one of the only UK partner institutions of a €31 million pan-European research infrastructure project - The European Plate Observing System (EPOS) - which facilitates integrated use of data, data products, and facilities from distributed research infrastructures for solid Earth science in Europe.

Dr Heidi Fuller and Dr Sharon Owen presented their research into identifying treatment strategies for children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at the launch event of No Time to Lose, a campaign by children’s medical research charity Sparks.

Leanne Savigar writes for The Conversation UK.

Jan Hoole writes for The Conversation UK.

Researchers at Keele have today issued a heartfelt thank you to the tens of thousands of volunteers that help make their life-changing health care studies possible.

Research by Keele academics has been placed in the top 100 most read studies in a prestigious scientific journal.

Keele has been awarded a Race Equality Charter (REC) Bronze Award by Advance HE to recognise the University’s commitment to tackling race equality in the Keele community and in higher education more broadly.

A Keele professor is working with colleagues from the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Manchester to pioneer new treatment procedures to help doctors manage a type of heart failure.

A renowned cardiologist from Keele University has been named as one of the “Nation’s Lifesavers” in recognition of his excellent contributions to advancing healthcare.

New state-of-the-art science facilities at Keele University have been officially opened by renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough today.

A Keele academic is helping to shape Government policy around children’s mental wellbeing following a recent visit to Parliament.

Members of a House of Lords committee have called for an urgent reform of forensic science in the UK following a report by Keele academics.

Dr Matthew Jones has been appointed as the founding Head of the Harper and Keele Veterinary School.

Adam Stanton writes for The Conversation UK.

Shalini Sharma writes for The Conversation UK.

Ella Tennant writes for The Conversation UK.

A student from Keele’s School of Medicine has been highly commended in a prestigious competition celebrating the best healthcare researchers in the UK.

Alumni from Keele’s class of 1969 joined the esteemed ranks of the Golden Graduates at a special event held on campus last weekend.

Keele University has joined the Government and other institutions to become one of the first UK universities to declare a ‘climate emergency’, reaffirming its position and commitment to being a world-leader in sustainability.

Forensic Science, Nursing, and Medicine at Keele University have all been ranked in the UK Top 10 in the latest Complete University Guide.

Keele University has pledged its support to a joint report by the National Union of Students and Universities UK which aims to eliminate the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) student degree attainment gap.

Ed Hilton, a student on Keele University’s MA Creative Writing course, has penned the story inspired by the life of local historical figure Joseph Cook, which he now hopes to see produced on the stage.

Two key organisations in Newcastle-under-Lyme are leading the way in protecting the environment.

A Keele University lecturer has been helping Nantwich cut down on its plastic waste alongside a local action group.

An international team of anthropologists, clinicians and artists are hosting a series of events at Keele University about rural healthcare in the Philippines.

Chris Hawes writes for The Conversation UK.

A study has examined a 2000-year history of greenhouse gases in the world’s atmosphere, providing key data for taking action to tackle climate change.

Sharon George, Lecturer in Environmental Science, Keele University and Carolyn Roberts, Entrepreneur in Residence, Mercia Centre for Innovation Leadership write for The Comversation UK.

Aristotle Kallis, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History writes for The Conversation UK.

Local schools and community groups have been inspired by comic books, fairy tales and novels to decorate BookBenches across the city of Stoke-on-Trent.

Indrajit Roy, University of York; Shalini Sharma, Keele University; Suryakant Waghmore, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; Ajay Gudavarthy, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Radha D'Souza, University of Westminster

Professor Helen Parr has been awarded the 2018 Templer Medal by the Society for Army Historical Research (SAHR) for her book Our Boys: The Story of a Paratrooper - and is also the first ever woman to do so.

Neil Baldwin has been awarded his British Empire Medal for his invaluable contributions to the local community.

Partnership between Keele and the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB)

Allison Gardner writes for the Conversation UK

Jan Hoole writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele’s equality and diversity programme has been shortlisted in the Universities Human Resources (UHR) Awards 2019.

Keele University has been named as one of the Top 30 universities in Europe for its social and economic impact in the 2019 Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings.

Jacco van Loon writes for The Conversation UK.

Major grant of £1.5 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to investigate if an occupational health advice service for patients consulting with their GP will reduce absence from work due to ill-health.

Dr Mark Eccleston-Turner, Lecturer in Law at Keele University, was invited to attend the White House and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. recently.

Sophia Daoudi, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Stirling and Jan Hoole, Lecturer in Biology, Keele University write for The Conversation UK.

Chris Moreh, York St John University; Athina Vlachantoni, University of Southampton, and Derek McGhee, Keele University write for The Conversation UK.

Keele University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery has been shortlisted for the Nurse Education Provider of the Year (pre-registration) in the prestigious Students Nursing Times Awards 2019.

A Keele research project led by Dr Helen Wells, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, and Dr Leanne Savigar, PhD Research Assistant in Criminology, has launched a compendium reviewing the innovations currently in operation aimed at reducing mobile phone use by drivers.

President Trump’s refusal to play the Washington game pleases his base but limits his ability to fulfil his campaign promises. It’s just one of the many reasons this extraordinary president is delivering a very ordinary presidency, according to a new book from Keele University US politics expert Dr Jon Herbert.

Ella Tenant writes for The Conversation UK

Professor Toby Bruce has secured a full Government inquiry into the role of science and technology in addressing challenges to food security and biodiversity, following his successful pitch to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee in January.

Sustainability will be celebrated across campus during Keele Green Festival which is taking place from 11 to 17 March.

