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Graham McKenzie, Artistic Director of Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival on his honorary award

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-07-19 | ...

Adil Ray, broadcaster, tv presenter & former Huddersfield student returns to collect Honorary Award.

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-07-18 | ...

Vision System on the Kuka Robot installed in the Smart Rolling Stock Maintenance Research Facility

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-04-04 | ...

Robot follows instructions to fix brake disk in Smart Rolling Stock Maintenance Research Facility

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KukaRobot replaces brake disk in the IRRs Smart Rolling Stock Maintenance Research Facility

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Conference with NHS England titled Retention and Research: supporting our people to stay

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-04-03 | CORRECT SUBTITLES TO BE UPLOADED SOON...

In partnership with NHS England, North East and Yorkshire Region, the University of Huddersfield hosted this workforce conference titled 'Retention and Research: supporting our people to stay' and showcases some of the latest national research exploring workforce retention of nurses, midwives and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).

This event explores research into workforce retention, presented by national NHS leaders and academics, facilitates the sharing of challenges and solutions and promotes the generation of retention strategies.

CONFERENCE AGENDA:

00:00 Welcome - Professor Joanne Garside and Victoria Bagshaw
03:05 Welcome - Professor Tim Thornton
05:45 Keynote - Elizabeth Libby McManus
28:30 Professor James Buchan
55:55 Q&A Session
01:13:19 Scriberia Artwork
01:28:25 Dr Andrew Weyman & Richard Glendinning
01:57:30 Max Warner
02:16:10 Charlene Pressley
02:35:40 Zoe Evans
02:52:52 Q&A Session
03:07:08 Scriberia Artwork
04:09:55 Keynote - Professor Mark Radford
04:40:30 Professor Joanne Garside, Charlene Pressley and Dillon Newton
05:01:30 Victoria Bagshaw, Dillon Newton and Ed Cox
05:25:01 Dr Kerry Jones and Charlene Pressley
05:49:30 Keynote - Mike Haslam
06:10:35 Q&A Session
06:22:25 Close - Professor Joanne Garside

A demo of the technology installed in the Smart Rolling Stock Maintenance Research Facility

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-04-02 | The Smart Rolling Stock Maintenance Research Facility (SRSMRF) inside the University’s Institute of Railway Research (IRR) is part of a £1.8 million project to investigate how cutting-edge technology and data analysis can improve the efficiency and reliability of how the UK’s railway rolling stock is maintained. In this video you can see some of the cutting edge technology installed in the new facility which was demonstrated at a seminar to celebrate the facility's official launch.

Developing Capability And Capacity webinar at the University of Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-04-02 | This webinar series from the University's School of Human and Health Sciences, in collaboration with NHS England, showcases experts in the field of nursing, nurse research leaders and educators.

This webinar places the spotlight on the leadership of nurses in supporting the development of research capacity and capability and we share a national perspective of how to increase knowledge and understanding of supporting the research career development of nurses, their professional development and knowledge around research.

We also showcase the career of a nurse researcher to provide inspiration and promote pride in what nursing has achieved through research leadership and provoke thought around strategy developments and innovations that build capability and capacity in the nursing workforce.

Finally we stimulate discussion and thought about the future research priorities that are needed to develop capability and capacity in the profession.

The event was opened by Professor Mark Radford (@MRadford_HEECN), Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England and Chief Nurse for Health Education England.

Introducing the Jo Cox More In Common Centre based at the University of Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-04-02 | ...

University was honoured to give IMechEs President a tour around the Institute of Railway Research

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-03-09 | The IMechE visited the University of Huddersfield's Centre for Precision Technologies, the full-size Smart House test facility and the University's Institute of Railway Research. Here's a quick peek at a selection of photos captured on the day.

IMechEs President visited the Unis Turbocharger Research Group & the Smart House test facility

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-03-09 | The IMechE visited the University of Huddersfield's Centre for Precision Technologies, the full-size Smart House test facility and the University's Institute of Railway Research. Here's a selection of photos captured on the day when the IMechE's President visited the University's Turbocharger Research Group & the Smart House test facility.

Nursing Research Matters - Inclusivity and Health Inequalities in Research Webinar

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2023-02-24 | This latest webinar, in the 'NHS Research Matters' series in collaboration with NHS England, showcases nurse-led research and places the spotlight on the leadership of nurses bringing research to the wider health and care population.

Restart a Heart with Visiting Professor Andrew Lockey at the University of Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-12-07 | #RestartAHeart #cpr #cardiacarrest
A short presentation by Visiting Professor Andrew Lockey on the history and key facts of Restart a Heart – an awareness day that seeks to increase public awareness of cardiac arrests and increase the number of people trained in life saving CPR.

