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University joins council in funding bid for Pittville Park
Community development and sustainability is the focus of a new partnership between Gloucestershire University and Cheltenham Borough Council.   More...

Postgraduate Open Event at the Business School
The University of Gloucestershire's Business School will be opening its doors to potential postgraduate students on Thursday 4th September 2008.   More...

Zoe strives for Olympic success
University of Gloucestershire student Zoë Derham will be representing Great Britain on Day 10 of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the Women’s Hammer competition.   More...

New range of support services launched to support outdoor play
Playwork Partnerships and Play England are launching an online and telephone support service for play rangers or those who might be considering setting up a group.   More...

University student secures coveted ITV placement
A Gloucester-based graduate has secured a prestigious traineeship with ITV News. Andrea Johnston, who is graduating this year from the Broadcast Journalism degree at the University of Gloucestershire’s Pittville Studios, has fought off stiff competition to spend 12 months developing her career in the ITV’s regional TV news room in Leeds.   More...

University alumni gather for biennial reunion
Over 250 former students of St Paul’s and St Mary’s colleges will have the opportunity to reminisce with old friends at the Old Students’ Association (OSA) biennial reunion taking place at the University of Gloucestershire this weekend.   More...

Two year part-time masters degree for teachers starts in September
Teachers will be able to achieve a masters degree in two years following the introduction of a course starting at the University of Gloucestershire from September.   More...

Drumming Project Causes Media Frenzy
The UK’s media descended on Oxstalls Campus on Monday 21st July for the launch of the Clem Burke Drumming Project.   More...

Bakary Kante delivers keynote speech at commons conference
Director of the Division of Environmental Conventions (DEC) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Bakary Kante, spoke to a gathering of delegates at the biennial conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC) at the University this week.   More...

Making words work
The art of creating effective adverts is the subject of a new book by Rob Bowdery. Copywriting highlights the importance of combining words and images to get your advertising message across in the most persuasive way.   More...

Chips without Fish? Our global resources are under threat
Fish and chips are a great British institution. There’s nothing more British than fish and chips eaten with salt and vinegar. But will this popular dish, once considered cheap fare for the working class, become a mere trip down memory lane? Only to be found in the finest gourmet restaurants? Chips without fish?   More...

Students score hat trick at awards
With stiff competition from around the globe, advertising students from the University of Gloucestershire enjoyed success at this year's prestigious D&AD Global Student Awards with a trio of commendations. A first in the British Design and Art Direction Student Awards, a first in the Best of New Blood Awards for Best Stand of Work, and a first for a Best of New Blood portfolio.   More...

Creating a political voice for ‘commons’
Over two billion people worldwide depend on common property for at least some significant part of their livelihoods. Since its inception, the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) has actively supported studies to show the value of common property, and the conditions under which the commons can be managed effectively.   More...

Developing tourism in the Gambia
Putting theory into practice 14 students from the University of Gloucestershire experienced the impact of tourism first hand in West Africa.   More...

Blondie drummer Clem Burke launches new research project
Exercise scientists from the University of Gloucestershire and the University of Chichester will be launching the findings of a ground-breaking research study into the physiology of drumming at the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls campus on Monday 21 July.   More...

Cheese Rollers Wanted
Past participants in the annual cheese-rolling event at Cooper?s Hill near Gloucester are being sought by sport and exercise scientists in the Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Care.   More...

University tops Green League
It’s official – the University of Gloucestershire is top of the class when it comes to environmental performance according to the Green League published today.   More...

Teaching Talents Rewarded
After training at the University of Gloucestershire and Brockworth Enterprise School a Business Studies teacher has come runner-up in a national award.   More...

Reggae Reggae Sauce at Pittville
There’s still time to book tickets and hear first hand about how Levi Roots has cooked up a recipe for success. Levi will be taking the stage at Pittville Studios on Wednesday June 25 with Arts, Music and that Reggae Reggae Sauce. Levi’s story touched the nation when he faced the might of the Dragon’s Den on BBC TV and won a contract for his Reggae Reggae sauce to be sold in Sainsbury’s.   More...

Auditions in the Spotlight
Budding performers have a chance to audition for the University of Gloucestershire’s new Performing Arts Foundation Degree with some of the industry’s leading lights.   More...

