News from 2014

University welcomes Chevening Scholars

Over the years a number of Chevening scholars and fellows have chosen Bradford as their university of choice. This year, the University of Bradford is home to four Chevening scholars - Tony Ku from Timor Leste and studying for an MSc in forensic archaeology, Su Su Htay from Myanmar studying for an MA in peace, conflict and development; Thanit Leerahateerapong from Thailand studying for an MA in conflict resolution and Liu Chen from China studying for an MSc in economics and finance for development.

A week in Westminster

Dr Lijun Shang from the University of Bradford is swapping a lab coat for legislation, when he visits senior civil servant Dr Marcus Main at the House of Commons for a Week in Westminster from Monday 24 November as part of a unique pairing scheme run by the Royal Society, the UK's national academy of science.

Being Human Festival

The University of Bradford is hosting a 'Being Human Festival', an interactive showcase of artefacts and modern technologies used to engage with the past

University of Bradford marks the centenary of World War One with the city's first Peace Pole

Last Saturday the University of Bradford unveiled Bradford's first Peace Pole.* The eight-foot pole is inscribed with the words "May Peace Prevail on Earth" in eight different languages (English, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Arabic, Chinese, and Swahili) and in braille. These languages were chosen in part as they represent the major protagonists in the two World Wars. The others were chosen to represent the department's international reach and remit.

Climate change was not to blame for the collapse of the Bronze Age

Scientists will have to find alternative explanations for a huge population collapse in Europe at the end of the Bronze Age as researchers prove definitively that climate change - commonly assumed to be responsible - could not have been the culprit.