It is now 50 years since Graham Cairns-Smith suggested that life may have originated from crystals, rather than directly through complex carbon-based molecules such as proteins and DNA.
At noon on 18 October 1966, the Royal Signature of Queen Elizabeth II granted the Royal Charter by which the University of Bradford was founded. As a College of Advanced Technology, the Bradford Institute of Technology, the organisation already had the staff, students, buildings and facilities of a university. All that was needed was the formal recognition of university status.
A study commissioned by The College of Optometrists (UK) and involving Bradford's School of Optometry and Vision Science and the Faculty of Health Studies, found that, when comparing spectacles bought online and those bought and fitted in optometric practices, customers preferred shop bought spectacles.
In July, the University's Special Collections service was confirmed as a fully Accredited Archive service.
University of Bradford engineering graduate John Platt has been appointed as chief executive of Air BP, the oil company's global aviation business.
Lights, Camera, Action! There's a new face around campus, or rather a familiar face come back where he graduated in 2010 with a first class honors degree as a mature student. David Wilson is Director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film and holds the City he was born and raised in very close to his heart. He now considers himself to be in a very privileged position in representing the City on a truly international scale.
After studying Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, Emma Jones has gone onto work in Uganda for the international development organisation Advocate Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE). In this interview Emma shares her life changing experiences of being in Rwanda, her journey as a student and her aspirations for the future.
It was a pleasure to join fellow Bradford alumni and staff at a special 50th anniversary gathering in Abuja on Wednesday 20 July 2016. The programme was held at the Valencia Hotel, Wuse 2 Abuja, and the turnout was quite impressive.
The University of Bradford has awarded the first of its 50th anniversary scholarships.
Gin Tidridge is the first person to complete a circular economy MBA at the University of Bradford, and other higher education institutions are beginning to integrate circular economy concepts in their curricula.
