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University celebrates creativity for National Writing Day
22 June 2018National Writing Day to be celebrated across Leeds Beckett University, as research finds decline in schoolchildren’s enjoyment of writing.
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‘Bold’ Becky sees Leeds Beckett triumph in national awards
22 June 2018Leeds Beckett University’s innovative efforts to help prospective students navigate through the clearing process and secure their place at university has received national acclaim.
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New centre to tackle obesity launched in Leeds
20 June 2018With the government’s new Childhood Obesity Strategy due out any day, internationally-renowned academics, Professor Pinki Sahota and Professor Paul Gately, from Leeds Beckett University are launching a new centre to bring together the vast expertise on obesity from across the whole university.
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University celebrates creativity for National Writing Day
22 June 2018National Writing Day to be celebrated across Leeds Beckett University, as research finds decline in schoolchildren’s enjoyment of writing.
‘Bold’ Becky sees Leeds Beckett triumph in national awards
22 June 2018Leeds Beckett University’s innovative efforts to help prospective students navigate through the clearing process and secure their place at university has received national acclaim.
New centre to tackle obesity launched in Leeds
20 June 2018With the government’s new Childhood Obesity Strategy due out any day, internationally-renowned academics, Professor Pinki Sahota and Professor Paul Gately, from Leeds Beckett University are launching a new centre to bring together the vast expertise on obesity from across the whole university.
Leeds Beckett and Yorkshire Bank join forces to support new businesses
20 June 2018Leeds Beckett University and Yorkshire Bank have announced a new partnership to offer expert advice and support to early-stage and growing businesses in the region.
High school scoops first national mental health award
19 June 2018Promoting wellbeing has helped an academy become the first secondary school in the country to gain a new mental health award from Leeds Beckett University.
No BAME coaches in England’s World Cup squad, but is Rooney Rule the answer?
19 June 2018With no black or ethnic minority coaches in England’s World Cup squad, a Leeds Beckett academic has examined if the Rooney Rule is the best way to combat the lack of diversity in football’s backroom staff.
Goalkeeping solutions for England’s World Cup penalty shoot-outs
18 June 2018With England’s first World Cup game tonight, and with it the prospect of a knock-out game decided by penalties in the future, a Leeds academic has been looking into the ins and outs of penalty taking. England have never won a World Cup penalty shoot-out. So what can Gareth Southgate and his team do to better prepare for the seemingly inevitable?
Join us for our first Research and Enterprise Conference
18 June 2018Our first annual Research and Enterprise Conference - #BeckettREC18 – will be held on Wednesday 27 June and booking is now open.
Zero Tolerance campaign nominated for NUS Award
15 June 2018The Zero Tolerance campaign, which has been developed by the Students’ Union together with the university, has been shortlisted for the Relationships and Partnerships Award at the 2018 #NUSAwards.