Richard Ayres, Huddersfield graduate, receives honorary award for services to music and composition

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-11-14 | Born in Cornwall in 1965, Richard played trombone in the local brass band, and was encouraged to compose by the trombonist and composer James Fulkerson. After briefly studying theatre, he studied composition at what was then the Huddersfield Polytechnic. After graduating, he moved to The Hague for postgraduate study in composition with Louis Andriessen at the Royal Conservatoire.

Richard still lives in the Netherlands, and in addition to his work as a freelance composer he also enjoys teaching at the Amsterdam Conservatoire, and is a guest teacher at the Royal Conservatoire in Birmingham. His hobbies include composing music, recording sounds and trying to fix an old sailing boat.

“It really opened my eyes at Huddersfield in the 1980s, because I met people that were like me, people who were interested in music and arts that I just did not meet before. They were experts in their field. There was the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival as well, so I met all these amazing musicians and composers which was extraordinary.

“It was one of the first places to have an electronic music studio, which was fantastic. It was at the cutting edge of music and recording.”

His advice to his fellow Huddersfield graduates is to enjoy the moment.

Professor Paul Needham receives honorary award for services to engineering & the aerospace industry

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-11-12 | Paul is Head of Engineering for Air and Space Products at BAE Systems in Lancashire. He came into engineering via a vocational route, starting as an apprentice and studying part-time with the University of Huddersfield, continuing through to a PhD in Aerospace Design for Manufacture, which achieved an Innovation Award. His background has made him an inspiration to many engineers from non-traditional backgrounds, by demonstrating that engineering excellence is open to all.

He is a Visiting Professor in the School of Computing and Engineering at the University, where he chairs the industrial advisory board and is a PhD supervisor. He also has a number of academic publications in his field.

“It is a great honour, I am really proud because the University was a big part of my career, both through my academic learning and on the industrial side,” says Paul. “I have worked nationally and internationally, and this University has been a huge part of my development as an engineer.”

Nigel Fine receives an honorary doctorate for services to civil engineering and technology

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-11-12 | After graduating from UMIST in 1978 with a Civil Engineering degree, Nigel began his career with John Laing Construction where he worked as an engineer on major construction projects in the UK and the Middle East. Nigel is a registered professional engineer (C.Eng) and has a MBA from London Business School. He held Executive Director roles with International Paint, Andersen Consulting (Accenture) and Experian plc. In 2009 he was appointed Chief Executive of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), before retiring in June 2022.

“We cannot get enough engineering graduates,” says Nigel. “The world is technology-enabled, everything we do has technology at the heart of it. We have a shortage of skills in this country and in developing counties, so the more young people going into engineering, the better. There has never been a better time to be one, and engineers are helping to make a better world.

“We need to make sure the opportunities are open to everybody and make it more inclusive for a more balanced society.”

Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE, TV doctor & medical broadcaster, receives honorary award & applauds the ISIaIP

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-11-12 | Dr Sarah Jarvis is a well-known face and voice on medical matters, regularly contributing to discussions on health on BBC Radio 2, Channel 5, LBC and more.

Sarah's books include A Younger Woman’s Diagnose-it-yourself Guide, Women’s Health for Life, Pregnancy for Dummies, Children’s Health for Dummies and The Welcome Visitor, a book on the ethics of dying co-authored with John Humphrys. She founded the Women’s Taskforce at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and was the RCGP Women’s Health spokesperson for over 15 years.

She is Visiting Professor in General Practice at the University of Huddersfield, and is patron of the University’s Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention (ISIaIP).

“To receive this honorary doctorate feels particularly exciting, but especially because I have worked so closely with Professor Karen Ousey at the ISIaIP,” says Dr Jarvis. “She is such an inspiration, I have heard so much about the University of Huddersfield and its work so I feel very privileged and very honoured.

“I don’t think anyone today can fail to understand how important infection prevention is. We had the most extraordinarily steep learning curve on how Covid was transmitted, and it fundamentally changed the advice I was being given and giving as a doctor. If we didn’t have this institute and others like it we would be much, much slower to understand emerging diseases. There has never been a time when the role of the institute has been more important.

Why Democracy Matters by the Rt Hon Sir John Major for the 2022 Harold Wilson Memorial Lecture

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-11-01 | Former Prime Minister The Rt Hon Sir John Major declared that young people becoming involved in politics is vital for the future of democracy in the fascinating and timely Harold Wilson Memorial Lecture at the University of Huddersfield.

