Higher & Further Education
Awards honour GEN II apprentices
WEST Cumbrian apprentices were among the top winners at a prestigious awards ceremony this month.
Last updated 1 March 2010
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Legal aid
BURNETTS Solicitors chose the Samuel Lindow building as the location for its new Energy Coast office which opened recently.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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State-of-the-art UCLan facility helps new businesses to grow
A BUSINESS incubation facility at UCLan’s West Cumbrian campus at Westlakes is set to become a focal point for the region’s economic recovery.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Young stylists dazzle the judges in annual contest
WEST Cumbria’s hair stylists of tomorrow dazzled judges at Lillyhall’s Lakes College annual hairdressing awards recently.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Two new professors boost UCLan’s nuclear expertise
UCLAN has appointed two professors specialising in nuclear technology to work in the John Tyndall Institute for Nuclear Research located at Preston and its West Cumbrian campus at Westlakes.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Revealed – the nuclear stars of the future...
THE nuclear stars of the future were announced at the second annual UK Nuclear Skills Awards Evening on February 11.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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The entrepreneurs of the future
THE University of Cumbria hosted part of a prestigious national campaign in December aimed at encouraging future graduate entrepreneurs.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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CAMPUS RISES TO THE CHALLENGE
LAST year saw UCLan’s Westlakes campus hit the headlines as a state-of-the-art building with the capabilities to support the area in its drive to become Britain’s Energy Coast.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Students film It Bites DVD
CUMBRIAN band It Bites recorded their new live DVD/CD package at the University of Cumbria in Carlisle this month.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Big changes ahead for vocational qualifications
WEST Cumbrian further education providers are preparing for a major overhall in vocational qualifications.
Last updated 24 February 2010
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Firm keeps on expanding
AN energy services company based on the Westlakes Science Park has tripled its workforce over the last 12 months, providing opportunities for a number of young people.
Last updated 8 February 2010
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College unveils new look
LAKES COLLEGE has had a complete revamp to celebrate its achievements and enhance its visibility both regionally and nationally.
Last updated 2 February 2010
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Adam among Furness winners
EGREMONT apprentice Adam Bunting has been celebrating after being named as the GEN II South Cumbria learner of the year 2009 at a ceremony held in the GEN II Furness Skills Centre.
Last updated 27 January 2010
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World-class research
WORLD-CLASS research is playing a crucial role in the development of UCLan’s Westlakes campus.
Last updated 27 January 2010
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University voted top by students
A NATIONAL student experience survey has ranked the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) as the UK’s top modern university and in the top 20 overall.
Last updated 27 January 2010
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winners at GEN II regional awards
BRIGHT young West Cumbrians have been setting the engineering industry alight over the last few months – and it doesn’t look set to stop, with GEN II’s Grand Final Learner Awards Ceremony next month.
Last updated 27 January 2010
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Russell joins It Bites project
UNIVERSITY of Cumbria film maker Russell Cherrington has joined forces with eighties chart-toppers It Bites to try and help victims of last year's devastating floods in Cumbria.
Last updated 27 January 2010
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Bright prospects, bright prospectus
LILLYHALL’S Lakes College marked the start of Colleges Week last November with the launch of its 2010/11 further education prospectus
Last updated 27 January 2010
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Key course at Westlakes campus covers nuclear new build, decommissioning and radioactive waste
AN exciting and innovative new course is being offered at UCLan’s Westlakes Campus from January. The Postgraduate Certificate in the Governance of the UK Civil Nuclear Industry has been designed as a part-time course for professionals involved in the industry.
Last updated 26 November 2009
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Students peer into the limelight to discover a career in the world of arts
WEST CUMBRIAN school students were given a new insight into the arts last month with a hands-on careers fair at Keswick’s Theatre by the Lake.
Last updated 26 November 2009
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