WISE-ING UP TO SLAVERY- The University of Hull promotes the increased awareness at the House of Lords for its leading research institute
Hull University Business School (HUBS) gets EQUIS seal of approval from the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
Former England international football player Sir Trevor Brooking delighted football fans of all ages at the official opening of the University of Hull’s two brand new pitches on 7th February 2006 at the Cottingham Road campus.
The University of Hull today announced that funding had been agreed for the establishment of a Logistics Institute for the study of logistics and supply chain management.
Students and recent graduates from the University of Hull have been given an opportunity to ‘pitch’ their ideas for a business in a Dragon’s Den style competition, which also offers a generous cash reward on 2 March 2006.
The recent discovery of tapes made by Philip Larkin, former head librarian at the University of Hull for over 30 years, has astounded fans of the poet’s work and has dismissed the belief that works from this particular collection were not ever recorded.
John Standen, has been appointed as the next Chairman of Council of the University
The University of Hull’s Department of Criminology and Sociological Studies (CASS) invites members of the general public to attend their forthcoming inaugural lecture ‘The Limits of criminology: Crime, Punishment and Beyond’
Students and recent Graduates of the University of Hull will have the opportunity to ‘pitch’ their ideas in a Dragons Den style competition.
The University of Hull is delighted to offer residents of the city a unique insight into Alzheimer’s disease at a special lecture, featuring a keynote speech by Professor Clive Ballard.
The University of Hull is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership between their Department of Modern Languages and the Regional Language Network.
The University of Hull’s Department of Computer Science are getting ready for the World Final which will take place later this year after completing an amazing hat trick at the Microsoft UK Imagine Cup Software Development Challenge Finals.
The University of Hull’s Scarborough Centre for Coastal Studies is delighted to announce its leading role in the research of Antarctic krill which has revealed a novel behaviour that may be of key benefit to the environment.
The University of Hull has given 10 fortunate third year drama students the opportunity of traveling to Japan in order to stage their very own performance of Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s 18th century play Tsuzumi-Drumbeats over the Horikawa
The University of Hull welcomes prospective students to experience campus life first hand by joining them at its open day, which will be held on Saturday 25th March at both sites in Hull and Scarborough
Nunwick memorial lecture given by local businessman and internationally renowned caver - Andy Eavis
As the proud host of their biggest learning awards evening of the year, the University of Hull’s Learning Partnerships Office is gearing up to congratulate a selection of inspirational young people from across the region at a special event
A team of scientists at the University of Hull have recently commenced an exciting challenge to develop state of the art, ‘lab-on-a-chip’ technology that will revolutionise the gathering of DNA evidence at crime scenes.
Students from the Hull University Union’s International Student Association will be putting their dancing shoes on for one of the biggest events on the international student calendar, with a celebration evening of international music and dance.
The Hull York Medical School (HYMS) is to play a key role in a pioneering new project to help to improve the lives of thousands of people suffering from a long-term disabling illness.
Players from a variety of countries will be brought together when the Sports and Fitness Centre hold their first 7-a-side international football tournament on Friday 31 March
We have undertaken to keep students informed of changing events during the current industrial action by the Association of University Teachers (AUT) and NATFHE
The AUT are presently taking action short of a strike. This involves boycotting work related to examinations and assessment, including the marking of student assessments
In light of the current pay dispute, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales would like to confirm its position regarding students entering training contracts without a confirmed degree classification.
In keeping with its longstanding support for the region’s cultural activities, the University of Hull’s Department of English is holding a unique one-day international conference entitled ‘The Literary North’
The industrial action has now been suspended, and the missing marks will now be made available in due course.
This page contains a list of links to all the documents relating to the current AUT industrial action.
Some AUT members of this University are taking part in ‘action short of a strike’ amounting to a boycott of assessments and examinations.
Membership of a pioneering scheme led by the Universities of Hull and Lincoln, their respective Student Unions, Hull City Council and the Hull and District Landlords Association continues to expand.
A Study Skills Summer School to be run by the University of Hull is aimed at introducing prospective mature students to the opportunities available in higher education by offering them a taster of student life.
The University of Hull’s Institute for Learning has recently invited a selection of pupils from schools across Yorkshire to take part in a project which has been designed to transform an area of the West-side of the campus, into a garden paradise.
Volunteers of the University of Hull’s Community Volunteering Project (CVP) will be putting a spring back into the step of local elderly residents as preparations are well underway for an action packed 5-day holiday to Great Yarmouth.
The organisers of GAMES:EDU06, an international conference for computer game educationalists and the development industry, has called upon the University of Hull to assist in the debate over the current and future education needs of the gaming community.
Professor Ian Greer, Deputy Dean and Regius Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, is to be the new Dean of the Hull York Medical School (HYMS). He takes up his position in January 2007.
It is now even easier for prospective University of Hull students and their families to visit the campus thanks to a recent collaboration with the award winning train operator, Hull Trains.