Sir John followed in the footsteps of one of his successors in No10 Downing Street, The Rt Hon Gordon Brown, in delivering the annual lecture that commemorates Huddersfield-born Labour MP Lord Harold Wilson, who won four general elections and spent over eight years in office during the 1960s and 1970s.

His appearance at the University came just two days after Rishi Sunak became the UK’s third PM in a matter of weeks, following the resignations of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.

Sir John served as PM for six-and-a-half years after succeeding The Rt Hon Baroness Margaret Thatcher in November 1990. Knighted in 2005, he has been an in-demand speaker and commentator on politics and particularly the UK’s relationship with Europe but has also written books on his lifelong love of cricket and music hall.

“Young people are pretty turned off by politics at the moment,” he said. “and that is a great shame. We need young people not to say ‘that’s not for me, I don’t like what they are doing’ as that is the way democracy dies, if the best of the next generation turn away from being the parliamentarians of the future.

“Any young people here should not be put off by any time when parliament has a bad run. They have an opportunity to change it. If young people have a wish to go into parliament, have an ability and care about changing things – and I don’t care which party they belong to – I would encourage them to do it.

“If the big, solid centre which is the vast majority of this country turn away from politics and leave it to the super-enthusiasts on the right or left then we will not have the parliament we need. So if young people want to come into politics, then it is in the nation’s interest that they do so.

“If politics degenerates to a clash of personalities and ideologies, and has no common endeavour then it is truly failing the public. Without a moral element, then Parliament is a body without a heart.”

In a wide-ranging and topical talk under the title of ‘Why Democracy Matters’, followed by a lively Q&A session, Sir John spoke of his admiration for and friendship with his predecessor Lord Wilson. Still looking across the political divide, he also paid a warm tribute to Huddersfield’s Labour MP Barry Sheerman, who recently announced that he will be standing down after representing the town at Westminster since 1979.

“Barry and I entered the House of Commons on the same day in 1979, and he’s still there! To be in public service as an elected Member of Parliament for over 40 years is truly magnificent, and I am full of admiration for what you have done.”

Assessing the task facing Rishi Sunak, Sir John saw the new PM as having a ‘Herculean task’ on his hands and said that he has, “a truly wretched in-tray and he will have to carefully select his priorities.”

Looking at democracy around the world, Sir John warned about taking democracy for granted in the face of divisive political rhetoric.

“I fear for its future, as only one in eight nations is a full democracy. Even in our own and stable country, democracy is under stress and needs to be protected. We take democracy for granted in Britain, but we shouldn’t.

A look around the world warns us there is no room for complacency. To spread it more widely, democracy needs to prove its merits with rising living standards and stable government.

“Democracy is fragile. When countries discard democracy, populism and autocracy are waiting in the wings to replace it. We should be wary of populism and the easy promises it makes that cannot be delivered. Populists have no time for the middle ground, and the middle ground is where most people in our nation sit.”

The University was also delighted to welcome Professor Robin Wilson, son of Harold Wilson, and his wife Joy to the event.

Advanced Palliative & End of Life Care webinar at the University of Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-10-14 | ...

Introducing the Future Mobility Lab and its vision to make transport more sustainable

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Professor Jane Owen-Lynch on the excellent results of this years National Student Survey (NSS)

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-08-30 | #NSS #universityofhuddersfield

The Pro Vice-Chancellor of Teaching and Learning, Professor Jane Owen-Lynch talks about the results of this year's National Student Survey (NSS) and how the University has improved in all but one of the categories to now be ranked in the second quartile of results overall.

To find out more key facts that make the University of Huddersfield a great place to be go to: hud.ac.uk/about/keyfacts

Welcome to the University of Huddersfield for all our new employees!

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-08-03 | #universityofhuddersfield #staffdevelopment #greatplacetowork

Colleagues from across the across the University share their experiences of working at the University of Huddersfield.

For all you lucky folk who are about to embark on a new career with the University of Huddersfield you can find out more about the People and Organisational Development Team and the services they provide by visiting: https://hud.ac/moj

Rosie Jones, comedian, writer & actress on her career, following your dreams & being an LGBTQ+ icon

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-25 | Rosie has become one of the must-see acts on the UK comedy circuit in the decade since she graduated from the University of Huddersfield with a first-class honours BA in English Language and Creative Writing.

