News and events

  • Professor Mike Parsons

    Wednesday 10 March

    Ex students in Life Sciences will be saddened to hear of the death recently of Professor Mike Parsons.

  • Sports Therapy Graduate Worked With Top Rugby Players

    Friday 27 November

    Jodie Webb graduated from the University of Hertfordshire this week after securing a first class honours degree in Sports Therapy. During her course Jodie completed a year work placement in New Zealand working with The Tasman Makos and The Crusaders – some of the top Rugby Union teams in the southern hemisphere – she also worked with a professional basketball team.

  • New strategies to combat the flu virus

    Tuesday 27 October

    New anti-flu drugs could become a reality as a result of a study carried out by academics at the University of Hertfordshire.

  • Screening for healthy hearts

    Wednesday 30 September

    Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire are screening up to 400 students from various ethnic groups to gauge their predisposition to heart disease in later life.

  • New Dangers of Spice Drugs

    Friday 18 September

    Two University of Hertfordshire academics will release new evidence about the dangers of ‘Spice’ drugs today (Friday 18 September) at the first International Psychonaut Web Mapping Conference in Ancona, Italy.

     

  • The Forum's Got Talent - The T Factor

    Thursday 17 September

    Research carried out by chief judge Dr Peter Lovatt, at the audition stage of The Forum’s Got Talent found that there is a direct link between testosterone levels and success in reaching the final. Of all the acts measured the ten finalists were found to have higher levels of pre-natal testosterone than those that didn’t reach the final.

  • New CPD Biosecience training courses for London Metropolitan University Science Centre

    Wednesday 19 August

    Lecturers for the School of Life Sciences Science Training Centre regularly deliver training and updating CPD courses for large companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca and Government institutions including the Veterinary Sciences Laboratory and the Laboratory of the Government Chemist. However CPD courses have recently been provided for London Metropolitan University in their new Science Centre.

  • FIT Science

    Monday 17 August

    The FIT Science approach is founded on over 25 years of scientific research undertaken by Professor Ben Fletcher, and his associates, at the University of Hertfordshire.

    One of the most significant findings from FIT Science research is the strong relationship between performance and FITness.

     

  • Diet and exercise to alleviate treatments for prostate cancer

    Tuesday 23 June

    A DVD, developed by academics at the University of Hertfordshire, which illustrates the positive effects of diet and exercise in the treatment of prostate cancer, will be launched tomorrow.

  • Scouting for earthworms and birds

    Thursday 11 June

    Scouts, cubs and brownies from Stevenage will gather to dig up and identify earthworms to understand the role they play in the ecosystem on Saturday (13 June).

  • Launch of the MSc in Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation

    Tuesday 5 May

    The recently validated MSc in Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation was successfully launched at the Hertfordshire Sports Village on the 30th April. Dr Colin Crosby, visiting fellow of the University, presented on recent developments in sport and exercise medicine in contemporary healthcare and John Allen, lead physiotherapist for England Athletics, presented on the role of screening for performance enhancement and injury prevention. Both presentations were chaired by Dr Judith Naseby, Head of Sport, Health and Exercise.

  • Research grant

    Thursday 30 October

    Professor Anwar Baydoun has been awarded a PMI2 Research Co-operation Grant.

  • Other Research Events

    Wednesday 6 February

    The 7th UK Nitric Oxide (NO) Forum was hosted by Prof Anwar Baydoun and Dr Shori Thakur in the School of Life Sciences on the 18th December 2006.

  • Looking back on Research Day 2007

    Wednesday 6 February

    The School of Life Sciences held their Annual Research day on April 3rd 2007 and showcased their research in pharmacology, molecular biology, plant pathology and microbiology.

  • More than half of top graduates enter the Health profession

    Thursday 6 December

    Thursday, November 29, 2007

  • Local student lands top job as only female sports therapist at football club

    Thursday 6 December

    Student Stephanie Jones from Hindolveston, Norfolk celebrated achieving a 1st class honours degree from the University of Hertfordshire at the official graduation ceremony in St Albans Abbey on Tuesday 20 November 2007.