University Maintenance Reminder
ICT Services will be carrying out essential maintenance work to the central storage on the weekend of Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th of July.   More...

Learning for Life
Read the latest issue of the University of Gloucestershire's magazine, Learning for Life, online.   More...

Joining forces for patients
Working towards a brighter environment is at the heart of a project bringing students and patients closer together. A group of nine fine art and illustration students from the University of Gloucestershire have been working with patients at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites.   More...

Recognition for Students and Staff
Capturing life and death through a lens, the work of photography staff and students at the University of Gloucestershire has been celebrated at the prestigious Association of Photographers (AoP) Student Awards 2008.   More...

Sink or Swim - local councils face the future
Lively debate and awkward questions are at the heart of a seminar challenging local councils to fight their corner. Taking place on Wednesday July 9 and Thursday July 10 at the University of Gloucestershire’s Pittville Studios, the event is the latest in a series of Summer Seminars at the Spa.   More...

Fisherman’s Rock exhibition features at Pittville
Inspired by the sea’s ever changing moods, Peter Stiles has been painting the North Devon coastline for the last 30 years. And he’s never tired of painting one particular feature, over and over again.   More...

Reggae Reggae Sauce at Pittville
From rags to riches, there’s rarely been a dull moment for Levi Roots. And from taking on the Dragon’s Den to his product appearing on supermarket shelves, he’ll be sharing the secrets of his success at the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

Youngsters sample sporting life
Youngsters from across the county will be experiencing student life first hand at the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls campus from the 17 – 19 June.   More...

Simple steps to saving lives
At just nine years old, Harry Patton has helped transform £4 into £7,000 in three months, and help save lives in Uganda. Harry used £4 of his birthday money to buy a mosquito net for a child in Uganda, inspiring his dad, Iain to buy 999 more-and deliver them personally to help protect families from deadly malaria   More...

Publishing deal for Cheltenham poets
Three Cheltenham-based poets who are studying creative writing at the University of Gloucestershire are to see their work in print. Masters students Angela France and Sonia Hendy-Isaac and undergraduate Ian Morgan have had their poetry collections chosen from over 300 manuscripts submitted to the Bristol-based publishing house, Bluechrome.   More...

Talented students recreate Tin Forest
Student teachers from the University of Gloucestershire have been working with over 200 primary school pupils from around the county to create a magical forest at the University of Gloucestershire’s Francis Close Hall campus.   More...

Café society makes welcome return
It’s never far from the headlines and experts say it’s on the increase. But why are the next generation piling on the weight? Childhood obesity is a complex and sometimes controversial topic embracing everything from exercise to parental responsibility, and of course, food.   More...

Common resources under threat
What do the English village green and the blue whale have in common? They are both endangered species, and both could be said to be a shared resource, or resources held ‘in-common’, meaning that many people might have some form of rights to use or benefit from their existence.   More...

Jimmy Leach comes to Pittville Studios
Spreading the word in the digital age, Jimmy Leach continues to blaze a trail in the world of communications, and he’ll be sharing his experiences at the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

Hugging pandas turned to terror as Chinese earthquake struck
Countryside and Community Research Institute Board Member Judy Ling Wong had a lucky escape from the massive earthquake that hit Sichuan Province in south-west China on 12th May 2008.   More...

Students showcase work at Cineworld
The University of Gloucestershire is teaming up with Cheltenham’s Cineworld complex in Cheltenham to provide an evening showcase of student films.   More...

New toys are recipe for success
Students from Pittville Studios are proving there’s more to child’s play than meets the eye and looking forward to putting their designs into practice.   More...

Flying High at Degree Show
Putting the best of their work in the picture, students from the University of Gloucestershire’s Pittville Studios are putting the finishing touches to this year’s Degree Show.   More...

Stage is set for music awards
The awards which will take place on the 31 May at the Park Campus in Cheltenham will display the best live acts from the heartland of Britain. They will feature a range of music from dance to melodic classics, with 12 genres in total and including Best Artist and Best Song categories.   More...

Students nominated for major advertising awards
Four advertising students from the University of Gloucestershire have been nominated for the prestigious D&AD awards (British Design and Art Direction). This will be the ninth year that University of Gloucestershire students have been nominated for these awards.   More...