She has starred on shows including The Last Leg, Live at the Apollo, The Jonathan Ross Show, Trip Hazard and The Last Leg in Tokyo. She has written for the hit Netflix series Sex Education, had a recurring guest role in Casualty and published her first book, The Amazing Edie Eckhart, in 2021.

“It feels really emotional and I've already seen a lot of familiar faces from my time here, so I'm very happy to be home," she told the University.

Paul Grimwood former Chairman & CEO of Nestlé USA on placements & the food industrys pace of change

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-25 | #HudGrad #HudAlumni #UniversityofHuddersfield

Paul Grimwood CBE returned to the University of Huddersfield to receive an Honorary Doctorate of the University of Huddersfield for services to the international food industry.

Paul Grimwood was born and educated in North Yorkshire and from 1981-1985 attended the University of Huddersfield where he gained an honours degree in Business Administration.

During that period Paul completed a successful internship with the Mars Corporation and after completing his degree he re-joined the company’s graduate scheme.

Paul credits this internship and work experience as the start of his career and passion for the food and drinks industry.

Paul worked for the Mars group for over 10 years rising to the position of Commercial Director within the group . He went on to work for Highland Distillers as Managing Director UK and Ireland for over five years and then joined Nestle SA in 2001.

Over the next 20 years Paul worked in a variety of senior international roles within Nestlé living and working in the UK, Europe and the USA.

His last role with Nestlé SA was as Chairman and CEO of Nestlé USA based in Washington DC from 2012-19.

During his 20 year tenure with Nestlé Paul has sat on the boards of many industry associations and government working groups in the UK, Europe and the USA whose main purpose was to help the food industry develop, share and implement key initiatives in areas such as the Environment, Sustainability, Productivity, Nutrition and Health.

Paul was recognised in the 2018 New Year Honours list by being made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in recognition of his contribution to the food industry internationally and in the UK.
After a successful global career Paul and his wife Iwona have returned to live and enjoy semi-retirement in the North York Moors National Park.

To read more about the inspiring people who are receiving Honorary Awards during this year's graduation ceremonies visit: https://hud.ac/mt3.

Bo Yang, award-winning filmmaker & director, on his career, studying abroad & being a director

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-20 | #HudAlumni #HudGrad #honorary
The renowned and award-winning film director Bo (Chris) Yang visited the University of Huddersfield to receive an Honorary Doctorate of the University for services to international film and television.

Bo Yang grew up in a city called Haerbin in northern China, close to Russia. He later moved to Xi’an with his parents to China’s West Film Factory during the late 1980s to 1990s. Here he started developing an interest in film-making. In the early 2000s Bo moved to New Zealand to study economics, before returning to China where he worked in film and television for 15 years.

His work Loach is a Fish Too (2005) received the art contribution award at the 18th Tokyo International Film Festival. The feature film Wings (2011) and Feed me (2012) both received Innovation Awards at the 36th and 37th Montreal World Film Festival. Recently Bo has been focused on popular television series for the Chinese market.

Read more about the inspiring people who are receiving Honorary Awards during this year's graduation ceremonies by visiting: https://hud.ac/mt3.

Dr Hayaatun Sillem talks about her inspirations, diversity in engineering and being a working mum.

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-18 | Dr Hayaatun Sillem visited the University of Huddersfield to receive an Honorary Doctorate of the University for services to international engineering and innovation.

Dr Hayaatun Sillem has extensive leadership experience in UK and international engineering, innovation, and diversity and inclusion activities. She chairs the UK government’s Innovation Expert Group and the St. Andrews Prize for the Environment, and co-chairs with Sir Lewis Hamilton his Commission on Black representation in UK motorsport.

She is a trustee of Engineering UK and the Foundation for Science and Technology; a member of the Made Smarter Commission on Industry 4.0; a director of Festival*UK 2022 Ltd; and an advisor to accelerateHER and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation. She has been named as one of the ‘Inspiring 50 Women in Tech’ and one of the most influential women in engineering.

She has a Master’s in Biochemistry (MBiochem) from Oxford and a PhD from Cancer Research UK/UCL. She is a Fellow of the IET and Honorary Professor at UCL. She was made a CBE for services to International Engineering in 2019.

Hayaatun is CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE), of which the University of Huddersfield’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Bob Cryan and Director of the EPSRC Centre Dame Jane Jiang are both Fellows.

Prior to this current role and her role as CEO, Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation, she was Deputy CEO at the Academy and served as Committee Specialist and later Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.