Help is on hand for small companies as the Design Enterprise Centre (DEC), based at the University of Hull, offers free technical consultancy to start-up and established companies thanks to funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
The University confirms that the present AUT (now UCU) industrial action affecting students will be suspended as the national pay offer made by the Universities and Colleges Employers' Association (UCEA) will now be recommended by the unions in ballots
The University of Hull’s Centre for Lifelong Learning has recently formed a successful partnership to develop a specialised award in Civil Protection, designed to equip people in the workplace with knowledge to aid the management of emergency situations.
The University of Hull is delighted to reveal that a member of staff from the Learning Partnerships Office has been announced as the regional winner of the Student Employee of the Year competition organised by NASES.
All module marks, progression decisions and degree awards / classifications that were affected by ASOS must now be reconsidered under the normal University regulations.
For the second year in a row, the University of Hull has been cited as one of the ‘friendliest’ universities in the country. Friends Reunited’s annual poll ranked Hull an impressive fourth!
As a part of the Humber Mouth 2006, The University of Hull will be holding a special exhibition at Hull Central Library
Schedule of dates 2006/2007 relevant to University Degree, Diploma and Certificate examinations (except for certain examinations in Education and Health)
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Suez crisis, the University of Hull is holding a special two-day conference entitled ‘Reassessing the Suez, Fifty Years On’ at the historic Blaydes House, home of the University’s Maritime Historical Studies Centre
The President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, delighted crowds today by officially opening the University of Hull’s Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE).
The Rotunda Geology Group celebrates its launch by hosting, in partnership with the Scarborough campus of the University of Hull, the first public display of the unique 70 million year old plesiosaur skeleton found near Filey
The University of Hull is proud to be able to congratulate the success of students who have shown considerable achievements throughout their studies.
Young people turned super-sleuths to take the mystery out of learning new languages, in an event organised by the University of Hull.
A selection of East Yorkshire based companies are looking forward to reaping the benefits of Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) as the University of Hull starts three new programmes
The University of Hull’s Environmental Technologies Centre of Industrial Collaboration (ETCIC) launched their impressive new website
Hundreds of students receiving their degrees this summer will be joined by a host of eminent figures at the University of Hull’s graduation ceremonies
University of Hull appeared twice in the UK’s top 100 world-changing discoveries, thanks to the work of Prof George Gray and his colleagues in the Department of Chemistry and Dr. Chris Langton for his development of Ultrasound to detect weakened bones.
Business school graduates Simon Long and Philip Benson launce smoothie business
The University of Hull is pleased to congratulate the success of Professor David Gibbs, following his recent appointment as an expert member of the Yorkshire and Humber Assembly’s Sustainable Development Board.
The Sports Minister, Rt. Hon. Richard Caborn visited Hull University today to see the recently created 3G rubber crumb football pitches.
Relationships are flourishing between the University of Hull and the East Riding County Football Association (ERCFA) as ambitious plans for a brand new purpose built facility have been put into action this week
The University of Hull’s Department of Drama and Music has recently received exciting news that Hull Sinfonietta, the University’s Ensemble-in-Residence has been awarded a grant of £5100 by Creative Partnerships.
The University of Hull has led and won a successful multi-million pound bid for the establishment of the Yorkshire & Humber East Lifelong Learning Network (YHELLN)
The increasing number of Hull’s politics graduates seen along the corridors of Westminster and Whitehall has earned them the group name of the ‘Hull Mafia’ amongst the political world.
It’s ‘game on’ for the University of Hull as they forge links with Ghana’s Football Association.
Each Faculty now has a Business Associate (BA) dedicated to exploring the commercial potential of academic endeavour. They have been funded by the University’s Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF)
Budding entrepreneurs in Hull are being invited to ‘amaze themselves’ in the next few months with the help of the University.
Family-run Mytum & Selby Waste Recycling is working with the University to create a major compost and recycling centre at a disused maltings.
The Hull York Medical School (HYMS) has set a challenge for their team of students by seeing who can make the best presentation on the subject of female health.
Slavery is a word we associate with times gone by. Indeed, next year, the UK will commemorate the 200th anniversary of the UK legislation abolishing the slave trade.
With next year marking the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the British Slave Trade, Hull University invites you to reflect on the slave trade and to examine the role that William Wilberforce played in bringing the movement to a close.
A piece of jawbone that was analysed at Hull University today, is thought to be the oldest example of a modern human yet found in mainland Britain.
A strong academic reputation and a friendly spirit are the hallmarks of Hull University, but an emerging Rugby talent is helping Hull to secure its position as one of most progressive Sports Universities in the country.
The University of Hull has appointed Rowan Oliver (aged 33), drummer with rock group Goldfrapp, to the post of Music Enterprise Officer.
The University of Hull has received the highest accolade from the Quality Assurance Agency for its collaborative provision – the delivery of education through other service providers - in the region
The internationalisation of higher education is gaining momentum and the University of Hull is forging links with China in order to promote the recognition of qualifications in different countries.
Universities are constantly striving to strengthen their teaching and research prowess, but how does an academic institution set itself apart from the rest?
The issue of lifelong learning was brought to the fore as Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Hull.
Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) is an equivalent status to Qualified Teacher Status and is awarded to those early years practitioners who can demonstrate they are leading and delivering excellent practice in line with a set of national Standards.