The arrival of a new year is often the time when many people consider developing new skills, switching careers or taking on a new challenge. And those considering a career in nursing have the opportunity to find out more from the University of Cumbria this weekend.

Posted on Monday, January 7, 2019

Tagged Health and Wellbeing, Nursing

Her work to highlight disability by taking photographs of people with prosthetic limbs has seen photography student Megan Ogley not only graduate with a top award but be commissioned to carry on work that has become her passion. The University of Cumbria graduate from Pontefract worked with charities Steel Bones and PACE who introduced Megan to members of the prosthetics community. She encouraged them to share their stories and model for her with hundreds agreeing to take part.

Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2018

Tagged Art and Design, Graduation

The university’s Ambleside campus has been used for a variety of realistic scenarios with members of 335 Medical Evacuation Regiment joining Kendal Mountain Rescue Team and university paramedic trainers in tackling a series of incidents involving casualties suffering from potentially life-threatening conditions.

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Tagged Paramedic

An important area of nursing is 100 years old in 2019 and the University of Cumbria – a key UK provider of newly-qualified nurses and other health professionals - is gearing up to mark the anniversary. Those studying the BSc (Hons) Nursing (Learning Disability) course in Carlisle and Lancaster are working with staff to devise a series of events to mark the milestone throughout 2019.

Posted on Monday, December 17, 2018

Tagged Nursing

Just weeks after ceremonies were held in Carlisle, students of the University of Cumbria have graduated thousands of miles away. FAME International College is located in Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia. The first cohort of 49 students to graduate received their awards from university Vice Chancellor Professor Julie Mennell (Dec 8) at a ceremony held at the college.

Posted on Friday, December 21, 2018

Tagged Education

For Paul Lawlor, going home to Northern Ireland has been a little different these days since he graduated earlier this year. The Belfast born 25-year-old graduated from the University of Cumbria with a BA (Hons) in Primary Education with qualified teacher status (QTS) in July. Now he’s on the road around Northern Ireland talking about his experiences at university and inspiring prospective students.

Posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Tagged Northern Ireland

Gaining a masters qualification from the University of Cumbria has transformed Helen McGahon’s life, a move that is also driving forward improvements in healthcare across the north and west of the county. Discover how Helen, an associate director of Allied Health Professionals in north Cumbria, juggled full-time work with study to complete a masters qualification.

Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Tagged Health and Wellbeing

Nearly 500 people took part in a series of talks aimed at highlighting the possible reintroduction of species to South Cumbria. The project, called Back on our Map (BOOM) was led by academics from the University of Cumbria’s Centre for National Parks and Protected Areas.

Posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Tagged Outdoor Studies, Research

The story of how a life changing brain injury as a teenager led to a range of challenges has been shared with nursing students at the Lancaster campus of the University of Cumbria. Peter Speight sustained a traumatic brain injury at the age of 14 told undergraduate nursing students how he overcame the incident and subsequent blindness.

Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Tagged Nursing

The University of Cumbria and Healing Arts of the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust are teaming up to host a day of conversations and workshops for art and health practitioners across the area. The first Cumbria Arts in Health Conversation is to take place at the university’s Institute of the Arts, Brampton Road, Carlisle on Thursday 17th January 2019 with two nationally-recognised figures lined up to deliver keynote speeches.

Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2018

Tagged Health and Wellbeing, Performing Arts

A chance meeting with outdoor film-maker Alistair Lee has led to a collaboration which will see the Ambleside campus of the University of Cumbria play host to a series of breathtaking films at an event to raise money for university's mountaineering club. Among those shown as part of the Brit Rock Tour will be one focusing on Lake District climber Anna Taylor. The film show will be held in the Percival Lecture Theatre, Rydal Road, Ambleside on Friday 2 November at 730pm.

Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Tagged Student Life

Achieving greater student success and supporting more to access and benefit from higher education, within Cumbria, the UK and further afield, will be the mission of the University of Cumbria’s newly appointed Pro Vice Chancellor with responsibility for academic matters. A highly experienced academic leader, Professor Robert Trimble will join the university’s executive team from the University of Sunderland in February 2019.

Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2018

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The first phase of work to create a new nature reserve near Ambleside has been completed thanks to successful collaboration between local businesses and charities led by students at the University of Cumbria. Second year conservation biology student Joshua Gilroy made a successful bid to the Woodland Trust for over a hundred saplings as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy initiative. Friends of the Lake District, Hayes Garden World and Dalefoot Compost also offered their support.

Posted on Friday, December 7, 2018

Tagged Conservation, Forestry

University of Cumbria research into cases of male domestic abuse is listed in the ‘UK’s Best Breakthroughs’ for having a significant impact on people’s everyday lives. The list compiled by Universities UK, the umbrella group for UK universities, is part of the ‘MadeAtUni’ campaign launched today.

Posted on Thursday, December 6, 2018

Tagged Psychology, Research

Players from Morecambe Football Club recovering after injury have been receiving top treatment from the University of Cumbria as part of a pioneering scheme. The Shrimps have been given access to state of the art performance laboratories at the university’s Lancaster campus which house equipment used to accurately measure leg strength. By comparing how uninjured knees and ankles perform club physios can work out how much treatment is needed on injured limbs.

Posted on Monday, December 10, 2018

Tagged Sport

A free festive evening is poised to showcase the talents of students and staff from the University of Cumbria and celebrate the institution’s community links with the city of Carlisle. The University of Cumbria is holding its first Christmas Celebration at Carlisle Cathedral on Monday 10 December 2018.

Posted on Thursday, December 6, 2018

Tagged Performing Arts

A group of three friends who all studied together and went on to set up a multi-media company have celebrated graduating and receiving an award in recognition of their entrepreneurship. Emily Dodd studied Wildlife Media and along with Adventure Media student Alex Fowkes and Sam Burton who studied Photography at the University of Cumbria’s Institute of the Arts collaborated to set themselves up in business in October 2015.

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Tagged Art and Design, Graduation, Wildlife Media

It was a double celebration for British Army Officer Major Peter Royal who has been at the latest University of Cumbria graduation ceremonies. He was among 1,000 jubilant graduands whose academic achievements were celebrated in nine different ceremonies at Carlisle Cathedral.

Posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Tagged Alumni, Graduation, Nursing

The University of Cumbria’s role as an anchor institution bringing higher education to Cumbria and working across Cumbria’s key sectors was confirmed during a high-level gathering held during graduation week.

Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Tagged Business, CACHET, CNPPA, Community Work, CRED, Education, Employability, Finance

Twenty six students from the University of Cumbria joined forces with Cumbria Wildlife Trust to plant wildflowers in a meadow in Hartley in the Eden Valley. This is the sixth year running that first year conservation undergraduates have assisted with planting wildflowers in this area of Cumbria. This year the students were planting on John Strutt Conservation Foundation land at Hartley, near Kirkby Stephen.

Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Tagged Conservation

A seconded nurse had cause for a double celebration as not only did she graduate, she also won an award for her outstanding academic achievement. Makayla Brown, 47, from Barrow-in-Furness completed a BSc Hons mental health nursing degree at the University of Cumbria after transferring from Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2018

Tagged Graduation, Nursing

Former professional footballer Len Johnrose has shared his experiences of living with Motor Neurone Disease with nursing students at the Lancaster campus of the University of Cumbria. The 49 year-old former midfielder who played for clubs including Bury, Burnley and Swansea City spoke candidly about his life as a primary school teacher and how he and has family cope with his condition which was diagnosed two years ago.

