Archbishop 'deeply honoured' by decision to name new teaching block after him
A £9million teaching block which will be used to help educate over 500 health and social care students at the University of Cumbria’s Lancaster campus has been officially opened. The Sentamu Building, named after university’s chancellor the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu, was opened before an invited audience of guests from across the region at a ceremony carried out on Tuesday 5 September.
Posted on Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Innovative university and prison partnership shortlisted for prestigious education award
A pioneering programme allowing university students and prisoners to learn together has been shortlisted for a Times Higher Education Award in the ‘Widening Participation’ category. The University of Cumbria and HMP Haverigg developed and successfully delivered a psychology module, worth 20 credits for students and prisoners at Cumbria’s only prison.
Posted on Thursday, September 7, 2017
University is IT-fit for the next decade
Students and staff at the University of Cumbria will benefit from a £625,000 investment aimed at developing future wireless, network and technology services. With demand for communication - from email to sharing presentations and videos - set to increase significantly, the university is keen to update the core network to ensure students and staff could be certain of secure, fast connectivity.
Posted on Monday, September 4, 2017
University’s authentic crime scene exercise shortlisted for excellence award
A cross-discipline team from the University of Cumbria has been shortlisted for a prestigious Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE), which recognises outstanding contributions to teaching by teams from higher education providers. The Major Incident (MI) team reached the finals for a CATE, with its annual mock crime scene investigation scenario which is staged at the university’s Ambleside campus in real-time over three days.
Posted on Thursday, August 31, 2017
Guided tours of historic university campus
Discover treasures from the University of Cumbria’s special collections, including artist John Bratby’s controversial painting of the crucifixion and Dame Barbara Hepworth’s ‘Winged Figure’ as part of the Heritage Open Day (Sept 7-9) annual festival of history and culture. The event at the university’s Lancaster campus is part of a series of activities celebrating the University of Cumbria's 10th Anniversary.
Posted on Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Ironman Liam aiming for Swiss success
When Liam Walker lines up to compete in the Zofingen Powerman World Championships in Switzerland this weekend (Sept 1/2) it will mark the latest success in a career that’s going from strength to strength. Originally from Barrow where his family still live but now working in Sheffield, Liam studied coaching and sports performance at the University of Cumbria but what is remarkable is that his athletic prowess has been achieved in just two years.
Posted on Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Royal visit to celebrate university's 10th anniversary
HRH The Princess Royal is to visit the University of Cumbria’s Fusehill Street campus in Carlisle on Wednesday 20 September. The visit comes as the university celebrates its tenth anniversary year and launches a new strategic plan to position the university for further and future sustainability and success
Posted on Thursday, August 24, 2017
Preliminary abuse research revealed
Preliminary research carried out by the University of Cumbria examining abuse against men has revealed cases of verbal, physical and sexual aggression. The work, by Dr Liz Bates a senior lecturer in applied psychology at the university, began in March and although detailed analysis has yet to be carried out, initial findings are sobering.
Posted on Wednesday, August 16, 2017
University dance lecturer sees successful collaborative project head to North America
Stevie Prickett, lecturer in dance and physical theatre at the University of Cumbria’s Institute of the Arts' recently celebrated the North American premiere of his latest collaborative performance project 'Reassembled Slightly Askew', as it enjoyed a five-day residency at the Summerworks performance festival in Toronto.
Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Windermere exercise builds on police partnership
University of Cumbria forensic and investigative science lecturer Ashleigh Hunt has spent time on exercise with new forensic evidence search dogs employed by Cumbria Police. Sansa and Harley are trained to detect a body on land and water and were put through their paces on Windermere.
Posted on Friday, August 11, 2017
Sci fi success for University of Cumbria academic
A Cumbria academic has returned triumphant from a New York sci fi film festival. Fine art programme leader Jane Topping, based at the University of Cumbria’s Institute of the Arts, won ‘best short film’ for her production Peter which was shown at the 5th Annual Philip K Dick Science Fiction Film Festival.
Posted on Thursday, June 1, 2017
Trans Atlantic arts collaboration takes off
A unique collaboration between an American artist and the University of Cumbria’s Institute of the Arts has resulted in the creation of a new piece of choreography based around the theme of exhaustion. Sculpture and film artist Sandy Williams is a graduate of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville and spent several weeks working with the University of Cumbria’s fine art programme based at Brampton Road.
Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Universities team up to boost innovation in Cumbria
A new £4.1 million business support project will help Cumbria businesses grow by accelerating the research and development of new products and services. Lancaster University and the University of Cumbria are launching the ‘Cumbria Innovations Platform,’ which will signpost and deliver technical and management expertise to assist in the commercialisation of new ideas to the county’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Posted on Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Student-run community sporting events boost fitness and raise money for charity
Over 500 school pupils and 200 adults have enjoyed a series of sport and health-related activities organised by final year P.E. sport coaching and development students from the University of Cumbria. Charities shared £1500 raised from seven community sporting events held in April and May.
Posted on Friday, May 26, 2017
University's first Three Minute Thesis (3MT ®) success
For the first time the University of Cumbria has staged a competition which highlighted a range of research PhD’s, each with a practical application, that are currently underway. The idea of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT ®) came from the University of Queensland in 2008. The winning submission was from Malabika Ghosh, the clinical lead for rehabilitation at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, who is completing a PhD which examines the rehabilitation of patients after stroke.
Posted on Friday, June 16, 2017
Vivienne Westwood brings climate change debate to Cumbria
British icon, entrepreneur and fashion guru Vivienne Westwood entertained a packed audience at the University of Cumbria in Ambleside when she spoke about her passion for the environment. In a wide-ranging and sometimes challenging discussion about life, climate change and her love of constant learning through reading, her talk enthralled an audience made up of students, staff, university supporters and fans of the designer.
Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Researchers put best foot forward at Active Ageing conference
Could low frequency high intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions and recreational dancing really help older individuals maintain optimum health in later life? That along with other pioneering and perhaps less conventional research will be discussed at the second annual Active Ageing symposium on Friday 23 June at the University of Cumbria’s Lancaster campus.
Posted on Wednesday, June 21, 2017
National honour for Cumbrian academic
The University of Cumbria’s director of research is preparing to deliver a prestigious lecture she describes as the pinnacle of her career so far. Professor Diane Cox, who is also the head of the university’s graduate school, is finalising her presentation for the Casson Memorial Lecture which forms part of the 41st Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ Annual Conference at the ICC, in Birmingham next week (19 & 20 June 2017
Posted on Monday, June 12, 2017
Lottery funding to help preserve Morecambe Bay natural history
The University of Cumbria along with Natural England, the Forestry Commission and Cumbria Wildlife Trust has received support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the development of the South Cumbria species restoration programme. Development funding worth £174,500 has been awarded to a project aimed at developing the area’s landscape through a community-led species restoration programme; species such as the pine marten could be among those reintroduced to the Morecambe Bay area.
Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Ageing research is front page news
While muscle in our bodies will change with age, keeping active in later life may well be key to fending off other illnesses and maintaining overall health. Dr Lawrence Hayes, lecturer in exercise physiology at the university, together with Dr Mark Ross of Edinburgh Napier University have written an article highlighting the subject which appears in the latest edition of Sport and Exercise Scientist.
Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2017
Cumbria receives bronze in Teaching Excellence Framework
The University of Cumbria has been awarded bronze by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) which today released the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). Cumbria’s bronze award shows the university is ‘delivering teaching, learning and outcomes for its students that meet rigorous national quality requirements for UK higher education.’
Posted on Thursday, June 22, 2017