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County landowners back 'save Newton Rigg' fight
The fight to keep Cumbria’s agricultural college at Newton Rigg has been backed by the Country Landowners and Business Association.
Last updated 12 March 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
Cumbria university reveals courses being cut to save cash
The University of Cumbria has revealed which of its 533 courses are to be axed as part of cost-cutting moves by the cash-strapped institution.
Last updated 12 March 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
University of Cumbria thrown £23 million funding lifeline
The University of Cumbria has been handed a £23 million financial lifeline which could help secure its future.
Last updated 12 March 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
Carlisle teenager learning how to be a perfect role model
Fresh-faced and fashionable, 17-year-old Becca Hudson stands out from the crowd.
Last updated 26 February 2010
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Government minister to be asked to give Cumbria university long-term support
Carlisle MP Eric Martlew and University of Cumbria vice chancellor Professor Peter McCaffery are seeking guarantees of support for the cash-strapped institution from the higher education minister David Lammy.
Last updated 26 February 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
University of Cumbria to axe 60 courses in effort to overcome £20 million deficit
The crisis-hit University of Cumbria has revealed that nearly 60 courses will be axed and a radical shake-up of faculties and management will go-ahead.
Last updated 26 February 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
Students plan demonstration over Cumbria university courses threat
Students are planning a demonstration next week to coincide with the first of two crucial meetings being held by University of Cumbria senior managers.
Last updated 19 February 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
No Carlisle riverside campus for Cumbria university in next ten years
The leader of the University of Cumbria today confirmed that it would not build a campus on the Caldew Riverside in Carlisle in the next decade.
Last updated 5 February 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
Cumbria university tells staff it cannot pay wage increase
All 1,700 staff at the University of Cumbria have been told there is no cash to honour a nationally-agreed pay rise.
Last updated 5 February 2010
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The moment fiction and reality collide
In a dingy room in Cotham Street Debbie Ryan is sitting on the bed holding a razor blade. There are lacerations on her arms and empty pill packets lie by her side.
Last updated 23 January 2010
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
Five hundred Cumbrian teachers eligible for masters course
MORE than 500 teachers across Cumbria are eligible to become the first in the country to embark on the profession’s new masters-level qualification.
Last updated 22 January 2010
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Scale of cuts needed to save fledgling Cumbria university revealed
The full extent of the crisis at Cumbria’s university emerged yesterday in a memo to its 1,700 staff.
Last updated 18 December 2009
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Cumbria university boss in plea to county MPs
THE vice chancellor of the University of Cumbria is calling on the county’s MPs and peers to lobby the Government for support in a bid to help secure the institution’s future.
Last updated 11 December 2009
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
Carlisle-born engineer wins masters scholarship
Carlisle-born engineer James Lowery has been awarded a scholarship to study for a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) at the London Business School.
Last updated 4 December 2009
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
Cumbria university committed to £70 million Carlisle project
The University of Cumbria is still committed to a new £70 million headquarters and campus in Carlisle.
Last updated 4 December 2009
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
Honours for Carlisle mum and daughter
A family affair marked the end of a series of graduation ceremonies held at Carlisle Cathedral.
Last updated 27 November 2009
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£8.4m University of Cumbria deficit revealed
CUMBRIA’S fledgling university has an £8.4m hole in its budget as directors prepare to step up efforts to safeguard its future, new figures reveal.
Last updated 21 November 2009
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
The prospects look good for local firms
A new crop of engineering apprentices – including the first three females – has arrived at GEN II’s training centre in Carlisle.
Last updated 21 November 2009
Published by http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk
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