‘Smashing’ work wins Sustainability Art Prize
Imogen Dungate, a third year BA (Hons) Fine Art student, was awarded the £400 Sustainability Art Prize at Anglia Ruskin University last night (Thursday) thanks to her “smashing” video installation entitled Gravity.
Students face England bowling legend at Fenner’s
Ten Anglia Ruskin students have been tested against Stuart Broad, one of the greatest bowlers in English cricketing history, as the Cambridge MCCU team faces Nottinghamshire.
Q&A date with BAFTA-nominated screenwriter
Anglia Ruskin University’s new Centre for Science Fiction and Fantasy is hosting a special public screening of the zombie horror film The Girl with All the Gifts next Tuesday (4 April).
New think tank will explore charity sector in Essex
Anglia Ruskin University’s Lord Ashcroft International Business School is launching a new think tank this week to study the future of the third sector in Essex.
International experts discuss benefits of music therapy
Leading experts will meet in Cambridge tomorrow (Friday 24 March) to discuss the benefits of introducing music therapy in a range of health and social care environments.
Topping out ceremony takes place at new Science Centre
Anglia Ruskin University staff and representatives from main contractors Morgan Sindall have celebrated the topping out of a new £45million Science Centre in Cambridge which will enable more science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students to benefit from state-of-the-art facilities.
Psychologist unveils his working-class Sherlock
“1895: London Society takes its problems to Sherlock Holmes. Everyone else goes to Arrowood.” That’s the intriguing concept of the debut novel Arrowood, written by Anglia Ruskin University academic Dr Mick Finlay and published by HarperCollins/HQ this Thursday (23 March).
Children can have ‘out of body experiences’
New research published in the journal Developmental Science shows for the first time that children as young as six can undergo virtual ‘out of body experiences’, with the results demonstrating how the ‘sense of self’ develops.
REACTOR launches its first Big Games Challenge
REACTOR – a project led by Anglia Ruskin University and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to support the growth of an applied gaming sector in the Cambridgeshire/Peterborough region – has this week launched its inaugural Big Games Challenge.
Star students are shortlisted for national awards
Anglia Ruskin University students and staff have been shortlisted for several prizes in the Student Nursing Times Awards 2017 – including three students in the final of the Student Midwife of the Year category.
How butterflies benefit from coffee corridors
New research shows that coffee and timber plantations are providing a safety net for butterfly species in Ethiopia, as the country’s tropical forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate.
Fiddler crabs are masters of the dating world
A new study shows that the elaborate courtship displays of the male fiddler crab help to advertise both their physical fitness and the size of their home.
£1m project aims to promote innovative teaching
Anglia Ruskin University is participating in a £1million project to show how innovative active learning and teaching methods can be used by universities on a large scale to benefit students and break down some of the barriers to their success.
Anglia Ruskin forges stronger links with China
Anglia Ruskin University welcomed senior members of the Chinese government to Cambridge to discuss new partnerships with the country’s higher education institutions.
Students chart a perilous journey to freedom
The attempts of a gay Syrian refugee to escape persecution and start a new life in Cambridge have been turned into an animation by students from Anglia Ruskin University.
Mobile units could transform stroke outlook
The introduction of modified ambulances designed to assess and treat stroke patients could result in a huge increase in the number of people treated within the so-called “golden hour”, according to research published in The Lancet Neurology.
Emma’s work takes off in a new direction
Cambridge artist Emma Copley enjoyed her own #unforgettable experience after taking a starring role in a new advert for British Airways.
Apprentices aim for pot of gold for Rainbows
Barclays employees taking a unique degree apprenticeship at Anglia Ruskin University are aiming to raise £60,000 for Rainbows Hospice in Leicestershire as part of their studies.
Mayoral candidates to be quizzed on green credentials
Members of the public will have the opportunity to quiz the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayoral candidates on their environmental credentials at a special event at Anglia Ruskin University on Friday, 31 March.
Failed business? Blame the ‘perfect storm’
Entrepreneurs who fail in their business venture can limit damage to their reputations by blaming external factors, according to new research published in the Journal of Business Venturing.
Compass chief to discuss new direction for left
Anglia Ruskin University’s Labour History Research Unit event will ask whether it’s time to end tribal politics.
Special screening of 'The Stranger on the Bridge'
The remarkable story of a man’s search to find the stranger who saved his life will be told at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge on Monday, 6 March (6pm).
Ageism still ‘significant’ in UK labour market
Simple prejudice against people aged over 50 is affecting older people trying to gain employment and legislation has done little to help, according to a new study published in the journal Applied Economics Letters.
Camille wins Stratford Literary Festival prize
Anglia Ruskin University graduate Camille Whitcher has won the prestigious Salariya Book Prize at the Stratford Literary Festival with her magical tale Moon Rabbit, based on Far East folk legend.
Weight-loss surgery can get the blood flowing
Men with severe obesity who undergo lifesaving bariatric surgery start to regain urinary and erectile function within a month, according to a new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.