Andrew Scheps talks about his career, why he decided to move to the UK & working with the University

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-18 | Andrew Scheps is a renowned sound engineer having engineered and mixed the music of some of the biggest bands in the world: Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Audioslave, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Linkin Park, Hozier, Kaleo and U2. He visited the University of Huddersfield to receive his Honorary Doctorate of the University for services to international music engineering.

He’s worked with legends such as Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond and Iggy Pop, as well as indie artists such as My Brightest Diamond, Motorsphycho, Rancid, Manu Chao, Tinariwen, Farao, CRX, Cass McCombs and Blood Red Shoes.

Andrew has been awarded Grammys for his work with Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ziggy Marley, and his work has garnered over 20 nominations in categories such as Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance. In addition, he was named International Engineer of the Year Award by the UK’s Music Producers Guild.

Andrew is a member of the Popular Music Studies Research Group in the School of Arts and Humanities and the Music Technology Research Group in School of Computing and Engineering at the University of Huddersfield.

Though starting out as a musician, Andrew found that what he enjoyed most was working behind the scenes. He toured with Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, but he found his home in the studio, working for producers such as Rob Cavallo, Don Was and Rick Rubin. He has also produced Favez, Gogol Bordello, The Duke Spirit, Motorpsycho, Marti Pellow, and Low Roar among others.

In 2011 Andrew started Tonequake Records, a boutique indie label with acts including Low Roar, Favez, Act Rights, and Jeff Babko.

After 25 years in Los Angeles, Andrew relocated to the UK in July 2015 where he set up his own mix room which is now equipped for Dolby Atmos Music.

John Warhurst, a Huddersfield graduate, talks about his time here as a student and his career

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-18 | John Warhurst returned to the University to receive an Honorary Doctorate for services to music and sound editing.

John is a graduate of the University of Huddersfield and one of the film industry's most accomplished sound editors, supervising blockbuster film soundtracks such as Bohemian Rhapsody and Les Misérables winning an Academy Award (Oscar) and multiple BAFTA Film Awards.

His awards for the film Bohemian Rhapsody are seen by many as the crown jewels of the film industry but they weren’t his first. His crowning moment on the red carpet came in 2013 for supervising the sound on the film musical Les Misérables which picked up Best Sound at the British BAFTA Awards.

John’s skills as a music and sound editor have been heard in cinemas around the world with films such as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and recently the onscreen musical Cats. He is currently working on a biopic about the American singer Whitney Houston.

Ian Warhurst, Huddersfield graduate, talks about his Bloodhound Land Speed Record Project

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-18 | Ian Warhurst is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, with a first degree in Mechanical Engineering Design from the University of Huddersfield followed by an MSc in Engineering Project Management.

Ian purchased Melett Ltd in 2002 - a small aftermarket turbocharger parts business with three employees and around £250K turnover. In the right place at the right time, the turbocharger repair market turned from a small niche to high volume.

Over the following 15 years, the business grew to become one of the largest aftermarket suppliers of turbocharger repair parts globally. The business won the Queen’s Award for Export 3 times selling to over 100 countries annually. In December 2017, Ian sold the business by which time the company had grown to £30M turnover, 250 employees, with manufacturing bases in the UK and China and sales offices and warehousing in the USA and Poland.

Ian left the business in December 2018 but then found out about the plight of the Bloodhound Land Speed Record Project which was in administration with the car about to be scrapped. Passionate about supporting STEM and the engineering challenge presented by the project, within a week, he signed a deal to become the new owner of the project. Over the following 12 months, Ian rebranded the project and managed the team to take the car to South Africa in 2019 on high-speed trails resulting in an impressive top speed of 628mph.

Ian is currently researching investment opportunities to support new start-up technologies in the automotive hydrogen and autonomous vehicle sectors.

Angela Nakafeero, Ugandan Commissioner of Gender and Women Affairs, talks about working with the Uni

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-18 | Angela Nakafeero visited the University of Huddersfield to receive an Honorary Doctorate of the University for services to gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Angela Nakafeero serves as the Commissioner, Gender and Women Affairs, Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. She spearheads the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the National Gender Policy, Plans and Programmes, aimed at achieving Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.

She is the Chair of the Covid 19 Sub-committee on Gender Based Violence and Violence Against Children in Uganda. She is a member of the International Advisory Group for None in Three (Ni3), a global research initiative at the University of Huddersfield with the UK Government on ending GBV through pro-social gaming.

Angela served as a Gender Technical Advisor, Ministry of Education and Sports and spearheaded the development and implementation of the National Strategic Plan on elimination of Violence Against Children in Schools (VACiS), 2015-2020, development and operationalisation of the Reporting, Tracking, Referral and Response guidelines on VACiS, the review of the gender in education policy and development of training manuals including the Journeys.