The Child in Literature, Language and History
Going from strength to strength and building on its success the University of Gloucestershire is offering a unique MA course examining the idea of the child and childhood for the second year running.   More...

Lord Dearing to give lecture at university
Lord Ron Dearing who was the author of the key ‘Dearing Report’ on higher education in 1997 will give a lecture at the University of Gloucestershire this month as a conclusion to the county’s millennium celebrations.   More...

International visitors seek collaboration with the University of Gloucestershire
Professor M. Essam Khalifa, Dean of Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences at Aim Shams University, Cairo, Dr Sherif Samra from the International Rotarians accompanied by Michael Ratcliffe, Head of Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce and founder of IT Schools for Africa visited the University of Gloucestershire this week.   More...

University of Gloucestershire lecturer wins national award
A lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire has won a Life Changers award from the University and College Union (UCU).   More...

Films, Calendar Girls and Me
Film producer Suzanne Mackie launches a new series of lectures at the University of Gloucestershire next week with her talk, Films, Calendar Girls and Me.   More...

Exposure Music Awards at Park Bar
The hottest new talent will be on show for your listening pleasure on Sat 31st May 2008 at Park Bar.   More...

Gloucestershire students help development in Sardinia
Students from the Countryside and Community Research Institute have conducted research in Sardinia that will help people in deprived areas market their products more effectively.   More...

New Rural Research Institute launched in Gloucestershire
Around 100 rural experts and academics gathered at the University of Gloucestershire’s Park Campus to celebrate the inauguration of the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI).   More...

Join us at the Summer Ball!
It’s your last chance to purchase tickets for this year’s Students’ Union Summer Ball. For the first time, a limited number of tickets have been made available for the public, which will be available on the door on a first-come first served basis at Cheltenham Racecourse.   More...

University of Gloucestershire lecturer nominated for national award
A lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire has been nominated for a Life Changers award from the University and College Union (UCU).   More...

Sheila and Sue take the lead on new performance degree
With over a century of experience in dance and drama between them, Sue Passmore and Sheila Mander could be forgiven for wanting to take things easy. But rather than choosing to bow out of the limelight, the ladies are about to embark on a new challenge, leading a foundation degree in Performing Arts at the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

University launches two-year law degree
Students at the University of Gloucestershire can now get to the bar quicker thanks to a new ‘fast-track’ law degree starting in September.   More...

Television Drama In The Spotlight
After spending ten years as a police officer, working in a range of specialisms including criminal investigation and media liaison, Professor Frank Leishman was bitten by the academic bug when he was awarded a Cropwood Research Fellowship to carry out a research project into substance abuse at the University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology.   More...

Mark presents keynote on muscle development
Dr Mark De Ste Croix has been invited by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) to present a keynote lecture on “The development of children’s muscle strength” within a symposium entitled ‘Using biomechanics to unravel the puzzles of motor development.’   More...

First Student Representation and Experience Co-Ordinator Appointed
Duncan Lean has started work as the University of Gloucestershire’s first Student Representation and Experience Co-ordinator. He will be redeveloping the course representative system and developing adequate training for reps, providing the support that both the University and the reps need to be at their most effective.   More...

University hosts third ESCalate conference
The Department of Education hosted the third ESCalate conference last week at the University of Gloucestershire. ESCalate, a subject centre for Education is part of the Higher Education Academy. ESCalate work with staff in education departments to enhance student learning in education programmes throughout the UK. They organise events, publish a range of resources, run departmental workshops, provide research and development funding and offer a network that connects teachers in education who are interested in teaching and learning.   More...

Drumming legend in the spotlight
Legendary drumming supremo Han Bennick is taking the stage for the latest Xposed Club at Pittville Studios as part of the Cheltenham Jazz Festival.   More...

Your chance to contribute to University plans
The University of Gloucestershire is offering members of the public an opportunity to sign up for a major meeting to hear about its future plans.   More...

Royal Forest of Dean College becomes the first Associate Faculty of the University of Gloucestershire
2008 marks the beginning of an exciting partnership between the Royal Forest of Dean College and the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

Facing the consequences of history
History is punctured with events many would rather forget. But by helping others to face the past, Tim Copeland is working towards a brighter future by building on the legacy of some of history’s darkest hours.   More...

