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New research highlights the scale of ethnic disparities in mental health support for kidney patients

New research from the University of Hertfordshire has underscored the disparities in mental health support for adults with kidney disease, recommending specialist, culturally-adapted approaches for South Asian patients who face barriers in accessing mental health screening and care....

11 April 2023

University of Hertfordshire employee chosen to represent Great Britain in the World Transplant Games

A University of Hertfordshire staff member is one of 150 people to be selected to represent Great Britain at the upcoming World Transplant Games in Perth, Australia....

6 April 2023

Special Olympics Great Britain and University of Hertfordshire partner to develop Unified Football team

Special Olympics Great Britain has teamed up with the University of Hertfordshire to bring together six athletes with intellectual disabilities with five current students to form its Unified Football team, which will compete at the Berlin 2023 Special Olympics World Games....

5 April 2023

University of Hertfordshire wins award for encouraging families from under-represented groups to get excited about scientific careers

The University of Hertfordshire’s ‘Cosmic Curiosity’ collaborative project has won the Family Learning to Support STEM award at the Family Learning Awards 2023....

4 April 2023

University wins £400,000 to fund research into detection of airborne pathogens

Two University of Hertfordshire biotech projects that aim to create on-the-spot testing for pathogens, such as anthrax and TB, have been awarded prestigious EPSRC New Horizons grants totalling £400,000....

31 March 2023

University of Hertfordshire welcomes Entrepreneurs in Residence

The University of Hertfordshire is delighted to welcome two Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs), as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen opportunities for students and staff to work and partner with industry....

31 March 2023

University of Hertfordshire marks topping out of multi-million-pound SPECS development

The construction of the University’s largest building, the new School for Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (SPECS), hit a landmark moment today, as staff held a topping out ceremony for the teaching, research and enterprise facility....

30 March 2023

Smartphone games can help to detect the long-lasting effects of traumatic brain injuries, researchers have found

New research from the University of Hertfordshire has found that a mobile-phone game app can help identify ongoing problems with navigation ‒ a common long-term symptom of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) ‒ making these issues easier to diagnose and treat....

21 March 2023

University of Hertfordshire wins youth grant to support diversity in engineering

The University of Hertfordshire has been awarded £61,000 by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) towards the implementation of a project that will encourage more Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic school pupils to choose engineering as a degree....

16 March 2023

Herts researchers develop building coating that uses bacteria to protect and self-repair against erosion

An innovation for a pioneering new limewash for building surfaces, which uses bacteria to form a barrier against erosion damage, has been developed by University of Hertfordshire researchers....

9 March 2023

University of Hertfordshire awarded £1.25 million research impact funding

The University of Hertfordshire has been awarded £1.25 million funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) to support its world-leading research....

6 March 2023

University of Hertfordshire hosts successful symposium on substance misuse

Earlier this month, experts and representatives from healthcare, local authorities, police and criminal justice, social enterprise, the voluntary sector and local communities came together to address the key issues of substance misuse in a successful symposium at the University of Hertfordshire....

6 March 2023

University of Hertfordshire ranks among the top 50 universities for online learning in 2023

The University of Hertfordshire has ranked 34th in Uswitch’s new university league table for best online learning in 2023....

24 February 2023

Radioactive isotopes reach Earth by surfing supernova blast waves, scientists discover

Scientists researching the origin of elements in our Galaxy have new insights into how they are transported to Earth, thanks to a new study led by authors at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK and the Konkoly Observatory, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (CSFK) in Hungary....

16 February 2023

The University of Hertfordshire and Mavericks Netball confirm partnership for 2023 season

The University of Hertfordshire and Saracens Mavericks Netball are delighted to announce a continuation and development of our partnership, ahead of the 2023 netball super league season....

13 February 2023

University of Hertfordshire exhibits ‘What Were You Wearing?’ installation to spark conversation around sexual assault

Content warning: sexual assault and rape...

10 February 2023