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We are the University of Cumbria. We equip, empower and inspire you to discover great things #WeAreCumbria #LoveYourStory. Visit our website: cumbria.ac.uk

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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Professor Matthew Robson (@canopysee.bsky.social) was recently in Copenhagen as a panel member for the UN Environment Programme's Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, helping assess the global impacts of climate change and ozone depletion ahead of the Montreal Protocol's 40th anniversary in 2027.
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
NEWS: University of Cumbria alumnus Andy Griffiths has reflected on the "incredible" feeling of winning a medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The 33-year-old, who studied Primary Education, claimed bronze in the men’s +110kg weightlifting event. Read more: news.cumbria.ac.uk/news/andy-gr...
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NEWS: Graduate Shannon Holmes is helping drive efforts to reduce health inequality in Cumbria. The Cumbria Health employee has completed her Chartered Management Degree Apprenticeship. Shannon – who gave birth just two weeks before graduation – wrote her dissertation on a proposed ‘health van’.
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NEWS: University of Cumbria becomes a founding member of the Defence Universities Alliance. To read the full story: brnw.ch/21x45TU #CumbriaUni #ShapingTheFutureOfBarrow
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University of Cumbria becomes a founding member of the Defence Universities Alliance | University of Cumbria News
The University of Cumbria has secured a place at the forefront of a major new national defence partnership as a founding member of the Defence Universities Alliance (DUA).
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
NEWS: We’re thrilled to be welcoming thousands to Carlisle’s Historic Quarter and city centre this week as our July 2026 graduation ceremonies take place. Read more: brnw.ch/21x477H #CumbriaUni #CumbriaGraduate #WeAreCumbria #Graduation #Carlisle
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Celebrating success this week at University of Cumbria graduations | University of Cumbria News
School children, university staff and students from around the world are converging in Carlisle this week for the University of Cumbria summer graduations at the city’s 900-year-old cathedral.
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
NEWS: We’re gearing up for our summer graduations at Carlisle Cathedral over 14-16 July. An honorary doctorate – our highest honorary award – will be conferred upon Cumbrian sheep farmer and author James Rebanks. #CumbriaUni #WeAreCumbria #CumbriaGraduate news.cumbria.ac.uk/news/summer-...
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Summer graduations for University of Cumbria take place this month | University of Cumbria News
Nine ceremonies across three days - 14-16 July - at Carlisle Cathedral
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
NEWS: Our #CumbriaUni Radiography students working with Uncovering Roman Carlisle, using X-ray imaging to reveal secrets of items found during nationally significant Roman bathhouse dig at Carlisle Cricket Club. Applied learning and place-based collaboration in action. Read more: brnw.ch/21x3QqR
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University of Cumbria radiography students help unlock Roman secrets | University of Cumbria News
Students and science are informing Carlisle's Roman history
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
During our annual Degree Show, our Institute of Education, Arts and Society recently held a VIP event at our Brampton Road campus for arts educators. 300+ people also turned out for a special preview of the Made in Carlisle exhibition. Read more: news.cumbria.ac.uk/news/made-in... #CumbriaUni
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NEWS: The University of Cumbria has secured almost £4m in government funding to help meet critical national skills needs in the defence sector. The university is among the 24 winners in the competition managed by the Office for Students for the Ministry of Defence. Read more: brnw.ch/21x3gf7
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
NEWS: #CumbriaUni is ranked No.1 in the Northwest and among the top 5 universities in the UK for graduate outcomes, according to latest HESA data. Read more: gloo.to/FHGX
Generic view from behind a row of graduates wearing academic caps and gowns.
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
NEWS: A #CumbriaUni postgraduate programme for nurses has been accredited by the Royal College of Nursing. The Professional Nurse Advocate programme has been accredited following a rigorous process, recognising high educational standards. Click the link below for story. #Nursing #Health #CPD
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University of Cumbria secures Royal College of Nursing accreditation for specialist course | University of Cumbria News
News from University of Cumbria
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
NEWS: The Brilliant Club Parent Power initiative has been introduced in Barrow to break down barriers to higher education. Our campus in Barrow hosted the first event. The initiative aims to improve access to education and unlock opportunity for local young people. Read more: brnw.ch/21x2sjc
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Parent Power initiative introduced in Barrow to break down barriers to higher education | University of Cumbria News
University of Cumbria’s Barrow campus welcomed parents and carers from across Barrow-in-Furness for the first Parent Power event. It marks an important step in a new initiative designed to improve acc...
