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Discover our Open Days, Campuses and Courses. Apply now for September 2025/26 entry.
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Looking to recruit an apprentice, or become an apprentice? See what the University of Cumbria can offer to develop your business and career.
Apprentice PortalOpen Days
Join us at an Open Day and discover what it's like to study at the University of Cumbria.
See DatesPears Cumbria School of Medicine
A new graduate-entry medical school in and for Cumbria commencing 2025.
Study MedicineNew: Barrow Campus
A new university campus in Barrow-in-Furness, serving the Cumbria region, opening from September 2025.
Explore Barrow
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FIVE CAMPUSES. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES.
This is Who We Are.
We are changemakers. We support our local communities by training the life savers, innovators, adventurers, creatives and educators of tomorrow.
We are believers. We believe that everyone has the potential to succeed. We're here to help you stay focused so that you can go far.
We are innovators. With our national and global partnerships and research groups, our practice is influenced by the latest research.
University in the Northwest and in the Top 10 in the UK for Graduates into employment or further study within 15 months (97% of Graduates – Graduate Outcomes Survey, HESA 2024).
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Our Locations
Where Beauty Inspires Brilliance
Nestled in the heart of the Lake District and the only UK university campus located in a UNESCO World Heritage site, our Ambleside campus is the home of adventure. Here, students studying science and the environment have unrivalled access to the lakeland landscape with its unique habitats and culture.
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The Home of Creativity
Our Brampton Rd campus sits just across the river eden, right atop Hadrian's Wall. This beautiful campus is surrounded by parkland, and serves as Cumbria's hub of the arts. Here, students studying film, theatre, photography, and fine art come together as a community of like-minded creatives to turn their passions into careers.
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Where history meets innovation
Our Fusehill St campus has been the home of health and science for over 100 years. It's a place for students studying health, science, education, business, and policing to develop the skills they need to kickstart their career.
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Where Community and Culture Thrive
Sat at the centre of Lancaster, this campus is home to our students in education, health, sport, and business. With access to realistic facilities, local placement opportunities, and decades of knowledge and research, this campus combines innovation and culture to enrich lives and kickstart careers.
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The Home of Opportunity
Our London campus is just steps away from the iconic Canary Wharf. Our East London location enables students in health, education, and business to gain the on-the-job experience and knowledge they need to jump start their careers at a time convenient to them. Learn without limits at our London campus.
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Where Exciting Careers Are Launched
Located at the heart of the innovative Barrow Learning Quarter, our upcoming Barrow campus will bring the leading-edge skills required to design, build, and deliver complex manufacturing and computer science products. With industry-standard facilities and fantastic placement opportunities, students will graduate ready to kickstart exciting careers with global companies.
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Upcoming events
MSc Forest Science Online Events19/June/2025 | 06:00 PM
The Pears Cumbria School of Medicine Open Day, Fusehill Street, 20th June20/June/2025 | 10:00 AM
Carlisle Fusehill Street Open Day 20th June 202520/June/2025 | 10:00 AM
Business & employers
Develop your organisation
We work with national, regional and local businesses to inspire business growth. Find out how we will work with you to develop your organisation, with our business services tailored to your organisational needs.
Develop Your Organisation
Nurture your team
Our Continuous Professional Development programmes (CPD) allow your team to develop new skills and experiences within a flexible study environment linked to your business needs. Discover a pathway that compliments your workplace environment.
Business
University News
Welcome to the University of Cumbria newsroom. Discover our latest news stories, check out our news archive and contact the media team.
Find out how our university community is making its mark upon the world through our research, innovation, ideas and actions.
Explore NewsResearch & Knowledge Exchange
Real World Research
Nestled in the heart of the Lake District and the only UK university campus located in a UNESCO World Heritage site, our Ambleside campus is the home of adventure. Here, students studying science and the environment have unrivalled access to the lakeland landscape with its unique habitats and culture.
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Research Centres & Networks
Through our academic institutes, centres and networks, research is an integral part of what we do at the University of Cumbria.
Meet Our Centres
The Graduate School
Be a part of something special whilst taking your studies and career to the next level. World changing research happens every day at universities, with breakthrough PhD studies bringing innovation to the forefront.
Meet the Graduate School
Ref 2029
The University of Cumbria is committed to increasing the amount of ‘excellent research’ conducted by its staff by actively participating in the 'Research Excellence Framework' (REF).
REF 2029
PHD Research Students
As research degree students you are a member of our Graduate School, benefiting from practical and pastoral support on your research degree journey
Find out more