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Professor Louise Ryan Discusses Irish Nurses in the NHS on RTÉ Radio 1

Professor Ryan joined The Oliver Callan Show to discuss the vital role of Irish nurses in the NHS and their lasting legacy.

London Met, Next Education Group and Kenya Airways Agree Partnership

London Met, NEXT Education Group and Kenya Airways collaborate to offer specialised aviation training, including degree and master’s programmes for KQ employees.

London Met Director Appointed Local Policy Innovation Partnership Place Fellow

Sophie Cloutterbuck named one of the few LPIP Fellows for her work in driving local policy innovation across the UK

London Met Students Gain Career Insights from Top Law Firm Taylor Rose

London Met’s Careers Team hosts regular employer events to help students explore career paths. At the latest session, Taylor Rose’s Jenny Tod shared insights on careers in law

How to bring people with us as we rewild our cities

Siân Moxon says rewilding cities starts in our own back gardens. Her research explores how design and behaviour change can help people make space for nature.

“I would say sorry”: Neo-Nazi and Roma attack victim come face-to-face

Groundbreaking film That Boy which explores themes of hate, forgiveness and radicalisation had a moving premiere at the European Parliament recently.

Celebrating Women’s Stories Through Special Collections

Elspeth Chapman shares how London Met’s Special Collections are preserving women's for future generations.

Meet the Finalists of London Met’s Big Idea Challenge

9 students and graduates enter the Big Idea Finals

London Metropolitan University’s flagship enterprise competition for current London Met students and recent graduates enters the final stage.

Shortlisting London Met’s university Big Idea Challenge semi-finalists

50+ ideas shortlisted into three categories

London Metropolitan University’s flagship enterprise competition for current students and recent graduates of London Met enters the next stage.

Big Idea Challenge Bootcamp Showcases London’s Brightest Young Entrepreneurs

By Beatrice Morandi | Journalism BA

The Challenges of AI in Journalism: Bias, Accuracy, and Trust

By Associate Professor Wendy Sloane (and ChatGPT)

New Exhibition Explores the Thames Estuary Through Art

'Into the Zone - Journeys in the Thames Estuary' has been curated by London Met researcher Michael Upton and brings together artists with different visions of the area.

Bridging Fashion Education with Industry Experience

London Metropolitan University Achieves Prestigious PPA Accreditation

Two London Met Journalism programmes have received accreditation from the Professional Publishers Association (PPA).

Peregrine Falcons Return to London Met's Tower Building

First sighting of birds that have returned to the University every year since 2018. Follow their progress on our Falcon Cam.

Professor Louise Ryan Discusses Irish Nurses in the NHS on RTÉ Radio 1

Professor Ryan joined The Oliver Callan Show to discuss the vital role of Irish nurses in the NHS and their lasting legacy.

London Met, Next Education Group and Kenya Airways Agree Partnership

London Met, NEXT Education Group and Kenya Airways collaborate to offer specialised aviation training, including degree and master’s programmes for KQ employees.

London Met Director Appointed Local Policy Innovation Partnership Place Fellow

Sophie Cloutterbuck named one of the few LPIP Fellows for her work in driving local policy innovation across the UK

London Met Students Gain Career Insights from Top Law Firm Taylor Rose

London Met’s Careers Team hosts regular employer events to help students explore career paths. At the latest session, Taylor Rose’s Jenny Tod shared insights on careers in law

London Met student wins the Royal Society of Chemistry Outstanding Student Paper Award

Dr Bhaven Patel, a Reader in Organic Chemistry, and Margarita Damai, a Biomedical Science student won Royal Society of Chemistry Outstanding Student Paper Award.

London Met researchers meet the Parkinson's Walking Football group at Arsenal

Dr Fiona French and Dr Cassandra Terry share their innovative Parkinson's research with a local community group at Arsenal.

Call for lower criminal courts to tackle over-efficiency - new book from Criminology expert

Dr Shaun S. Yates' new book explores the negative impact of prioritising speed and standardisation in the magistrates' courts.

Gender and Sexual Diversity Research at London Met Recognised in Stonewall Equality Index

Research group's contribution praised by Stonewall in London Met's recent LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer Silver Award 2024

London Met researchers secure grant to help breast cancer patients receive the best treatment

A team of researchers, led by Professor Yolanda Eraso, has secured funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research to help breast cancer patients with their recovery.

London Met researcher recognised in the Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers list

Anil Kumar, Professor of Operations, Supply Chain, and Business Analytics at the Guildhall School of Business and Law was ranked in the top 1% of the Highly Cited Researchers List 2024.

Academic Excellence Award for fostering British-Turkish relations for London Met academic

Dr Ahmet Erdi Öztürk received 2024 Academic Excellence Award from the London-based Centre for Turkey Studies for his role in fostering multicultural dialogue in London.

Dr Jacek Ludwig Scarso continues his collaboration with British Council Hong Kong

London Met lecturer awarded funding from a British Council to support creative partnerships between the UK and Hong Kong.

Working for what? Architectural Labour: Organising, Work, and Professionalisation

London Met team organised a one-day symposium tracing the history of professional activism and what lessons we might learn for the contemporary context.

