October 2026 edition of the College of Health and Humanities newsletter from the University of Derby. It highlights achievements, research projects, student support and community partnerships across the college.
This is the October 2026 edition of the College of Health and Humanities newsletter from the University of Derby. It is intended for staff, students and partners of the college, covering recent achievements, research activity, teaching developments and community events.
The highlights section features three achievements: Colin Clennell winning the top prize for Innovation in Simulation Technology at the National Simulation Awards, College Advisor Robin Luffman supporting over 175 students across Kedleston Road and Chesterfield, and thirteen University of Derby students being recognised in the first Clinical Legal Education Recognition List for volunteering legal advice.
Research sections cover several funded projects. A multidisciplinary team secured approximately £66,000 from NHS England to evaluate national education quality data. Dr Clare Roscoe, Dr Stuart Mourton and Nicola Taylor received seed fund support for a study on movement skills and neurodevelopment in children aged six to seven in England and China. Oliver Godsmark and Gurvinder Aujla-Sidhu secured £100,000 in AHRC Curiosity funding for a project on the Indian Workers' Association and Udham…
Creative research features include Caroline Locke presenting at the Ambient Music Conference in Copenhagen on transforming tree data into music, Professor Ang Bartram publishing Punk and the Animal, and Professor Susan Hogan's second edition of Art Therapy Theories. An international round table on art therapy and public health is also reported.
Student experience and teaching sections cover a new baseline concussion screening programme run by Level 6 Sports Therapy students for University BUCS teams, an osteopathy transition after the Bachelor of Osteopathy partnership ceased, and the development of a heritage research cluster convened by Cath Feely and Matthew Cheeseman with partners including Derby Museums and the National Trust.
International engagement includes Professor Flora Huang's presentations in China, discussions with Uzbekistan's Ministry of Justice, participation in the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, and attendance at the AI and Human Rights Summit at the University of Oxford. Community events include the Derby Dracula project, an exhibition at Cromford Mills, and a conference on community and social infrastructures.