We're excited to announce that we've today officially rebranded as the University of Keele Services.
This name change is the result of detailed market research, with a Zoom quiz finding that more people have heard of the motorway service station.
Start your journey with Keele.
Great to see that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved for use in the UK.
The vaccine will be manufactured here at Keele through an agreement between
@CobraBiologics
, based on our Science & Innovation Park, and Astra-Zeneca.
Despite a rise in the number of dogs being stolen in the UK, there has been a sharp fall in the number of people being charged. 🐶
Keele's
@Dr_Dan_1
says that the law needs to be changed to combat this worrying trend.
Why do we call people 'Duck' in Stoke? We're not actually calling you a Mallard, in fact it's believed that 'duck' comes from the Saxon word 'ducas' which was meant as a term of respect and leadership. So when we say 'Ey up mi duck' we're just being respectful, not quackers.
Breaking News! We’ve been named 'Best UK University', as ranked by students, in this year’s Student Crowd Awards 🎉
The awards are based purely on verified student reviews – thank you to our wonderful students for their positive feedback 👏
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We will be lighting the Forest of Light purple this evening as a mark of respect and unity for the BAME community in light of the death of George Floyd
#BlackLivesMatter
Congratulations to James Timpson OBE, who will be the next Chancellor of Keele 👏
@JamesTCobbler
is CEO of Timpson, one of the British high street’s great success stories, Chair of
@PRTuk
, and Trustee of
@Tate
James' installation ceremony will take place in June
The BAFTA award-winning short film 'Marvellous' featuring the story of Keele's own Neil Baldwin will be on
@BBCTwo
this Wednesday!
#LoveKeele
📆 Wed 1st July, 9pm
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New university league table released...
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“We are on the verge of a moral change in society, a moral revolution of how we treat the planet. If we don’t deal with climate change in next 20 years, there will be major climatic disruption with devastating effect.”
Sir David Attenborough at Keele University, 2019
#Keele70
Today
#PetTheftReform
is being debated in parliament after over 100,000 people signed a petition created by Keele's Dr Daniel Allen (
@Dr_Dan_1
) and
@SAMPAuk_
to reclassify the theft of a pet to a specific crime
We're delighted to announce that Nataliey Bitature (
@talieybita
), social entrepreneur and one of Africa’s brightest young achievers, will be awarded an honorary degree at Keele’s winter graduation ceremony later this month 🎉🎓
#LoveKeele
We're delighted to be joined today by the BBC's Chief International Correspondent
@bbclysedoucet
, as she becomes an honorary Doctor of Letters for her outstanding contribution to journalism.
Welcome to the Keele community, Lyse!
Today we’re celebrating our official 70th birthday 🎉 On this day in 1949 we received our founding charter, with a commitment to meet the demands of a new kind of society, economy and world
#Keele70
Outside: It starts to snow
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Me: IT'S SNOWING AT KEELE!!!
#KeeleSnow
❄️
Congratulations to Neil 'Nello' Baldwin on being awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the
#NewYearHonours
for services to the community 👏 Marvellous news!
Happy birthday to us! 🎉🎓 We're proud to be celebrating 70 years of the
#KeeleDifference
. We'll be sharing our favourite moments of the history and heritage of Keele University ➡️
#Keele70
Medicine at Keele has been ranked 4th in England, behind only Oxford, Cambridge and Brighton Sussex Medical School, in the Guardian University Guide 2021 🎉
In 1986
@DrFarahFaizal
studied International Relations at Keele.
Since graduating, she has helped to bring democratic change in her home country of the Maldives and now works as a proud diplomat on the international stage.
A degree from Keele can take you anywhere 🌎
#LoveKeele
”The world belongs to young people. They are knowledgeable, energetic and brave, and will make the natural world fit. We have a moral obligation to do just that.”
Sir David Attenborough at Keele University, 2019
#Keele70
Many congratulations to our Vice-Chancellor, Professor
@TrevorMcMillan
, on being awarded an OBE for services to higher education in the Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours 🎉
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Great news! Our medicine degree programme has been ranked second in England in the Guardian University Guide 2020, behind only Oxford and ahead of Cambridge. 🥼🎉
“Damage the natural world and we damage ourselves. This has only become realised by the population as a whole in the last few years. Suddenly, people realise that we’re facing a global crisis.”
Sir David Attenborough at Keele University, 2019
#Keele70
We’d like to reassure staff that there will be no changes to our current levels of operations tomorrow as a result of the PM’s announcement this evening.
@KeeleStaff
#BorisSpeech
Say hello to Keele in Town – an exciting new chapter in the history of our University.
We're working with
@NewsNBC
to transform an empty building in the heart of Newcastle-under-Lyme into a hub of learning and a place for people to connect with Keele 💚
”This university understands about sustainability. It understands that humans cannot keep taking from the natural world without any care.
“Today, I believe that we’re at a turning point.”
Sir David Attenborough at Keele University, 2019
#Keele70
Congratulations to our Chancellor
@JamesTCobbler
, who has been appointed as the new Minister of State for Prisons, Parole and Probation within the Ministry of Justice. 👏
As the
@NHS
responds to the most significant public health crisis in decades, we're proud to have made Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from Keele’s research and teaching labs available to the frontline NHS workers
#ClapForNHS
#UniSupport
#UnisTogether
We're delighted to be welcoming Sir David Attenborough to campus today where he will present a short talk, followed by a Q&A, on the topic of sustainability.
Watch LIVE on Facebook at 15:15 ➡️
#Keele70
Breaking news: global research finds that low back pain affects 540 million people worldwide, but too many patients receive the wrong care
#LowBackPain
You said, we did. 📣
To make navigation of Chancellor's easier, we're renaming all rooms, floors, and entrances. Both old and new room names will be used during the two-year transition period.
Congratulations to Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham, Professor of General Practice Research in the School of Medicine, who has been awarded an OBE for services to General Practice and Patient Care, and to Primary Care Research 👏🎖️
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