News & Events
Research on how teachers cope with change
Primary teachers who have had to adjust to teaching modern languages in the curriculum have told of how they coped with the changes in a research project carried out by Edge Hill University.
01 Feb 2012
Building friendships can help students perform better
Psychology tutors at Edge Hill University are using their research to help their students bond to improve academic progress.
27 Jan 2012
Climate change computer errors to be investigated
Researchers at Edge Hill University are analysing one of the largest weather forecasting systems in the world to ensure it predicts more accurate reports on global warming.
26 Jan 2012
Grant to research treatment for cocaine addiction
A research grant has been awarded to an Edge Hill University academic to investigate effective treatments for cocaine addiction.
04 Jan 2012
Gothic Times
A gothic studies expert from Edge Hill University has been given the role of Reviews Editor on a prestigious journal focusing on the subject in recognition of his research.
20 Dec 2011
Can’t get it out of your head?
Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? That’s called an earworm and Dr Vicky Williamson was at Edge Hill University to discuss her research on the subject.
15 Dec 2011
How can teachers help lonely pupils?
‘What can teachers do to help lonely children’, was the topic of debate for Edge Hill University’s Educational Psychology Research Group.
15 Dec 2011
Applying psychology to education: research and debate
Researchers looking at how psychology can be applied to education have a unique opportunity to explore this further during a series of seminars at Edge Hill University.
29 Nov 2011
National Teaching Fellowship winner spreads knowledge
An Edge Hill University academic has been invited to share his knowledge across the globe after winning a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship.
24 Nov 2011
Play a part in biology research
Edge Hill University are looking for volunteers to help shape research into how climate change is affecting the fertility of trees.
21 Nov 2011
Celebrity masculinities
Famous controversial personalities including Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky and David Beckham will feature in the next GenSex seminar on celebrity masculinities.
17 Nov 2011
Early intervention needed
The Head of Social Policy at the new economics foundation argues that early intervention in the social, environmental and economic spheres can prevent harm in society.
09 Nov 2011
Cutting-edge research on the mind debated
Researchers specialising in the scientific study of the mind and its processes will be discussing their innovative work during a series of guest lectures at Edge Hill University.
27 Oct 2011
Photography informs research on train gangs
A researcher at Edge Hill University is using innovative photography to capture workers operating the almost extinct steam railway and coal mining practices abroad.
24 Oct 2011
Professor unveils new research on voices breaking early
A leading Edge Hill University expert on boys singing will present controversial new research on whether voices are breaking early at the prestigious Three Choirs Festival.
08 Aug 2011
Research grant to benefit the future of sport in Africa
Edge Hill University has been awarded a prestigious research grant to look at ways to develop sustainable sport in Africa.
29 Jul 2011
Male student experience in higher education
Emerging gender differences in higher education retention and achievement rates has led to a new research project being launched in collaboration with Edge Hill University.
25 May 2011
Unimagined communities
It was with great pleasure that the Ethnicity, Race and Racism Research Seminar in the Department of English and History recently welcomed Dr Mark Sebba to present his thought provoking study, ‘Unimagined communities: print languages, prescription and language contact in writing’.
20 May 2011
Equity, identity and education
Academics, practitioners and policy makers interested in research and practice linked to issues of learner identity in education are invited to participate in an Edge Hill University event.
19 May 2011
Tears, Fears and Ageing Dears
Innovative dance research carried out by two Performing Arts Senior Lecturers from Edge Hill University is to be presented in Poland this weekend.
18 May 2011
Professor Rick Delbridge investigates the research process
Academic staff from all facilities of Edge Hill University recently welcomed the internationally renowned Rick Delbridge, Professor of Organizational Analysis at Cardiff University and Fellow of the Advanced Institute of Management and the British Academy of Management, to speak about the research process.
19 Apr 2011
Are boys allowed to join the Big Society?
Declining prospects for young males in the UK’s idealist ‘Big Society’ will be discussed by a leading Edge Hill University academic at an international conference.
04 Apr 2011
Who is the author in the short story?