Boy Friend takes stage for one night only
University of Gloucestershire Musical Productions are proud to present their first show-a sensational, one-night-only performance of Sandy Wilson’s The Boy Friend.   More...

Islam and the Veil
Tackling the issue of Islam and the Veil, the annual conference on Islam returns to the University of Gloucestershire on Tuesday April 29.   More...

Top Rural Research Institute launching in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire’s prestigious Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) will be officially launched at the University of Gloucestershire’s Park Campus on Wednesday 22nd April.   More...

Joining forces with Summerfield Trust
One of Cheltenham’s longest established art gallery spaces has undergone a major refurbishment and is to open this week.   More...

University cycle scheme
Students at the University of Gloucestershire are being encouraged to use pedal power to travel between lectures, as a way of keeping fit whilst benefiting the environment.   More...

International visit to university
Exploring the potential of establishing a sister institution in the UK, Japanese guests were given a warm welcome by staff at the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

Going from strength to strength
Working towards a brighter future is at the heart of the University of Gloucestershire’s strategic vision. Now a University-led consortium has been recognised as a United Nations University (UNU) Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) In Education for Sustainable Development.   More...

Landscape Architecture students showcase work
Putting their work into the spotlight, students from the Landscape Architecture and Garden Design degree courses at the University of Gloucestershire will be showcasing their talents thanks to an end of year show.   More...

Success for students at BUFVC Awards
There was double success for students from the University of Gloucestershire at the 2008 Learning on Screen Awards organised by the British Universities Film and Video Council.   More...

Playing in harmony for charity
Acts from around the region are being invited to play their part and take the stage at the first Exposure Music Awards ceremony.   More...

Trio Tarana debut at Pittville Studios
Indian and East-Asian jazz group, Trio Tarana are to play at Pittville Studios at the University of Gloucestershire as part of their debut tour, showcasing their unique fusion of Indian, Japanese, Afghani and Indonesian rhythms.   More...

See Athlete and Scouting for Girls at Uni Summer Ball
With more than 4,000 students dressed in their glad rags it’s one of the biggest events of its kind in the country.   More...

Viewfinder Film Festival comes to town
Viewfinder Film Festival returns for the fourth year with a mid-week festival of short films featuring talent from Gloucestershire and the wider South West region. The festival, taking place between 7 – 10 April 2008, will be a celebration of great cinema, with screenings, talks and events based at Cheltenham's Cineworld.   More...

Editor-in-Chief Becomes Visiting Fellow
Award winning editor and journalist Simon Kelner will be sharing his wealth of experience with print journalism degree students as a new visiting fellow.   More...

The Future Cost of Food
Sharp price increases of wheat and oil, and indeed other basic food commodities, all point towards a marked transformation that is occurring in the cost of food and related agricultural prices. The cost of our food-shopping basket is rising.   More...

Parent and Child Badminton Competition
Badminton is a sport on the increase for young people thanks to the success of national stars like Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson. Badminton in Gloucestershire is growing in popularity and a new junior development initiative is soon to hit the Stroud district.   More...

Photography students Focus on NEC Photography Festival
This exhibition showcased the talent of all 30 final year students of BA Photography Editorial and Advertising   More...

Blooming Marvellous In The Woods
A new series of events are getting to grips with the great outdoors and celebrating the world around us thanks to the first venture of its kind with the Woodland Trust, the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.   More...

Pioneering Students Heading East
A group of 30 first year students from the University of Gloucestershire are packing their bags to broaden their horizons in Shanghai.   More...

Digging Deep For Patients
Putting their passion into practice, green fingered students are helping to create an oasis of calm for people in the Three Counties living with cancer.   More...

Setting Sights On A Bright Future
Parents from around the county are invited to find out more about what the future could hold for their children thanks to a special event at the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

Students Turn Good Samaritans
Students at the University of Gloucestershire are helping a county charity to offer help and advice.   More...

University features in 2012 Olympic Guide
Facilities at the Oxstalls campus of the University of Gloucestershire could provide a training base to athletes preparing for the 2012 London Olympic Games.   More...

