University course ticks every box for professional success
The programme, BA (Hons) Business, Accounting and Finance, began in late 2016 and has now been endorsed by two prestigious organisations: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2018
Charity chooses Cumbria to fund specialist midwifery training
Midwifery students at the University of Cumbria have received pioneering training provided by a charity set up to raise awareness of bereavement. Abigail’s Footsteps was established in 2010 by David and Jo Ward from Kent following the stillbirth of their daughter. The couple say they were left traumatised by the way they were treated and were determined to help improve the way midwives help other parents.
Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2018
New geography lecturer brings erosion expertise to Cumbria
A specialist in the links between climate, glaciers and landscape is the latest appointment to the University of Cumbria’s geography programme, a subject he says ‘you learn through your feet.’ Dr Simon Carr says he was inspired to join the department during last years’ Explore NW event organised by the Royal Geographic Society and held at the Ambleside campus.
Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2018
Wildlife partnership between charity and university pays dividends
A review of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the University of Cumbria and Cumbria Wildlife Trust has praised the partnership and called for a further agreement to be drawn up. The three-year plan began in 2014 and pulled together informal links established between university staff and the charity.
Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2018
'Major incident' forensic, police and paramedic exercise passes off successfully
A series of murders, false trails and a suspect with knowledge of specialist forensic skills meant 80 forensic, police and paramedic students at the University of Cumbria faced a real test of their skills as part of a major incident exercise (Feb 1 and 2). The diverse grounds and buildings of the Ambleside campus were an ideal location to offer the kind of testing conditions students will face when they graduate and join the professional services.
Posted on Monday, February 5, 2018
Students to benefit from links to accounting professional body
University of Cumbria accounting and finance lecturer Shahadat Hossain has been elected as a panel member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant’s (ACCA) Cumbria and Lancashire network panel. The prestigious appointment means Shahadat will be able to offer a real insight into changes within the accounting profession that will benefit his students.
Posted on Thursday, February 1, 2018
Research collaboration aims to help tackle county's flooding problems
Friends of the Lake District are working with the University of Cumbria on a research project that could have far-reaching consequences for our flood-hit county. The Friends have agreed to host the trial on their land at High Borrowdale, with the support of funding provided by United Utilities, and, led by the university’s Dr Lois Mansfield, a team of Friends volunteers have helped to put in place the groundwork for this vital study
Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Archbishop blesses £9m teaching block at 'beloved' university
The challenge of an ‘increasingly volatile and uncertain world’ and the need to develop students through ‘nurturing to engage wisely, not just knowledgeably’ were among observations made by the Archbishop of York during a visit to the Lancaster campus of the University of Cumbria. Dr John Sentamu spoke of his pride at serving as Chancellor throughout the university’s ten year history and the special ‘DNA’ within an organisation he described as ‘beloved.’
Posted on Thursday, January 25, 2018
University games challenge has a serious mission
Over 180 competitors from the University of Cumbria, Carlisle College and Gateshead College have taken part in a challenge to create and produce a working game in less than a week. It can take around 18 months to complete a new game from scratch but for competitors taking part in ‘game jam’, an annual event run by the digital arts department at the University of Cumbria’s Institute of the Arts, the time allowed was just 76 hours.
Posted on Friday, January 19, 2018
Arts Council chief executive praises Cumbria as 'naturally creative.'
‘Naturally creative’ - the words of the Chief Executive of the Arts Council who spent two days meeting and debating the future of the arts and creative industries in Cumbria as a guest of the University of Cumbria. During a packed programme of events Darren Henley saw for himself the wealth of cultural organisations at work in the county and heard from some of those who run them as well as students at the university.
Posted on Friday, January 12, 2018
Joint effort to encourage nurses to take up the profession
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust (NCUH), Cumbria Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (CPFT), the University of Cumbria and Health Education England (HEE) are joining forces to encourage as many nurses as possible to join the profession. They are holding a nursing event on Saturday 20 January 2018 where prospective students can come along and get more information about nursing and chat with current staff from the wards.
Posted on Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Music fitness survey aims to be world's largest
With dozens signing up to get fit in 2018 researchers at the University of Cumbria want to hear what kind of music people work out to in order to compile what’s hoped will be the world’s largest music preference survey. The aim is to track which kind of music motivates people to fitness the most and whether it varies depending where you live.
Posted on Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Student Sam hunting Britain's rarest fish
‘The canary of climate change,’ that’s how Marine and Freshwater Conservation student Sam Poultney refers to the illusive freshwater fish that he’s currently studying. While most were enjoying a festive break, Sam was patrolling the shores of Derwentwater on a mission to track Britain’s rarest fish.
Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Former student ‘immensely proud’ of his role as Star Wars location manager
A Cumbrian has played an important part in the creation of the latest Star Wars film. Carlisle born Mally Chung, a former student of the University of Cumbria’s Institute of the Arts, says he’s ‘immensely proud’ of his role as supervising location manager on The Last Jedi.
Posted on Thursday, December 21, 2017
Extensive range of visiting professors lined up for university presentations in 2018.
The artistic director of Theatre by the Lake, a leading cardiologist and a professor of fine art from Iceland are among a programme of visiting professors invited to speak at the University of Cumbria next year. "We’ve attracted a wide range of speakers from all corners of the world who will each bring a fresh perspective on life during our tenth anniversary year,” Prof Diane Cox, director of research and head of graduate school who curated the programme said.
Posted on Friday, December 22, 2017