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Keele University’s work to improve opportunities for students from backgrounds traditionally under-represented in higher education has been recognised in a prestigious national assessment.

Keele University is supporting a project to boost business growth in Newcastle-under-Lyme. 

A community-digital currency for North Staffordshire has been officially launched in an event at Keele – with researchers at the University playing a key role in the project’s development.

The achievements of Black business owners in Staffordshire was celebrated at a prestigious ceremony at Keele University, held in honour of Black History Month.

Students and graduates at Keele University have successfully supported 50 projects in the first 12 months of a Government-backed initiative, helping local businesses and organisations to unlock their potential, innovate, and grow.

The team behind a widening participation programme led by Keele University are celebrating after winning a prestigious award for their work with a local professional football club.

For the first time, new data reveals the full scope of the economic impact of the UK's higher education sector.

The Vice-Chancellors of Keele and Staffordshire Universities have welcomed a new report highlighting the £176m economic benefits that first-year international students bring to the region.

A Stoke-on-Trent arts organisation, backed and supported by Keele University, has received an £850,000 funding boost for cultural activities and events in the city.

Many Keele academics do more than just teach.

Our Armed Forces are a source of huge pride for many people in Britain.

Keele University was established in 1949 with a very clear remit to support the communities in North Staffordshire and beyond. As we move towards our 75th anniversary next year we have been reflecting on how we continue to have an impact in the city and region.

A new report, published by independent economists Hatch, has revealed that Keele University contributes around half a billion pounds in gross value added (GVA) to the West Midlands economy each year, with nearly three quarters of this (£345m) in the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire area.

A project exploring the legacy of a Staffordshire town's once booming textile industry has found fibres preserved in lake sediment.

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Keele University has been announced as a partner in a prestigious medical research centre that will develop and improve care for people with cancer, liver and heart disease

Professor Krysia Dziedzic explains how Keele's Impact Accelerator Unit works with patients and healthcare professionals to get research embedded in clinical practice.

A project designed to help more people in Stoke-on-Trent to get to grips with digital technologies is concluding with a commitment to do more.

Keele University researchers are working with a leading charity to investigate how musculoskeletal pain can affect people’s health and quality of life – to make healthcare services better suited to serve their local populations.

The real-world impact of Keele University’s growth and regeneration programmes has been judged as being among the best in the country in the second Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

Keele University has climbed to its highest ever position in a prestigious ranking of UK universities.

A ceremony will be held today to commemorate the 80-year friendship between Stoke-on-Trent and Lidice in the Czech Republic.

A widening participation programme led regionally by Keele University has been nominated for a prestigious award in the “Oscars” of Higher Education.

Nominations are now open for an innovative Keele University awards ceremony celebrating the best of business and enterprise in Staffordshire.

A Keele Professor has contributed his expertise for a new Government paper on the health impacts of Covid-19.

Keele University has played a crucial role in devising a new set of guidelines to help local authorities tackle the climate emergency.

Keele researchers have helped launch a “Good Work Charter”, a framework designed to improve opportunities and access to decent work for people in the Midlands.

Dr Marty Lynch and Dr Ross Wilkie were invited to discuss their research into healthy working ages, as part of a Government review into State Pension Age.

Keele University has been ranked by students as being the best in the UK in the nationwide Student Crowd Awards.

Refugees from around the world have been engaging with their new community in a football tournament on Keele’s campus which aimed to break down barriers and improve their integration.

New state-of-the-art facilities have been opened on campus to help students on a pioneering new course in Keele University’s School of Allied Health Professions.

Keele Business School has been awarded the Small Business Charter Award in recognition of its commitment to supporting small businesses, student entrepreneurship, and the local economy.

Researchers have developed a new framework for GPs to help them better support patients who are suffering distress associated with persistent pain.

Findings from a Keele University study into the real life “Great Escape” have helped bring the story to life in a new play at the New Vic Theatre.

A state-of-the-art “sim family” form the centrepiece of an innovative new healthcare training facility on the Keele University campus.

Keele University’s role as a centre for outstanding, world-class research has been reaffirmed today in the UK-wide Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).

Keele University’s School of Medicine has been ranked No.1 in the UK in the Planetary Health Report Card for the second year running.

Keele University has been chosen to host a prestigious widening participation conference, featuring distinguished guests and educational leaders from all four UK nations.

A new programme to help local businesses and entrepreneurs to harness the potential of data and digital technologies has been launched by Keele University.

A pioneering renewable energy park at Keele University producing up to 50% of the campus’ electricity has been officially opened at a ceremony this week.

Keele University has launched a new scholarship scheme in response to the Ukraine crisis, which will provide over £1m in financial support to refugees or those with similar status in the UK.

Keele University has named James Timpson OBE as its next Chancellor.

Researchers at Keele University are part of a new project which will investigate the impact of long Covid on ethnic minority groups in the UK.

A not-for-profit organisation set up by a former Keele University student is celebrating its third anniversary – having helped thousands of aspiring young medical students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Keele University researchers are working alongside Lincolnshire Police to explore how ‘dash cam’ technology can be used to reduce road offending and improve road safety.

A special service led by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams was held last weekend to commemorate 60 years of friendship between Keele University and Neil ‘Nello’ Baldwin.

A research team led by Keele University is working to improve understanding and care for children with musculoskeletal pain in their joints and muscles.

Keele University has partnered with a local NHS trust to set up a new imaging suite for training the next generation of clinicians.

New research has linked two types of less-often prescribed diabetes drugs with lower chances of potentially fatal heart problems in people with type 2 diabetes without established heart disease.

A fifth Covid-19 vaccine has been authorised by the UK’s independent medicines regulator following clinical trials hosted by a local NHS trust in partnership with Keele University researchers.

Keele’s first cohort of student paramedics have begun their first placements with West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) as part of their degree.

Keele University is leading a new programme designed to support and foster the creation of a new hydrogen economy in the Midlands.

Information released by the universities regulator Research England has highlighted the contribution that Keele University is making to the levelling up of the local area.