Keele’s Dr Mariangela Palladino presented her research on forced displacement to the House of Commons International Development Committee this week.

David Amigoni writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele Students’ Union has launched an ambitious new venture aimed at cutting plastic pollution across the University.

A new study, led by Keele University in collaboration with the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France, has uncovered the behaviour of a disease involving an abnormal protein that causes organ failure and neurodegenerative disorders.

2019 marks 100 years of learning disability nursing in the UK, and students and staff at Keele University are celebrating this milestone of supporting people with learning disabilities to have a more independent healthy life.

A new study led by Keele University has found that older people who self-harm may do so because of social factors including isolation, loneliness, poor housing and financial hardship.

More than 600 Keele University students collectively donated 24,773 hours of their time within the last academic year to support local causes and help the local community.

Professor Clifford Stott writes for The Conversation UK.

The 1,000th meeting of the Keele World Affairs series took place earlier this month, after almost 40 years of continuous debate and discussion with over 500 renowned speakers.

New research from Keele University has found that playing mid-week UEFA Europa League matches has no detrimental effect on domestic league results.

Keele University among 30 universities to sign new “Civic University Agreement” to reaffirm local role

Neil Archer writes for The Conversation UK.

The UK Parliament today announced that 24 universities will offer a new innovative and unique Parliamentary Studies module from the 2019/20 academic year.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Trevor McMillan appeared on The Bottom Line on BBC Radio 4 discussing if universities can be successful businesses, with Evan Davis.

Keele Observatory will be marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by throwing open its doors to visitors to explore all things science on Monday 11 February.

Keele University’s School of Computing and Mathematics recently opened a new state-of-the-art gaming station laboratory.

Keele University and the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) have teamed up to appoint a new Consultant Senior Lecturer of Population Orthopaedics.

An international team of health and legal experts has published a new paper calling on the World Health Organisation to convene the Emergency Committee to consider declaring the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (PHEIC).

Dr Awol Allo, Lecturer in Law, was recently invited by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to provide a briefing to the UK's new Ambassador to Ethiopia.

Small businesses in Staffordshire will support the creation of innovative transport improvements at a new Keele University ‘living lab,’ following a successful government funding bid by a county council-led partnership.

A research team from Keele University has reported their findings into the causes and consequences of the English 2011 riots, linking sense of identity and anti-police sentiment to how and why the riots spread.

Keele University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise Professor David Amigoni has been appointed to The Conversation’s editorial board.

Keele University has launched a new institute to bring together experts from across the university to shape educational delivery and deliver enhanced education outcomes for both students and staff.

Ash Murphy writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele’s Professor Toby Bruce presented his research on food security, environment and crop protection to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee today.

Professor Dominic Janes from the School of Humanities is working on a project on gender and student societies (c.1880-1940) as part of a fellowship at the University of Oxford.

Keele’s Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research and Enterprise Professor David Amigoni has published a new collection, Creativity in Later Life: Beyond Late Style, a study of ageing and its relationships with creativity and the arts.

A new collaboration between local cultural and civic organisations, led by Keele University, is set to boost the local economy by £36m over the next decade.

Chris Stiff writes for The Conversation UK.

Journalist and TV presenter Jon Snow was awarded an honorary degree from Keele University for his outstanding contribution to journalism.

In recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions to society and Keele University, Alumnus Jack Bowman and Councillor Philip Atkins have been appointed to Keele’s College of Fellows.

Keele University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education, Professor Helen O’Sullivan, has been appointed to the board of Advance HE.

Sharon George and Deirdre McKay write for The Conversation UK.

Jan Hoole writes for The Conversation UK.

Adam Moolna writes for The Conversation UK.

Eran Cutliffe, a specialist prosecutor and Keele University graduate, has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for services to law and order.

Alannah Tomkins writes for The Conversation UK.

A research team from Keele University’s Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences has been awarded a major grant of £2.4million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to investigate the overprescribing of opioid painkillers.

This Wednesday Keele University Chancellor Sir Jonathon Porritt will give a one-off public lecture discussing the next ten years as the most critical decade in humankind’s short history.

A Keele University honorary graduate and well-loved campus figure has been recognised in the 2019 New Year Honours List.

Time Out magazine recently celebrated its 50th anniversary after being founded by former Keele student Tony Elliot in 1968.

Keele alumnus and historian Dr Stanley Beckensall has been awarded an MBE

Keele alumna and local college principal Karen Dobson has been awarded an OBE

Keele University has for the third successive year been ranked as one of the Top 20 universities in the world for sustainability.

Keele University’s Professor Maria Heckl has been awarded a €4 million grant from Horizon 2020 to support the development of emerging technology solutions that could replace fossil fuels.

Mike Evans writes for The Conversation UK.

Clare Holdsworth, Professor of Social Geography, writes for The Conversation UK.

From headlines about sleep and heart disease, to the discovery of a pitch black planet, and new research about back pain and breast cancer treatments, Keele research has made global headlines this year.

Sharon George writes for The Conversation UK.

Colleagues at Keele University were saddened by the recent passing of Professor Sir David Weatherall, our former Chancellor, who was a world-leading clinical scientist and pioneering researcher.

Mark Eccleston-Turner writes for The Conversation UK.

Keele was pleased to welcome His Excellency Ambassador Liu Xiaoming, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the UK, to the campus earlier this month.

Keele University’s innovative green energy trial ‘HyDeploy’ has been presented at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24).

New research into the benefits of swearing has found that making a taboo hand gesture whilst in pain can help you feel more positive.

A team from Keele University has been selected as one of four ‘Global Nominees’ in Virtual Participation in the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2018.