A short story expert from Edge Hill University will argue that the ‘author matters’ during an international conference on this genre of writing.
31 Mar 2011
The vital role of research in teaching and learning
Edge Hill University’s Vicky Duckworth, Senior Lecturer in Post Compulsory Education and Training will play a leading role at a forthcoming event to promote the research agenda and better practice within the Lifelong Learning sector.
31 Mar 2011
Understanding the benefits of collaboration
Edge Hill University has signed an historic agreement with the University of Johannesburg (UJ), marking the beginning of a new era of collaboration between these two ambitious institutions.
29 Mar 2011
GenSex goes Global
Exposure of street sexual harassment and the campaign against the moral policing of young women in urban India comes under the spotlight at Edge Hill University.
25 Mar 2011
Loanwords research expands
A linguistics expert from Edge Hill University is expanding an important research database on words borrowed from other languages.
23 Mar 2011
Mai 68 Then and Now
It was both an honour and a privilege to welcome back to Edge Hill University one of Britain’s leading historians, Professor Robert Gildea, for his recent guest lecture, ‘Mai 68 Then and Now’.
25 Feb 2011
Protest and Disorder in British Political History
Visiting Edge Hill as part of a series of discussions relating to protest, guest lecturer Dr Vallance, published author and Reader of Early Modern History at Roehampton University, was welcomed by staff and students
22 Feb 2011
Conflict and Empire in the Middle East
If understanding the past helps us to make sense of today then the latest work by Dr James Renton, Edge Hill Senior Lecturer in History, offers real insight into one such occurrence
15 Feb 2011
An Unworthy Man?
Edge Hill’s Department of English and History has a number of leading guest speakers visiting this semester, and so it was with great pleasure that staff and students recently welcomed Professor Clive Emsley to discuss his paper ‘The biggest thieves in the world’? British service personnel during two world wars.
07 Feb 2011
Calls to address inequalities in EU sports competitions
Leading sports law experts from Edge Hill University have carried out an important study on equal rights for non-nationals in sports competitions in the European Union.
13 Jan 2011
Academic’s research cited in European Union’s highest court
Research by an Edge Hill University academic has been used to influence the outcome of case currently being heard at the highest court in the Europe Union.
13 Jan 2011
Historical insight into the Russian colonisation of Central Asia
The captivating Dr Alexander Morrison joined staff and students at Edge Hill University’s ‘Ethnicity, Race, and Racism Research Seminar’ with a lecture on, ‘The Russian Empire and Colonisation in Turkestan: To sow the seed of national strife in this alien region.’
11 Jan 2011
More Hip Op than Hip Hop
There should be more investment to support ageing dancers, according to research by an Edge Hill University lecturer.
10 Jan 2011
English Research Seminar Welcomes International Visitors
The British weather may have been its coldest in years, but delegates attending the recent Language in Africa event received a very warm welcome at Edge Hill University recently.
05 Jan 2011
Professor to help improve care for the dying in Africa
An Edge Hill University researcher has been invited to take part in a pioneering ‘Virtual UK Faculty’ to help the dying in Africa.
23 Dec 2010
WikiLeaks: imperial precedent
Whistle-blowing website Wilkileaks has shown that all too little has changed within politics, according to an Edge Hill University lecturer.
22 Dec 2010
Research to help unpaid carers of the dying
A major research grant has been awarded to Edge Hill University to ensure that unpaid carers looking after the dying are given the best support.
14 Dec 2010
Innovative IT helps patients after surgery
An IT system developed by an Edge Hill University professor to help patients understand their surgery and aftercare has won a national award.
03 Dec 2010
Intervention adds up
A groundbreaking programme devised by Edge Hill University to help pupils in Year 2 who are falling behind in maths is having huge results according to the latest sums.
02 Dec 2010
Researching the Harmful Effects of Continued Illegal Drug Use
It is widely accepted that continued use of illegal drugs can have many negative effects on users, but when people ask ‘Exactly what harm do they cause?’ it can still be unclear and difficult to answer definitively.