Summer Ball 2008
The hotly anticipated Student Union Summer Ball takes place on May 3rd with big headliners and a large variety of entertainment afoot. The Student Union are very kindly offering staff the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to the big event.   More...

Head of Sky News advises on broadcast course
Head of Sky News, John Ryley has taken up the role as industry advisor to the degree course in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

University leaps up the league table
The University of Gloucestershire has made significant progress in the first University league table of the year.   More...

Photography students focus on national exhibition
Students from the University of Gloucestershire’s editorial and advertising photography degree have been invited to run a stand at the prestigious ‘Focus on Imaging Photography’ show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham next week.   More...

Students celebrate at One World Festival
Students will have the opportunity to sample a feast of entertainment from across the globe at this year’s One World Festival taking place on campus between 25 and 29 February.   More...

Community Radio Conference at Pittville Studios
The first ‘Working Together’ community radio conference is to be held at the University of Gloucestershire on 1 March 2008. This event is an opportunity to celebrate all the activity that has grown so rapidly across Gloucestershire and surrounding areas bringing a new approach to community media.   More...

Teaching ‘returners’ celebrate success
The latest cohort of students on the Return to Teaching Course (RTT) for primary teachers hosted by the Department of Education have successfully completed their course.   More...

Professor Charles Hopkins Visiting Professor Provides Green Insight
A leading expert on Education for Sustainable Development has been visiting the University this week. Professor Charles Hopkins, a UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainable Development from York University in Toronto, Canada has been meeting with staff and providing advice and feedback on a number of new green initiatives.   More...

The September Quartet debut at Pittville Studios
Four established jazz improvisers brought together as The September Quartet will play their debut gig at the monthly Xposed Club at the University of Gloucestershire’s Pittville Studios on 7 March.   More...

Exercise Physiologists help prepare lawyer for North Pole marathon
Members of staff from the University of Gloucestershire’s Department of Sport and Exercise, working in collaboration with sport psychology lecturers from the University of Wolverhampton are putting a lawyer, Kirsty Devonport, through her paces as she trains to run a marathon at the North Pole.   More...

PR degree gains professional accreditation
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has given its seal of approval to the University of Gloucestershire’s degree course in public relations.   More...

Open lectures at Pittville Studios
Some of the country’s leading art and media practitioners will be taking part in this year’s series of open lecturers at Pittville Studios campus starting this week.   More...

Students organise PR conference at Park
Public relations students were organised and attended a Chartered institute of Marketing Conference held at Park Campus today on crisis communications, largely focusing on the Gloucestershire floods. Averill Gordon, director of studies and course leader for the PR degree welcomed delegates to the conference and stressed the value of industry conferences to the university.   More...

The Changing face of the countryside
People are ever more likely to see the countryside as a place to experience leisure and other activities rather than a place where their food comes from.   More...

University announces intention to expand
The University of Gloucestershire is preparing for an exciting new phase in its development, building on its 160 year history as an educational provider in the county.   More...

Knowledge Exchange on Ascension Island
Dr Janet Harvey, Principal Lecturer in School Improvement, has just returned from a visit to Two Boats School on Ascension Island. The school’s headteacher asked the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) to send them a consultant on school improvement and ASCL passed on the invitation to Janet Harvey.   More...

Gail Brand and Simon Picard play Pittville Studios
Music fans are in for a treat when jazz duo, Gail Brand and Simon Pickard play at the University of Gloucestershire on Friday 1 February.   More...

Researchers say job rejection is like being unlucky in love
This is the conclusion of David Biggs and colleagues at the University of Gloucestershire, who presented the findings of their research at the Annual Conference of the Division of Occupational Psychology of the British Psychological Society at the Stratford-Upon-Avon Holiday Inn.   More...

iTuesday hosts Dolphins film preview at Cineworld
Independent film-maker, Mark Jay is inviting film buffs to attend the preview screening of his first feature film, Dolphins at Cineworld on Tuesday 29 January.   More...

Gloucestershire folk provoke a song and dance
Gloucestershire’s weird and wonderful folk traditions are being brought to life at a unique event being held by Glosfolk as part of the 1000th birthday celebrations of the county.   More...

