January

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.