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“It’s not just about washing people’s bums!” An Adult Nurse gives her take on the profession.

Win Hughes, Senior Lecturer in Advanced Nursing, talks about how a random conversation at a party inspired her to go…

25 April 2024

The Golden Threads #1: Making Connections.

Dr Emel Thomas, in conversation with her Childhood, Youth and Families (CYF) colleagues Dr Helen Simmons and Robin Sturman-Coombs, reflects…

24 April 2024

An educational revolution. Placing special educational needs and inclusion at the heart of mainstream teaching and learning.

The Accessible Learning Foundation was launched in September last year by the then Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, to support individuals…

23 April 2024

A Career in Children and Young’s People Nursing.

We caught up with Bally to hear first-hand about her varied career in one of the more challenging areas of…

22 April 2024

A good read…an academic talks up the value of reading to children.

Joanne’s research interests include influences of reading comprehension and reading for pleasure for primary age children, which is the focus…

19 April 2024

Quality Interactions: Young Children’s Speech and Language Development.

Dr Richardson’s expert area concerns how forest schools/outdoor learning situations can positively impact the development of young children’s language development.

17 April 2024

The Fashion industry isn’t a hobby, it’s a real job.

In this blog, Courtney shares her experiences from her Fashion Marketing and Promotion BA (Hons) degree course and where it’s…

14 March 2024

From Learning Disability Nurse to Health Visitor: Navigating Career Paths in Nursing

Lauretta Ofulue tells us about what becoming a learning disability nurse means to her, and her post-UON life and career…

22 November 2023

The amazing opportunities I’ve been given as a Fashion Marketing & Promotion student

First-year Fashion Marketing & Promotion student, Maisie Hunt, describes her first experience of the glamour of the fashion world when…

20 November 2023