Professor Mick Healey Wins Prestigious Higher Education Geography Prize
Mick Healey, Director of CeAL, has won the Journal of Geography in Higher Education (JGHE) Biennial Award for 2005-06 for Promoting Excellence in Teaching and Learning.   More...

Learning for Life
The first edition of the new University magazine, Learning for Life has been mailed to over 3000 people and is available at a number of public outlets across the county as well as reception points across the University.   More...

Students fire green ideas into the Dragons’ Den
First year students at the University of Gloucestershire impressed a panel of judges with their innovative ideas at the University’s green version of the popular BBC TV programme, Dragon’s Den.   More...

New skills for the New Year at the University
The University of Gloucestershire is offering the opportunity to get creative in the New Year with a series of evening and weekend workshops that will wile away the winter blues.   More...

Early Years Professional Status awarded to students
Students who successfully gained Early Years Professional Status in Phase 2 on the validation and short pathways course had their achievements celebrated at an event at the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

Teaching course is rated as ‘outstanding’
A six week course refresher course for primary school teachers has been rated as ‘outstanding’ by an independent organisation working for the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA.)   More...

Media Academy
The University of Gloucestershire is celebrating today after being named as a lead institution for one of 17 new UK Media Academies.   More...

Students question cricket star Jack Russell
Former Gloucestershire and England cricketer Jack Russell will visit the University of Gloucestershire to meet second year broadcast journalism students who are studying broadcast sport.   More...

Students rate University in new league table
Students at the University of Gloucestershire have given a ‘thumbs up’ to the quality of campus life in a new survey commissioned by the Times Higher Education Supplement.   More...

Students host Christmas tea dance
The Students’ Union at the University of Gloucestershire will be hosting the annual Christmas Tea Dance on Thursday and Friday at Park Campus, Cheltenham.   More...

Lust, Caution to be previewed at BAFTA screening
Film buffs across Gloucestershire will have the opportunity to preview the latest film by Academy Award winning director, Ang Lee for free at Cineworld, Cheltenham on Tuesday 11 December.   More...

Disability Equality Scheme (DES) Annual Report 2007
The University is pleased to report on progress against the challenging targets it established in its DES in December 2006 following wide ranging consultation with stakeholders.   More...

Religion: good or evil? Have your say…
The University of Gloucestershire is hosting a second Café Scientifique evening at The Beehive in Montpellier, Cheltenham on Monday 10 December.   More...

Chance to snap up photographs at print auction
Third year editorial and advertising photography students from the University of Gloucestershire are holding a print auction next month to raise money for their end of year show in London.   More...

Facts and Tales - a photographic exhibition
An exhibition of photographs by final year Photojournalism and Documentary Photography degree students from the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

Graduate films feature at Exposures Festival
Two recent graduates of the University of Gloucestershire are hoping for success at the Exposures Film Festival next week in Manchester.   More...

Professor in Educational Leadership and Policy joins International Panel
Professor Philip Woods, Chair in Educational Leadership and Policy, was an invited member of an international panel on democracy and ethics at the recent Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration held in Washington, USA, from the 15th to 18th November 2007.   More...

Netball organisations honour University support
The Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Care at the University of Gloucestershire’s Oxstalls campus are being presented with a prestigious Netball South West Talent and Performance Centre plaque in recognition of the services they provide to England Netball and Netball South West’s Performance Athletes.   More...

Fellowship for Director of Music
Ian Higginson - (The University's Director of Music) has has recently been awarded a Fellowship of the Norwich School of Church Music specialising in composition.   More...

Chair of UKHLS governing body announced
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has today announced the appointment of the Chair of the body that will oversee the governance of the new UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS). UKHLS is a £15.5 million pound investment between the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills and the ESRC and will be the largest household panel study in the world.   More...

University appoints its first Professor of Sustainability
A leading Professor of Sustainable Development, Daniella Tilbury has joined the University of Gloucestershire and will head up a new Sustainability Institute.   More...

Jazz legend, Henry Grimes visits Pittville Studios
Jazz fans will have a rare opportunity to hear legendary double-bassist, Henry Grimes talk and play at the University of Gloucestershire next week.   More...

