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November 2023

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø makes major contribution to NHS England report investigating avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities

Posted Thursday 30 November 2023

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø makes major contribution to NHS England report investigating avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities

Academics at Ji8¸£ÀûÍø have played a vital role in the production of an annual report by NHS England examining avoidable deaths of people with learning disabilities. The Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR) seeks to investigate and learn from the avoidable deaths of people with a learning disability in England, presenting a review of data concerning 3,648 people with a learning disability who died in 2022.


Climate stripes form centrepiece of new installation at Ji8¸£ÀûÍø's Town House to mark COP28 climate change conference

Posted Thursday 30 November 2023

Climate stripes form centrepiece of new installation at Ji8¸£ÀûÍø's Town House to mark COP28 climate change conference

Over 28 steps, each stripe represents the average temperature for a single year, relative to the average temperature over the period as a whole, with 172 years-worth of data on display.


Ji8¸£ÀûÍø trainee teacher educates local school pupils on Black culture as part of Black History Month celebrations

Posted Thursday 23 November 2023

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø trainee teacher educates local school pupils on Black culture as part of Black History Month celebrations

A trainee primary teacher from Ji8¸£ÀûÍø has been educating young pupils across the borough about the importance of Black History Month. Kiri Palmer, a second year BA Primary Teaching student, has put on several interactive workshops for pupils during visits to four primary and secondary schools in the Kingston area this year.


Pioneering doctoral training partnership involving Ji8¸£ÀûÍø unveiled by the Economic and Social Care Research Council

Posted Thursday 23 November 2023

Pioneering doctoral training partnership involving Ji8¸£ÀûÍø unveiled by the Economic and Social Care Research Council

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø has been announced as part of a pioneering doctoral training partnership, after being selected by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The partnership will focus on the training of five cohorts of postgraduate researchers in challenge-led themes that reflect some of the most pressing social science concerns in the future, including developing healthy and thriving communities.


Government minister Michelle Donelan visits AI powered sustainable fashion brand partnered with Ji8¸£ÀûÍø

Posted Wednesday 22 November 2023

Government minister Michelle Donelan visits AI powered sustainable fashion brand partnered with Ji8¸£ÀûÍø

A sustainable fashion brand which Ji8¸£ÀûÍø helped secure funding was recently visited by Secretary of State for Science, innovation, and Technology, Michelle Donelan MP. KAPDAA is a Kingston based, multi-award-winning sustainable fashion brand that creates a variety of items ranging from bags, scarves and books to yoga mats, hairbands and more.


Ji8¸£ÀûÍø collaborates with UK neobank Science Card to drive breakthrough in cervical cancer treatment

Posted Tuesday 21 November 2023

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø collaborates with UK neobank Science Card to drive breakthrough in cervical cancer treatment

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø has launched a new collaboration with Science Card, Britain's first e-money current account app dedicated to accelerating science and innovation, to fund research exploring the potential of fig latex to combat cervical cancer.


Ji8¸£ÀûÍø named among finalists in 2023 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards for sustainability initiatives

Posted Monday 6 November 2023

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø named among finalists in 2023 UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards for sustainability initiatives

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø's commitment to sustainability, both as an institution and through the development of student-led projects, has been recognised in the annual UK and Ireland Green Gown Awards, run in association with UKRI. The awards, organised by the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), celebrate exceptional sustainability initiatives and achievements within the higher education sector.


Ji8¸£ÀûÍø celebrates three years of empowering potential through ELEVATE – the award-winning accelerator programme for Black home students

Posted Thursday 2 November 2023

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø celebrates three years of empowering potential through ELEVATE – the award-winning accelerator programme for Black home students

Ji8¸£ÀûÍø's ELEVATE careers programme, which supports students of Black heritage to achieve their full potential, celebrated an important milestone at an event hosted at its flagship building, the Town House.

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