She was key in designing and conducting ground breaking research on gender based violence in learning institutions and utilisation of findings and recommendations to inform education programs, projects and policies. She also served as the Programme Coordinator for the Parliamentary Gender Budget Programme (2011-2013); which contributed to the adoption of gender and equity responsive budgeting as a practice under the Public Finance Management Act (2015).

She has served on several Committees/ Boards such as the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative Global Advisory Committee (UNGEI GAC), Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE), Development Alternatives (DELTA) and Forum for African Women Educationalists- Uganda (FAWE-U).

Our Chancellor Sir George Buckley, talks about his career, inspirations & his love for Yorkshire

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-18 | #HudAlumni #graduation2022 #HudGrad
Sir George gained a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a PhD in Engineering from Huddersfield in the 1970s. In the stellar business career that followed, he has worked in the UK steel and electricity industries before a move to the US saw him become chairman, president and CEO of 3M, whose brands include Scotch Tape and Post-It notes.

He received an honorary doctorate from the University in 2002, and a decade later its new business and innovation centre was named the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre. It is also home to the Sir George Buckley Leadership Centre, which aims to strengthen leadership skills and empower inspiring and creative leaders through leading-edge leadership development solutions.

“As you move through your life and career, there is no honour better than being recognised by your alma mater,” said Sir George.

“Other people give you awards and accolades but in this particular case, this is the greatest honour I could ever imagine I would be given. I am ecstatic at being given the chance to be Chancellor of this University.”

He currently holds posts that include the Chairmanship of UK manufacturer and technology innovator Smiths Group plc, and he has most recently retired as Chairman of Stanley Black & Decker, and he is a retired member of the board of Hitachi, the Japanese industrial conglomerate, and recently retired from the board of PepsiCo.

“This was the place that made me become what I am,” Sir George added. “I had a real passion for learning, so to come somewhere where the teaching was great and people cared about me as a student was great for me.”

You can read the full news story on Sir George Buckley's inauguration as the University's Chancellor by visiting: https://hud.ac/mt2.

John & Ian Warhurst, both graduates of the University of Huddersfield, reveal their competitive side

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-07-18 | Ian received the award of Honorary Doctorate of the University for services to automotive engineering development and John received his award of Honorary Doctorate of the University for services to music and sound editing.

The Warhurst brothers are both graduates of the University of Huddersfield and returned together to officially accept their individual Honorary Awards. In this interview, they talk about this being a proud day for the Warhurst family and reveal how competitive they are with one another.

John is one of the film industry's most accomplished sound editors, supervising blockbuster film soundtracks such as Bohemian Rhapsody and Les Misérables winning an Academy Award (Oscar) and multiple BAFTA Film Awards.

His awards for the film Bohemian Rhapsody are seen by many as the crown jewels of the film industry but they weren’t his first. His crowning moment on the red carpet came in 2013 for supervising the sound on the film musical Les Misérables which picked up Best Sound at the British BAFTA Awards.

John’s skills as a music and sound editor have been heard in cinemas around the world with films such as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and recently the onscreen musical Cats. He is currently working on a biopic about the American singer Whitney Houston.

Ian Warhurst is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, with a first degree in Mechanical Engineering Design from the University followed by an MSc in Engineering Project Management. Ian purchased Melett Ltd in 2002 - a small aftermarket turbocharger parts business with three employees and around £250K turnover. In the right place at the right time, the turbocharger repair market turned from a small niche to high volume.

Over the following 15 years, the business grew to become one of the largest aftermarket suppliers of turbocharger repair parts globally. The business won the Queen’s Award for Export 3 times selling to over 100 countries annually. In December 2017, Ian sold the business by which time the company had grown to £30M turnover, 250 employees, with manufacturing bases in the UK and China and sales offices and warehousing in the USA and Poland.

Ian left the business in December 2018 but then found out about the plight of the Bloodhound Land Speed Record Project which was in administration with the car about to be scrapped. Passionate about supporting STEM and the engineering challenge presented by the project, within a week, he signed a deal to become the new owner of the project. Over the following 12 months, Ian rebranded the project and managed the team to take the car to South Africa in 2019 on high-speed trails resulting in an impressive top speed of 628mph.

Ian is currently researching investment opportunities to support new start-up technologies in the automotive hydrogen and autonomous vehicle sectors.

