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Annual exhibition highlights artistic merits of Brampton school students

Brampton students show Many months of hard work was rewarded when art, design, technology and media students displayed their final pieces at William Howard School’s annual exhibition night.

Last updated 4 May 2012
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Carlisle College officially opens new £10 million building

Students at Carlisle College have a new place to go for classes.

Last updated 27 April 2012
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Cumbria university leaders praised for revamp

The vision and determination of University of Cumbria leaders has been praised as a revamp begins to take shape.

Last updated 13 April 2012
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Carlisle College's new campus officially opens this month

Carlisle College was strapped for cash a decade ago, tackling a deficit of nearly £500,000.

Last updated 13 April 2012
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Cumbria university chancellor urged to resign over views on gays

Some members of the University of Cumbria’s Students’ Union have called for the resignation of the institution’s chancellor.

Last updated 5 April 2012
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Cumbria university gives go-ahead for revival of Ambleside campus

The University of Cumbria will have completely moved out of its Newton Rigg campus by September 2014, which will boost student numbers in Carlisle.

Last updated 30 March 2012
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Newton Rigg nursery takeover response ‘brilliant’

Campaigners battling to save a nursery threatened with closure say they have had a “brilliant response” to their bid to find a new operator.

Last updated 30 March 2012
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Carlisle MP backs plan for extra places at city schools

A multi-million pound investment to provide 1,200 extra primary school places in Carlisle has been backed by the city’s MP.

Last updated 23 March 2012
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Huge cash boost for Cumbria university jobs scheme

Efforts to find work for University of Cumbria graduates have been given a £1.74 million boost.

Last updated 23 March 2012
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Search to find new group to run nursery at Newton Rigg

A search has been launched to find a new organisation to take over the running of a nursery threatened with closure.

Last updated 16 March 2012
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Cumbria uni chancellor John Sentamu tipped to be Church’s top cleric

The chancellor of the University of Cumbria, Dr John Sentamu, has been tipped as front-runner to succeed Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams who announced today he is to quit after 10 years.

Last updated 16 March 2012
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Cumbria university accused of ‘absolute betrayal’ over courses move

The University of Cumbria has been accused of an “absolute betrayal” by former Carlisle MP Eric Martlew over its plans to move business undergraduate courses to its Lancaster campus.

Last updated 9 March 2012
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Go-ahead for Cumbria university to take on extra students

The University of Cumbria has won its bid to increase the number of students it can take on later this year when new tuition fee levels are introduced.

Last updated 8 March 2012
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Tuition fees must not put teenagers off university, Cumbrian MP tells conference

Teenagers have been told they must not be put off applying to university as tuition fees increase.

Last updated 27 February 2012
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Cumbria university business school overhaul aims to support economic growth

Concern has been raised over the University of Cumbria’s plans to end two undergraduate degrees in Carlisle amid a shake-up of its business school services across all of its campuses.

Last updated 24 February 2012
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Campaigners take first step to saving Newton Rigg College nursery

Leaders of Newton Rigg College are poised to perform a U-turn over the future of the nursery at its campus near Penrith.

Last updated 24 February 2012
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Applied skills centre is dream come true

It was a dream that many feared may never come true when public spending cuts last year saw millions disappear from budgets around Cumbria. But the long-term ambitions of leaders at James Rennie School – north Cumbria’s only special school – to develop new facilities for 14 to 19-year-olds have finally come to fruition.

Last updated 21 February 2012
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