Anita Rani Scholarship will help disadvantaged women
University of Bradford Chancellor and TV/radio personality Anita Rani has launched her own scholarship to help women from disadvantaged backgrounds.
News from 2023
Pillar of community who embraced technology honoured
An innovative and dedicated former headteacher has seen his good work in the community recognised with a special honour from the University of Bradford.
Lifetime of helping others sees community stalwart honoured
Helping the underdog has played a key part in dedicated Shaukat Ahmed MBE’s lifetime work for others in Bradford.
Underrepresented student boost with £400,000 AI funding
The University of Bradford has been awarded £400,000 to boost home postgraduate students wanting to pursue careers in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science.
First-in-Europe accreditation for Centre for Applied Dementia Studies
The University of Bradford has become the first university in Europe to achieve Alzheimer's Disease International accreditation for being a "beacon" in high-quality dementia care education and training.
Bradford ‘walks the walk’ when it comes to EDI, says top HR expert
As someone who is tasked with getting the best out of 10,000 employees at one of the world’s biggest music companies, you might say Merel Olgers knows a thing or two about people and culture.
University of Bradford welcomes West Yorkshire Investment Zone
The University of Bradford's Vice-Chancellor, Shirley Congdon, says the new West Yorkshire Investment Zone will create more opportunities for the university’s students and staff to develop and support high tech businesses in the region and for commercialising inventions and discoveries.
Green light for Robotics Institute following £20m funding announcement
The University of Bradford is partnering with Keighley College and Bradford Council in creating an Advanced Institute for Robotics Engineering.
Bradford academic joins fight for Pacific Islanders
Dr Becky Alexis-Martin researches the effects of nuclear weapons testing on Pacific islands and gives communities there a voice. She will be taking a delegation of Kiribati islanders to the UN in New York on November 24, 2023, for the United Nations Second Meeting of Member States Parties for the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Here is her story:
Icon’s impact remembered at belonging event
What it means to belong will be the theme of an annual University of Bradford event celebrating the legacy of a civil rights icon.