London Met Professor among top 2% of world’s scientists

A London Met professor has been named as one of the world’s most highly-cited scholars

Bridging Academia and Industry: London Met Secures KTP Project with Spend Network

KTP Associate, Olha Tereschenko reflects on building the synergy between academic knowledge and business practice.

London Met Academic Delivers Keynote at International Conference Featured on National TV

Recognition of Professor Wessie Ling's work highlights London Met's collaboration with global institutions.

Triple success for London Met researchers with RIBA Research Funding

Dr Jessica Kelly, Dr Claire Jamieson and Dr Adeyemi Akande among the researchers awarded RIBA Research Funding

London Funders and London Metropolitan University Partner for Philanthropic Innovation Through KTP

London Met KTP Associate Shrabani Bhattacharjee reports on a transformative Knowledge Transfer Partnership with London Funders.

London Met researcher part of a team that won BA Leverhulme funding to explore learning and failure

Dr Wendy Ross is a part of the team that has been awarded British Academy Leverhulme Small Research Grant to explore learning and failure.

London Met student wins the Royal Society of Chemistry Outstanding Student Paper Award

Dr Bhaven Patel, a Reader in Organic Chemistry, and Margarita Damai, a Biomedical Science student won Royal Society of Chemistry Outstanding Student Paper Award.

London Met researchers meet the Parkinson's Walking Football group at Arsenal

Dr Fiona French and Dr Cassandra Terry share their innovative Parkinson's research with a local community group at Arsenal.

Call for lower criminal courts to tackle over-efficiency - new book from Criminology expert

Dr Shaun S. Yates' new book explores the negative impact of prioritising speed and standardisation in the magistrates' courts.

Gender and Sexual Diversity Research at London Met Recognised in Stonewall Equality Index

Research group's contribution praised by Stonewall in London Met's recent LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer Silver Award 2024

Who will be the next safe pair of hands?

Andrew Moran, Head of Criminology, Sociology, Politics and International Relations, looks back on the recent political upheaval in the UK.

Autocracy as a curse

London Met sociologist Svetlana Stephenson discusses how Putin, once an inconspicuous St. Petersburg official, turned into Shakespeare's Richard III in 20 years.

The Disappearing Nuclear Taboo

Dr Shahin Malik, course leader for the International Relations MA, explores the potential nuclear threat in the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Trump and the FBI

Head of International Relations, Andrew Moran comments on the recent FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s residence and its potential consequences.

Expert Comment: Government's Response to Bertin Review "Misses the Point"

Professor Fiona Vera-Gray warns that the UK Government 'needs to wake up to the fact that pornography is part of the fabric of that violence in our culture now'.

Expert comment: What the centre-left and the left need to understand

Professor Andrew Moran, Head of Criminology, Sociology, Politics and International Relations at London Met, shares his reflections on the creeping shift in attitude towards autocracy

Expert comment: Donald Trump's victory raises risks and uncertainty at the US-Mexico border

Professor María López, Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences and Professions, shares her views on the election’s potential impact on international relations

Expert comment: A new chapter for international students – a welcome shift in government policy

Professor Julie Hall, incoming Vice-Chancellor of London Metropolitan University, responds to the Secretary of State for Education's recent positive speech on international students

Pride Month remains a landmark but more support is needed

Helton Levy explores how Pride Month faces challenges from global conflicts and 'pinkwashing,' prompting calls for intersectional solidarity while celebrating LGBTQIA+ achievements.

Students aren't all superhuman – that's why means-tested grants must return

Associate professor in journalism, Wendy Sloane's letter to the Editor of the Guardian.

Government's new laughing gas ban attracts controversy

Dr James Morgan, course leader for Criminology and Psychopathology MSc, discusses the efficacy of the Home Office’s new laws on nitrous oxide.

US-Mexico Border Migrant Crisis: If you don't pay, you don't pass.

Reader in Sociology Dr María López discusses the recent fire in Ciudad Juarez and the added threat of institutional violence facing migrants.

Expert comment: Is the 'warm welcome' for Afghan evacuees cooling down?

London Met academics Louise Ryan, Maria Lopez and Alessia Dalceggio react to the government's plan to end hotel accommodation for Aghan refugees.

The curiously short lifespan of housing ministers

Patrick Mulrenan, Associate Professor of Learning in the Social Work, Youth and Community subject area at London Met, questions why housing is such a low priority for the government.

Where Russians get their news

Wendy Sloane, Associate Professor of Journalism at London Met, discusses where Russians get their news in a new article published in the British Journalism Review.

Who will be the next safe pair of hands?

Andrew Moran, Head of Criminology, Sociology, Politics and International Relations, looks back on the recent political upheaval in the UK.

Autocracy as a curse

London Met sociologist Svetlana Stephenson discusses how Putin, once an inconspicuous St. Petersburg official, turned into Shakespeare's Richard III in 20 years.

The Disappearing Nuclear Taboo

Dr Shahin Malik, course leader for the International Relations MA, explores the potential nuclear threat in the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Trump and the FBI

Head of International Relations, Andrew Moran comments on the recent FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s residence and its potential consequences.