
Alumni Blog

Alumni Spotlight: Lucy Edwards, class of 2020 English Literature
11 Mar 2026
|Alumni profile
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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What are you up to now?
20 Apr 2026
|Alumni profile
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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Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Simpson, class of 2002, Art and Design
10 Feb 2026
|Brampton Road
Spotlight on Cumbria Institute of the Arts, Carlisle class of 2002, Art and Design graduate Amanda Simpson.
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Views from campus... Dr Sarah Bonner
11 Mar 2026
|Brampton Road
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 - Charlotte Mason College, class of 1948
18 Apr 2023
|Charlotte Mason College
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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Audrey Wright - Charlotte Mason College, class of 1948
16 Oct 2019
|Charlotte Mason College
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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Charlotte Mason College in the 1940s
25 Feb 2026
|Charlotte Mason College
Discover what life was like for students studying in the Lake District at Charlotte Mason College in the 1940s.
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Memories of a PNEU Education
26 Feb 2026
|Charlotte Mason College
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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Views from campus... Craig Betton
17 Apr 2026
|Fusehill Street
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."
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