22 Nov 2010
University Professor leads flagship ‘Boys Keep Singing’ project
Professor Martin Ashley, Head of Research in Edge Hill’s Faculty of Education, has for some time now been leading on the Boys Keep Singing project in collaboration with the University of York and the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain.
18 Nov 2010
Gender doesn’t matter for the perfect teacher
The ideal teacher is androgynous, smartly dressed and has two faces, according to research by Edge Hill University.
15 Nov 2010
Research event explores African linguistics
Language in Africa is to be explored during a special research seminar at Edge Hill University.
12 Nov 2010
The Psychological Impact of Interactive Story Reading
It is widely accepted that the experiences children encounter in their early years can have an enormous impact on the rest of their lives and can hugely influence their future prospects.
11 Nov 2010
Research project short-listed in Oscars of nursing
An exciting child health research project between Edge Hill University and Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has been short-listed for a prestigious award.
25 Oct 2010
Countering Terror or Counter-Productive?
Military solutions and ‘hard’ policing are not the best way to deal with terrorism and political violence according to research led by Edge Hill University.
19 Oct 2010
MEPs question Edge Hill’s sports law experts
Sports law experts from Edge Hill University have helped shape the future of European sport by giving crucial evidence to the European Parliament Culture Committee.
08 Oct 2010
First Sounding Edge conference takes place
It was with great pleasure that Ian Shirley, Senior Lecturer in Music Education, welcomed attendees and guest speakers to Edge Hill University for the first ‘Sounding Edge’ conference Thinking about Singing – Developing Reflective Practice in Music Education.
09 Jul 2010
Grant to investigate the role of tropics in driving global climate change
Edge Hill University has been awarded a prestigious grant for its challenging overseas work to investigate the role of the tropics in driving global climate change.
08 Jun 2010
Prestigious grant award for research on President Obama
Edge Hill University and key partners have been awarded a prestigious grant to develop a research network on The Presidency of Barack Obama.
04 Jun 2010
New research encourages a bit of a ‘craic’ in the workplace
Humour in the Northern Ireland workplace actually helps to ease religious and political tensions, according to leading research by Edge Hill University.
26 May 2010
New research from Edge Hill University on group memory to hit America
Ground-breaking new research looks at reasons why surgeons and other groups have memory slips when working on important tasks together.
25 May 2010
The debate on widening participation in higher education
Improving social justice and student success in higher education will be the focus of a free lecture on 14th April.
19 Mar 2010
Pioneering research shows that terminally ill want to die at home
Terminally ill patients want to be cared for and die in their own home, according to Edge Hill's latest leading research.
15 Mar 2010
Out of Africa
A senior lecturer at Edge Hill University has been awarded a prestigious grant for a unique linguistic research project.
11 Jan 2010
Understanding mental health
A new book by two Edge Hill University academics is investigating the complex and controversial issues which link social work and mental health.
11 Jan 2010
Mum battles back to celebrate degree success
A mother-of-three who was made homeless after a house fire is one of more than 30 Wirral students who are celebrating their degree success with Edge Hill University.
11 Jan 2010
Academic examines the origins of the Jewish State
An Edge Hill University academic has given a controversial lecture which examined the conflict surrounding the establishment of the Jewish State.
11 Dec 2009
Boys keep singing
Fear of being branded 'the voice of an angel' is one of the key reasons boys don’t sing, according to a new book by an Edge Hill University academic.
04 Nov 2009
Edge Hill researcher receives national media attention
Research looking at the type of exam pressure exerted on pupils by parents and teachers has received extensive national media coverage including both Sky and ITN news channels.
07 Sep 2009
International praise for Edge Hill historian
The Zionist Masquerade, a book on Britain and the origins of the Zionist-Palestinian conflict by Dr James Renton, Senior Lecturer in History, has received high praise in the United States.
18 Aug 2009
Conference: Addressing Autism / Asperger's Syndrome
Friday, 15th June 2012, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Communication: The Key To Success - The 6th International Conference