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Dr. Paul Whittington attends Technology and the SEND Reforms Roundtable in the House of CommonsDr. Paul Whittington was invited to attend the Technology and SEND Reforms Roundtable at the House of Commons on Wednesday... Read more »
Dr. Paul Whittington joins Bett 2026 DfE Assistive Technology RoundtableIn January 2026, Dr. Paul Whittington was invited to be a panellist on the Department for Education (DfE) Assistive Technology... Read more »
BU Prof Jonathan Parker promoting social work in MalaysiaBU Professor Emeritus Jonathan Parker recently discussed his recently published latest edition of the book Newly-Qualified Social Workers: A Practice... Read more »
New interdisciplinary paper accepted for publicationToday we heard from the Editor in Chief of the Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences that our paper ‘Ethical Entrepreneurship... Read more »
Three NIHR Internships awarded at BUCongratulations to Susara Blunden, Christinia Bempomaah and Rebecca Lovedale who has been awarded an NIHR Internship starting the end of September... Read more »
Research highlighted at the UN in New YorkLast week two members of our SONAMONI team attended the 2026 UN (United Nations) High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on the... Read more »
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