Leading Women In Sustainability discuss being sustainable in business - University of Huddersfield

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-06-01 | In this webinar three of the region's most prolific and leading businesswomen discuss their passion for sustainability and reveal how they've transferred it to make a difference in their own profession.

Its Not As Easy As It Looks - a webinar from the Universitys Secure Societies Institute (SSI)

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Mental Health Nursing Research Webinar from the NHS supported Nursing Research Matters project

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2022-04-01 | This webinar features discussions with some of the UK's leading experts in mental health nursing and is part of the webinar series from the University of Huddersfield's 'Nursing Research Matters' project conducted in partnership with the NHS.

To find out more visit: hud.ac.uk/inspire/nhs-webinars

Chairing the webinar is the University's Professor Nick Hardiker, Acting Dean (School of Human & Health Sciences) and Professor of Nursing and Health Informatics.

The video features talks from Professor Mark Radford, Chief Nurse Health Education England (HEE) and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England, Professor Fiona Nolan, Clinical Professor of Mental Health Nursing with Anglia Ruskin University and Health Education East of England, Edinburgh Napier University's Professor Elizabeth Hughes, a Professor of Nursing and Lead for Clinical Academic Careers in the School of Health and Social Care, a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds' School of Healthcare and also an Adjunct Professor of the School of Nursing at La Trobe, Melbourne Australia, and lastly Professor Douglas MacInnes, a Professor of Mental Health in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Social Care at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent.

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Universitys Institute of Railway Research announces new research collaboration with DB Cargo UK

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-12-07 | Watch the video to find out more about the partnership which will see the University’s Institute of Railway Research (IRR) join with DB Cargo UK to deliver a pipeline of innovation for the rail freight industry, supported by one of the IRR’s latest projects, the ERDF LCR Smart Rolling Stock Maintenance Research Facility (SRSMRF).

The success of the Life-Saving Lullabies Project

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-11-24 | The Life-Saving Lullabies Project, of which Dr Reid was co-investigator, is being showcased around the world at various international conferences and is to feature in a forthcoming report, commissioned for the World Health Organisation, as an example of how arts-based practices can support relational community engagement processes in lower and middle-income countries.

Intro to Suicide Prevention in Primary Care Special Interest Group with the Unis Dr Hayley Gorton

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-10-08 | Primary care has a vital role to play in a system wide approach to suicide prevention. General practice, community pharmacy are key settings for identifying, communicating with and supporting people who self-harm and might be at risk of suicide. Enhanced and integrated primary and community mental health services provide the platform for coordinated, inclusive and personalised care for those at risk of suicide.

This special interest group (SIG) will provide the platform for bringing together a cross-disciplinary group of researchers, clinicians, people with lived experience, commissioners and policy-makers to identify opportunities for optimising the role of primary care and community-based services in suicide prevention. Find out more about the group in the video.

Nursing Research Matters - Learning from COVID - the second webinar of the series

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-09-22 | Nursing academics and researchers have been carrying out vital research work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This work has helped shaped policy and develop a better understanding of COVID-19 and effective ways of caring for patients.

This is the second webinar in the Nursing Research Matters - Learning from COVID series

Vice-Chancellor Professor Bob Cryan welcomes students back to the Universitys campus

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-09-21 | A welcome message from the University of Huddersfield's Vice-Chancellor for all students joining & returning to the University for their studies at the beginning of the 21/22 academic year.

Wound Care In Crisis: Stop Managing and Start Healing with Professor Karen Ousey and Dr Leanne Atkin

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-08-16 | Professor Ousey and Dr Atkin from the University's award-winning Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention discuss the crisis currently facing wound care. This webinar is part of an ongoing series produced by the University's School of Human of Health Sciences.

GMBs Dr Sarah Jarvis separates COVID fact from fiction & also quashes numerous vaccination myths

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-08-06 | This webinar captures the University of Huddersfield's Visiting Professor of General Practice, Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE, in conversation with our very own Professor Karen Ousey, Director of the award-winning Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention, of which Dr Jarvis is also a Patron.

They discuss the secret behind COVID19's detrimental success, the creation of the vaccine and debunk many of the unfounded and often obsurd myths which have been circulating on social media in relation to becoming vaccinated. Finally, they talk about how the pandemic has changed the UK and what it might possibly be like to live in the ‘new normal’.

Since the COVID-19 global pandemic broke out, Dr Sarah Jarvis has regularly delivered reliable medical advice on all aspects of the coronavirus & the pandemic and has been a much needed and reassuring voice for the nation throughout. Recognised by her peers as being one of the profession's most trusted medical broadcasters, she was appointed as the University's Visiting Professor of General Practice in February 2021.