Confetti director discusses her film at Cineworld
Film buffs in Gloucestershire are in for a treat when Debbie Issitt, writer and director of the hit British comedy, Confetti attends a special screening of the movie at Cineworld on 27 November.   More...

Gloucestershire Sports Awards Winners 2007
The unsung heroes of sport in Gloucestershire were celebrated on Friday night 9th November at the 2007 Gloucestershire Sports Awards in front of an audience of over a hundred. Organised by Active Gloucestershire the event gives recognition to the tireless, dedicated and inspirational coaches, clubs, volunteers and teachers that are the lifeblood of sport in the county.   More...

Kaufman performs Guthrie
Staff and students are in for a treat when Will Kaufman from the University of Central Lancashire presents a live musical set to the songs of American song writer and folk singer Woody Guthrie.   More...

Lecturer presents evidence at rural affordable housing inquiry
National Teaching Fellow, James Derounian, has been invited to present evidence to Matthew Taylor MP's Inquiry into rural affordable housing for the Prime Minister. He will accompany Tracey Bessant – recent University of Gloucestershire graduate and now a freelance researcher, and the Archbishop's National Rural Officer (Jill Hopkinson).   More...

Students visit luxury spa hotel
New students studying Hospitality and Tourism management were in for a treat when they visited Cheltenham’s newly refurbished Hotel du Vin.   More...

Photographer Martin Parr talks at Pittville
Internationally acclaimed photographer Martin Parr will be presenting a lecture at the University of Gloucestershire’s Pittville campus on Thursday evening.   More...

M.Ed students at BELMAS conference
Three students following the M.Ed in educational leadership recently presented papers in a practitioner symposium at the annual conference of the British Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society (BELMAS).   More...

Jerwood Drawing Prize opens at Pittville
The University of Gloucestershire will again host the prestigious Jerwood Drawing Prize at its Pittville Campus from 2 November 2007.   More...

Kevin talks gastronomy in Greece
University of Gloucestershire Senior Lecturer in Events and Hospitality Management, Kevin Fields is taking a leading role in the International Symposium on Gastronomy and Wine Tourism taking place in Thessaloniki in Greece next week.   More...

Cargo containers recycled into pods for playtime
PlayPod projects launched in primary school playgrounds in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath and North East Somerset.   More...

Illustration Prize winners announced
The competition, organised by the department of media, art and communication at the University of Gloucestershire received nearly 100 applications from artists from across the country on the theme of ‘Cautionary Tales’ and have included comic books, graphic novels, editorial and book illustrations.   More...

Café society comes to Cheltenham
The University of Gloucestershire is hosting an evening of lively debate on one of the most important issues of the day at the Beehive pub, Cheltenham on Monday. The floor is open to everyone who wants to come along and have a drink and listen to Professor Frank Chambers talk on the topic of Climate Change, Fact or Fiction?   More...

Aspiration, Inspiration and Perspiration
National Teaching Fellow, James Derounian, is presenting on how to engage local people in decision-making. The invitation, from two organisations - Local Development for Sweden, and a Cooperative development agency - will draw together about 100 delegates. James is the only specialist presenting on English case materials. His address entitled 'Aspiration, inspiration and perspiration' will be in English and Swedish.   More...

Open for Learning Day 2007
Up to 2,000 prospective students and their parents are expected at the University of Gloucestershire’s largest annual open day this weekend.   More...

The Imaginary String Quartet play Pittville
Jazz fans are invited to hear The Imaginary String Trio play on Friday 19 October at Pittville Studios. The strings will be provide by violinist Philip Wachsmann, Dominic Lash on contra bass and Bruno Guastalla on the cello.   More...

Nina Nannar shares secrets of talking to the stars
Chatting with Tom Cruise and filming with Britney Spears is all in a day’s work for ITN media and arts correspondent, Nina Nannar.   More...

University of Gloucestershire graduate awarded Clerk of the Year.
Ray Smythe, clerk for Heath Hayes and Wimblebury Parish Council has won the National Association of Local Councils’ award for Clerk of the Year.   More...

Academic advises on flood inquiry
Professor Carolyn Roberts, a specialist in water resource management, has been appointed to advise the Panel of Councillors cross-examining the Environment Agency, District Councils, Severn Trent Water, National Grid, Police, Armed Forces and many other official witnesses.   More...

