Alumni Blog

Lucy turned a passion for the Lakes poets into a career as a reporter for Cumbria Crack. Find out how her time at UoC helped Lucy find her voice and why she’s so proud to be part of Cumbria’s local news history.

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Meet John and Sheila, now settled in Jersey, the pair spend their days with walking football, charity work, and planning their next global adventure. Read on for their memories of Lancaster life and the career paths that took them from classrooms in Burnley and East London all the way to Rwanda.

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Spotlight on Cumbria Institute of the Arts, Carlisle class of 2002, Art and Design graduate Amanda Simpson.

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View from campus is our academic Q&A. In this post, Dr Sarah Bonner, Head of Learning, Teaching and Digital Skills in the Institute of Education, Arts and Society, reflects on her career, her love of the visual arts and her ideal weekend.

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Ruth Ivy Somerset (Wildbur) was a student at Charlotte Mason College, Ambleside, Cumbria, in the years just after World War 2.

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Life as a student in the Lake District during the Second World War.

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When Audrey Wright, 90, returned to Ambleside’s former Charlotte Mason College, the retired teacher spoke of her joy at seeing again the seat of learning which had inspired and enthralled her.

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Discover what life was like for students studying in the Lake District at Charlotte Mason College in the 1940s.

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The PNEU (Parent’s National Education Union) was founded by Charlotte Mason back in 1887. Three students from the 1950s share their stories and memories.

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Meet Angela, the Media Production grad who turned a final-year work placement into a high-flying career as a Head of Production in Canada. From meeting her husband Vince on their first day in halls to raising two bilingual "Star Wars" fans and a pug named Indiana Bones, Angela’s life today is a world away from what her 21-year-old self imagined.

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Views from campus is our academic Q&A. In this post, Craig Betton, Subject Lead Clinical Skills and Simulation for the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine, reflects on his varied health care career and his ultimate "ironing telly."

Adrian Copping didn't just study at St Martin’s in the 90s, he liked it so much he never really left! Now leading our PGCE primary programmes, Adrian reflects on how the Lancaster campus has evolved, his "lightbulb moment" inspired by Dead Poets Society, and the one spot on campus with the absolute best view of Morecambe Bay.

Around 20 former employees of the college returned to campus this month for a get-together involving a tour and an afternoon tea.

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