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Punch and Judy approach to creative media relations
A very small coffin, a very large meat pie, and a seaside bucket: those are some of the containers in which public relations students at Huddersfield University submitted their work this term. There was also a Punch and Judy booth, a couple of picnic baskets, three treasure chests and a watering can. All were used by students [...] Napier student wins national PR award
Bill Ranatunga, who graduates this year from the BA (Hons) Communication, Advertising and Public Relations course at Edinburgh’s Napier University, has been crowned as CIPR Student Rep of the Year. Behind the Spin - podcast episode 1
In this episode, entitled ‘The medium is the message’, Rachel Harrison and Sam Brookes discuss podcasting with Karen Ainley. Vogue and Bucks Fizz for Lincoln students
Lincoln students have held their first PR networking event. Arranged by CIPR student representative Lizzie Hunt, the Bucks Fizz reception enabled students and local PR practitioners to meet in a relaxed atmosphere. Conference calendar
June 23-24 2008, London World Public Relations Conference & Festival 2008; September 11-12 2008, Plymouth Beyond the Spin (the sequel to Behind the Spin 2006) Out with the old, in with the new
The theme of EuroBlog 2008 held in Brussels in March was ‘Social media and the future of PR’. Helena Makhotlova reports on the conference and the tensions exposed between theory and practice. Marjon students win top prize for carrots on the roof
A team from University College Plymouth, St. Mark & St. John (Marjon) has won the largest student national entrepreneurship competition to walk away with £100 each, £3000 prize money for the college and a shiny new trophy. Save lives (and win a thousand pounds)
Six final year PR students beat off competition from more than 100 others to win the annual competitive pitch prize awarded by PR consultancy Trimedia. PR teaching profile - Liz Bridgen
Meet Liz Bridgen, Programme Leader for MA in Public Relations at De Montfort University, Leicester.