Free Range Childhood
Parents, childcare professionals and children all recognise the need for more time and opportunities for playing outside. Yet the number of children playing outdoors is in dramatic decline according to research by national campaign group Playday, which found that 72% of children would like to play outside more often, whilst nearly half the adults questioned in The Children’s Society’s Good Childhood Inquiry agreed that 14 was the earliest age at which children should be allowed to go out unsupervised.   More...

Gloucestershire Rural Research Institute wins major European Grant
The Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) has won major funding as a key partner in a study under the prestigious Seventh Framework research programme of the European Commission, to assess the impact of Rural Development policies in Europe.   More...

Archaeology exhibition opens at University
The University of Gloucestershire is hosting the Gloucestershire Museums Travelling Archaeology exhibition from 8 - 20 October 2007.   More...

The child in literature, language and history
The University of Gloucestershire has launched a unique postgraduate course examining the idea of the child and childhood.   More...

New directors appointed for University of Gloucestershire
Three new directors have been appointed by the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

Illustration Prize winners announced
The winners of the first Cheltenham Illustration Awards will be announced at a ceremony at the University of Gloucestershire on Saturday 13 October.   More...

Psychologists scoop MOD award
Graham Edgar and Di Catherwood, founder members of the University of Gloucestershire’s Applied Cognitive Science Research group, have been awarded a contract worth £247,000 under the MoD’s Competition of Ideas to study the cognitive and neurological basis of prediction of intent.   More...

Senior lecturer receives teaching fellowship
James Derounian, Senior Lecturer in Community Development and Local Policy at the University of Gloucestershire received his National Teaching Fellowship from Bill Rammell MP, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education and Professor Rick Trainor, Chair of the National Advisory Panel for the National Teaching Fellowship Individual Awards at an event in London earlier this month.   More...

Fyfe Dangerfield of Guillemots to play at Pittville
Music fans are in for a treat when Guillemots singer Fyfe Dangerfield plays at the University of Gloucestershire with his exciting new band, The Gannets on Friday 5 October.   More...

Sunday Times league table leap for University
The University of Gloucestershire has reached its best position to date in the Sunday Times University Guide 2007 to be published on Sunday.   More...

Prudence’s chocolate art will inspire learners
Internationally renowned food artist, Prudence Emma Staite will be the guest of honour at the University of Gloucestershire’s short courses open evening on Tuesday   More...

Alan McGee signed up as visiting fellow
Music mogul and founder of Creation Records, Alan McGee has agreed to become a visiting fellow on the popular music degree course at the University of Gloucestershire.   More...

Students welcomed to Week Zero
New students starting in the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Sciences at the Francis Close Hall campus have been welcomed to the university with a great week of activities.   More...

Trash Money to play at Pittville
Up and coming band, Trash Money are to play at the University of Gloucestershire’s Pittville Studios campus, as part of an induction week for new students.   More...

Andrea rewarded for flood effort
Third year broadcast journalism student, Andrea Johnston met the Director General of the BBC, Mark Thompson in recognition of her hard work during the recent flood crisis in the county.   More...

Students monkey around at Bristol Zoo
First year students will be monkeying around at Bristol Zoo on Wednesday as part of their induction to university life.   More...

Students learn from recent floods
Local people will have the chance to share their first hand experiences of the summer floods when students at the University of Gloucestershire visit the flood-affected areas of Tewkesbury and Gloucester on Wednesday 19 September.   More...

Students contribute to National Student Survey
Final year students at the University of Gloucestershire asked for their opinion on their experience of higher education have given the University the thumbs up.   More...

New Skills for the new season
From how to get ahead in advertising to painting and drawing, the University of Gloucestershire is throwing open its doors and welcoming students to its new autumn evening courses.   More...

Commoners gather in Gloucestershire
Commoners and experts on common land and town and village greens from all over England and Wales will be gathering at the University of Gloucestershire on the 11th and 12th September for the seventh National Seminar on Common Land and Town and Village Greens.   More...

Joining Forces for Research
The University of Gloucestershire will be welcoming a team of German academics to the Oxstalls campus in Gloucester for the first joint research conference with University of Chemnitz.   More...