A busy month for staff and students
Despite it being a short month it seems to have been a very busy one for staff and students. Even after nearly three years in West Yorkshire I still find…
Visit by Vice-President of the European Parliament, Edward McMillan-Scott
Today I welcomed Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of the European Parliament and MEP for Yorkshire and Humberside to the University. Mr McMillan-Scott came to give a talk on ‘The Europeanisation of…
A difficult start to the new year
It has been a very difficult start to the New Year, following the tragic death of our student Sui Tonge Ho, known affectionately as Tony. Tony’s popularity meant that the…
December – celebrating success
Congratulations to: Students from the Bradford Media School who dominated the recent Royal Television Society Yorkshire centre student awards in Leeds winning 3 of the 4 categories (factual, entertainment and…
An end of year report
I’d like to start by thanking all those who played a part in the successful degree ceremonies we held recently. These are very special occasions for all our students and…
A gift from the UAE Navy
During the graduation ceremonies two graduates presented me with a gift for the University on behalf of their organisation. The EDT students, from the United Arab Emirates Navy, brought the…
THE Award, overseas activity and estates development
Firstly my thanks to all the staff who have worked so hard in welcoming back our students for the new academic year. I know that our new students have appreciated…
November 2009 – celebrating success
Congratulations to: John Buckley who has been awarded £102,000 by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for ‘Recent developments in lower-limb prosthetic design: to take full advantage of…
International alumni events
I’ve recently had the pleasure of visiting Brunei, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to host events for our international Alumni.
The start of the new academic year
It has been a busy month for everyone with the arrival of so many of our students and my thanks to everyone on the academic and support staff who have…