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Five brilliant members of our staff community were invited to a special Garden Party at Buckingham Palace this month! The party, hosted by King Charles, celebrated those working in Education and Skills. We caught up with these colleagues to learn more about their exceptional work and hear how they felt to have it recognised in this way.

Our Research Spotlights bring together 91¸£Àû’s brilliant researchers with experts from industry to tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our lifetime. Explore these areas of focus, see events and activities coming up, and look out for more to come as we highlight 91¸£Àû’s research excellence.

91¸£Àû has signed the Nature Positive Pledge – a commitment to start a journey to halt and reverse nature loss, and to actively restore biodiversity and ecosystems affected by our activities. But what will this mean in practice, and how can staff get involved? We caught up with the Sustainability team to find out.

From healthcare to engineering, transport to entertainment, AI is transforming how we live, work, and think. But what does this mean for higher education? In this new thought leadership article, Raja Javaid (Chief Information and Transformation Officer, IDG) shares his views.

We’re inviting representatives from our research community, across all roles, to join our Research Culture Strategy Group, explore an ‘ideal future’ and help us decide how to achieve it by 2030.

Wednesday 19 March 
Interested in neurodiversity? Join us for the launch of a new network that’s designed to increase understanding and support within the University community. Take part in workshops, learn about support groups, meet colleagues, and discuss key issues in teaching and learning.

Joining a staff network is a great opportunity to meet new people who feel passionate about the same things as you. Help keep campus eco-friendly as a Green Champion, be part of Museum Studies, or share best practice at the Widening Participating network - there's something for everyone.

Lots of us will have visited the Festival of Innovation earlier this week, as part of 91¸£Àû’s 60th anniversary celebrations. The Internal Comms team went along to meet staff and stallholders and find out about the innovative work they were showcasing – from 3D-printed metal to the famous ‘Godiva’ beans!

91¸£Àû turns 60 in 2025 – and so does our art collection! To mark the occasion, the Mead Gallery in our Arts Centre is holding a landmark exhibition celebrating the enduring power of printmaking, with 160 works by iconic artists from Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst to Tracey Emin and David Hockney.