Mental health & the COVID-19 pandemic & the impact of sitting time & physical activity - webinar

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Professor Parik Goswami will help to transform UK textiles with Textiles 2030

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-06-11 | The Director of the University’s Technical Textiles Research Centre Professor Goswami is to join a high-profile advisory board including policymakers, online and high street retailers, charitable organisations, technical experts and trade associations that will oversee a major initiative to ensure the UK’s fashion industry becomes more sustainable by 2030.

Professor Jane Owen Lynch talks about the University of Huddersfields campus reopening in September

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Building A Fairer Healthier World for World Health Day 2021 from the World Health Organisation (WHO)

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Nursing Research Matters - Learning from COVID-19 - research presentations

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-05-12 | Nursing academics and researchers have been carrying out vital research work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This work has helped shaped policy and develop a better understanding of COVID-19 and effective ways of caring for patients.

In this video, NHS England (@TheNHSEngland) and the University of Huddersfield (@hudduni) are joined by academics from the University of Exeter and the Univeristy of Leeds to introduce some of the research projects.

0:00 Welcome by  Professor Nick Hardiker, the University of Huddersfield.
4:01 Message from the Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England, Ruth May.
5:56  Professor Ann-Louise Caress, the University of Huddersfield - Shielding during the Sars-CoV2 pandemic: Survey findings.
20:00 Professor Carl Thompson, the University of Leeds - Contact tracing in care homes using digital technology.
35:11 Professor David Richards, the University of Exeter - The Covid-Nurse Clinical Guideline.
51:56 Professor Rebecca Lawton, the University of Leeds - Determining the impact of nurse redeployment during COVID-19.

NHS England's national nursing research team has curated and collated this research to compile an extensive portfolio, which can be viewed at bit.ly/2RHFtVw.

Read more about the NHS England webinar at http://hud.ac/jmm

Find out more about nursing research at the University of Huddersfield at http://hud.ac/jmn

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Nursing research matters - Learning from COVID 19 - an event with NHS England - Q&A

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-05-12 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing research has been vital in developing effective ways to treat patients, manage staffing levels, understand contact tracing and much more.

NHS England’s (@TheNHSEngland) national nursing research team has  now compiled an extensive portfolio of some of this vital and diverse work so we can all understand, appreciate and learn from its findings.

This continuing work has already been used to help develop policy and shape the lives and treatment of patients.

The portfolio of research work was introduced at an event hosted by NHS England and the University of Huddersfield (@hudduni).

In this film, academics answer questions about their work and its findings, including the impact of shielding on patients, the redeployment of nurses and innovation without research.

NHS England's research portfolio can be viewed at bit.ly/2RHFtVw.

Read more about the NHS England webinar at http://hud.ac/jmm

Find out more about nursing research at the University of Huddersfield at http://hud.ac/jmn

#IND2021 #NursesDay #Research #HuddersfieldUniversity

Everyone needs feminism according to this panel of experts on International Womens Day #IWD2021

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-03-26 | Who needs feminism? The short answer is everyone.

Find the reasons behind this bold statement in this webinar which features the University of Huddersfield's Professor Emerita of Politics, Valerie Bryson, talking about her new book published by Manchester University Press entitled 'Futures of Feminism', with activist and actor Julie Hesmondhalgh, ambassador for the Jo Cox Foundation Kim Leadbeater MBE and former Director of the University's None in Three (Ni3) global research centre for the prevention of gender-based violence, Professor Adele Jones OBE.

Following Valerie's introduction to key feminist concepts each speaker contributed to the discussion through their own particular lens.

The event was chaired by the University's Director of Teaching, Learning and Student Experience within the School of Human and Health Sciences Dr Georgina Blakeley.

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A message from our Vice-Chancellor Professor Bob Cryan on UKs National Day of Reflection - 23.03.21

University of Huddersfield News & Research 2021-03-23 | #MarieCurie #NationalDayofReflection #UniversityOfHuddersfield
Exactly one year on from when the historic broadcast was made by the Prime Minister urging everyone to stay at home as the country was about to go into it's first ever Lockdown, the University of Huddersfield's Vice-Chancellor Professor Bob Cryan, delivers a poignant message for the University's staff, students and alumni encouraging everyone to take part in Marie Curie's National Day of Reflection which will be accompanied by a minute's silence at 12noon so the entire country can reflect on everything that has happened over the last twelve months and to remember the hundreds of thousands of lives which have been cut short by the pandemic and the devastation it has left behind.