Posted on Monday, December 3, 2018

Tagged Nursing

One of the world’s leading industrial technology companies is working with Cumbria’s university to train project managers of the future. The University of Cumbria has signed an agreement to provide level 6 project manager degree apprenticeships to Rolls-Royce apprentices. The degree apprenticeship was developed by a national trailblazer group involving both organisations and other major employers along with training providers from a variety of industries.

Posted on Monday, December 3, 2018

Tagged Business, Research, Science

A course in Cumbria may help influence an industry which has been criticised for causing environmental damage. Gregory Foster is working to raise the sustainability profile of the oil palm industry in Malaysia and has just completed an MBA in Leadership and Sustainability at the University of Cumbria.

Posted on Friday, November 30, 2018

Tagged Graduation, IFLAS

There was cause for a triple celebration for award winning illustration student Hazel Mason. Hazel, a third year BA (Hons) Illustration student, not graduated from the University of Cumbria (November 28) she was awarded the Derwent prize for excellence along with a second award for academic excellence. The 21 year old from Stoke-on-Trent was rewarded for the excellence of her illustrations.

Posted on Friday, November 30, 2018

Tagged Art and Design, Graduation

A twist of fate has seen an outstanding university student receive a top award from an academic who first met her family on a beach in north Wales. University of Cumbria lecturer Anne Gager was on holiday and struck up a conversation with the family of Elizabeth Quiligoitti. Fast forward 24 years and not only has the student joined colleagues in receiving a PGCE primary certificate but also received a prestigious prize in recognition of her outstanding work.

Posted on Friday, November 30, 2018

Tagged Education, Graduation

Five years of study has resulted in a top prize for one of Cumbria’s newest midwives. Helen Baxter, from Ambleside, is among more than 1,000 University of Cumbria graduands celebrating at Carlisle Cathedral this week. The awards come just a few weeks after Helen began working as a midwife at the South Lakes Birth Centre. The £12m centre at the Furness General Hospital, Barrow, officially opened in February.

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Tagged Graduation, Midwifery

Helping runs in the family as a brother and sister graduate on the same day, one in social work and the other learning disability nursing. Marion Chidziya, 48, from Oldham graduated from the University of Cumbria with an MA in Social Work. Meanwhile her brother, Walter Tavaziva, 40 had also travelled to Carlisle Cathedral from Greater Manchester to receive his award, a BSc in Learning Disability Nursing.

Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Tagged Graduation, Nursing, Social Science

‘Punching well above its’ weight’ – the words of broadcaster Fiona Armstrong describing the university which today (Wednesday November 28) awarded her an honorary fellowship. A familiar face on ITV Border as well as network BBC and ITN, she spoke passionately about the University of Cumbria’s aims and ambition watched by family, friends and students.

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Tagged Art and Design, Graduation

A married mother-of-three has used her experience of supporting people with acquired brain injuries to carve out a new career as an occupational therapist after graduating from the University of Cumbria. And it is a double celebration for 48-year-old Lotty Romaniszyn, who lives in Carlisle. Not only has Lotty been celebrating her MSc in Occupational Therapy from the University of Cumbria at this week’s graduation ceremonies, she has also named postgraduate student of the year.

Posted on Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Tagged Graduation, Health and Wellbeing

A Carlisle nurse who has recruited over 400 dementia friends has received a top award in recognition of her work. Leanne Story, originally for Carlisle, was awarded the Jim Cox Prize for most inspirational student at her University of Cumbria graduation ceremony (November 27.) The 24 year old adult nursing graduate won the prize for organising a conference earlier this year to raise awareness of the condition among fellow students.

Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Tagged Graduation

The end of seven years study was marked with a double celebration for a Wigan health worker. Not only did Barry Burgess succeed in gaining an MSc in magnetic resonance imaging from the University of Cumbria he was also awarded the Department of Medical & Sport Sciences Postgraduate Medical Imaging Prize for Professional and Academic Development at a ceremony at Carlisle Cathedral (Tuesday 27 November.)

Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Tagged Graduation