March

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.