Tuesday June 12 2018
Conference to debate how to stay active in later life
While life expectancy is increasing, many of us aren’t making the most of those extra years according to researchers at the University of Cumbria. A conference to be held at the Lancaster campus on Friday will consider why this is the case and what can be done to maintain activity in later years.
Monday June 4 2018
Invitation to have your say on research to put wildlife back on the map
Green winged orchids, the northern dune tiger beetle and the Duke of Burgundy butterfly; examples of flora and fauna which were once common around Morecambe Bay but in recent years have disappeared. Now people living around the Bay are being invited to have their say as part of a project which could lead to local species reintroductions. Back on Our Map has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and has seen the recruitment of a small team of biologists at the University of Cumbria.
Friday May 25 2018
Cumbria research to be presented at national radiography conference
A national shortage of sonographers and an investigation of how experienced radiographers report domestic abuse of the elderly are among six papers, emerging from the University of Cumbria’s Medical and Sport Sciences department, accepted for presentation at this summer’s UK Radiological and Radiation Oncology Congress (UKRCO) in Liverpool.
Thursday May 24 2018
Second Cumbria social work conference draws prominent speakers
After a successful inaugural event last year, social work academics and students have worked to create a second conference aimed at generating discussion, encouraging research and building a community of practice amongst students, practitioners and academics based in Cumbria. The topic of the conference to be held this Friday (May 25) in Carlisle ‘How can social workers understand the interaction between private troubles and public issues in order to practice effectively?’
Thursday May 24 2018
University launches survey into funding for businesses after Brexit
Researchers from the University of Cumbria are encouraging businesses in Cumbria and North Lancashire to take part in a survey which could help influence how much government financial support comes to the region after Brexit. The online questionnaire on innovation will help determine how the UK government supports SMEs when EU funding stops.
Monday May 21 2018
Paramedic trainers want your help to develop future specialists
Could you help develop the paramedics of the future? Have you had an experience of treatment and would like to share it with academics who will be training the next generation of specialist ambulance crew ? As part of a project to update the course, course leaders are looking for advice from patients from north Lancashire about the kind of areas that should be included for future students.