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
NEWS: An @eclasproject.bsky.social grant has been awarded to @carlislecathedral.bsky.social to fund a joint research project with #CumbriaUni. Land, Landscape and Faith will explore the relationship of science and religion in Cumbrian landscapes and farming. Read the full story at gloo.to/FGYQ
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Land, Landscape and Faith | University of Cumbria News
Carlisle Cathedral and the University of Cumbria awarded grant to explore the relationship of science and religion in Cumbrian landscapes and farming
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
NEWS: #CumbriaUni success at Educate North Awards 2026. Winning the Digital and AI Innovation (University Sector) category, 'The Clarence Project', a 20-minute immersive experience, takes students into the world of Dr Clarence Adoo MBE who was paralysed after a road accident. #ENA2026
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
NEWS: On International Nurses' Day 2026, #CumbriaUni is delighted to announce that Sarah Morrison, Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Executive at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed a Professor of Practice. #IND2026 #OurNursesOurFuture
Head and shoulders picture of a smiling Sarah Morrison from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals wearing a blue branded top and looking into the camera
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
NEWS: University of Cumbria to host prestigious World Food Prize Foundation UK Youth Institute. This milestone event marks the University of Cumbria as the first UK university to host this prestigious initiative. gloo.to/FWbk #CumbriaUni #AmblesideCampus
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Jayne Moorby MBE, Head of Marketing at Ulverston-based Oxley Group, was yesterday awarded an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of her lifelong service to industry and her outstanding contribution to skills development and community engagement across South Cumbria. #Graduation
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
That’s a wrap on our final day of November graduations. Seeing every graduate, more than 1,000 this week, celebrating their hard work has been wonderful. Here are some of today’s highlights. #WeAreCumbria #CumbriaGraduate #ClassOf2025 #GradLife #Graduation
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
🎓 David Williams has this week been awarded an Honorary Doctorate, our highest honorary award, for his contribution to Cumbria. Learn more: brnw.ch/21wXSDq #WeAreCumbria #CumbriaGraduate
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
NEWS: University of Cumbria celebrates prize winners from the first cohort of Professional Forester Degree Apprenticeship graduates. brnw.ch/21wXS1R
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
The stage is set for our third and final day of our November graduations. We look forward to welcoming 400 graduands from our Institute of Health as our university community, friends and family gather to mark their success. #WeAreCumbria #CumbriaGraduate #ClassOf2025 #GradLife #Graduation
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Day two of our graduations today will see students from our Institute of Science and Environment, Institute of Heath and Institute of Business, Industry and Leadership celebrating success in the grand setting of Carlisle Cathedral. #WeAreCumbria #CumbriaGraduate #ClassOf2025 #GradLife #Graduation
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
And just like that, our first day of our November graduations is over in a flash. We are excited to see the difference our new cohort of teaching, psychology, occupational therapy and health and social care graduates will make in, for and beyond Cumbria. #WeAreCumbria #CumbriaGraduate #ClassOf2025
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Over 1,000 students are celebrating this week completion of their undergraduate degrees and postgraduate studies in a range of academic fields. Three days of graduation ceremonies are taking place from 25–27 November. Read more: brnw.ch/21wXO9U
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
As our first day of November graduations gets underway, we congratulate 255 students who are graduating today from our Institute of Education, Arts and Society and our Institute of Health. #WeAreCumbria #CumbriaGraduate #ClassOf2025 #GradLife #Graduation
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
On the eve of our November graduations, data from @universities-uk.bsky.social shows the impact of universities. Training public sector workers is one of the most visible ways in which universities contribute to local communities. We'll be celebrating more at our #CumbriaUni graduations this week.
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
NEWS: #CumbriaUni's Professor Ian Convery and former postgraduate researcher Sally Hawkins have played key roles in shaping a new set of global rewilding guidelines that were unveiled at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. READ: gloo.to/Fxvx #Rewilding #IUCN #Research
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University of Cumbria helps shape global rewilding guidelines launched at World Conservation Congress | University of Cumbria News
The University of Cumbria has played a pivotal role in shaping a landmark set of international guidelines for rewilding that have been launched at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (I...
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
NEWS: Seven #CumbriaUni students are the latest researchers to contribute to an international collaboration seeking to strengthen resilience to flood hazards and disasters in the Indian Himalayan Region. Full Story: gloo.to/Fx4s #Research #Resilience #Kullu #HiFloDAT #Himalayas #TuringScheme
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Students join Indian Himalayan research project building resilience and reducing disaster risks for vulnerable mountain communities | University of Cumbria News
Turing Scheme supports students' international research trip
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
NEWS: Our university is leading community-driven research to create an underwater sound monitoring programme to better understand and protect Shetland’s coastal waters. Funded by Ecological Citizen(s) Network+, we're leading a partnership of academics and organisations, working with islanders.
Outside and stood in front of a large model of a killer whale is a group of six people in outdoor clothing smiling towards the camera
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
NEWS: National paramedic education leader Ian Teague has joined our Institute of Health. FULL STORY: brnw.ch/21wW4MQ #CumbriaUni #DegreeApprenticeships #Paramedic #HigherEducation #University
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University of Cumbria appoints national paramedic education leader Ian Teague as Professor of Practice | University of Cumbria News
A leading figure in paramedicine education, with a career spanning nearly four decades, has joined the University of Cumbria as a Professor of Practice.
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
NEWS: The Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon John Healey MP, met staff and students when he visited our new Barrow campus this week. STORY: brnw.ch/21wW2YG #CumbriaUni #ShapingTheFutureOfBarrow #Barrow #HIgherEducation 📸 UK Ministry of Defence Crown Copyright
UK Defence Secretary John Healey MP speaking to academics at University of Cumbria in lounge setting
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
At the @universities-uk.bsky.social conference today, our VC Prof Julie Mennell is in a plenary exploring how the HE sector can play a bigger role in supporting national and regional economic growth. In particular, she will discuss #CumbriaUni's role in Barrow's transformation. READ: gloo.to/FiEU
Head shot of University of Cumbria Professor Julie Mennell who is wearing a cream jacket and pink top and smiling into the camera and standing in the gardens of Tullie museum and art gallery in Carlisle
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
NEWS: We've been ranked top in the UK for ‘overall postgraduate research student experience’, fourth for ‘research community’ and fifth for ‘research skills development'🎓Read more: news.cumbria.ac.uk/news/univers...
Lancaster Gateway Building with grass in front and moody sky behind
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Day one of our summer 2025 graduation ceremonies is complete and we are so looking forward to welcoming the rest of our graduands tomorrow and Thursday. Watch the highlights from today below 👇. #CumbriaUni #WeAreCumbria #CumbriaGrad #GradLife
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
NEWS: This month, we are set to welcome around 5,000 people to Carlisle for our #CumbriaUni Summer Graduation Ceremonies—a celebration of achievement, ambition and impact. Read more here: brnw.ch/21wTOHS #WeAreCumbria #CumbriaGraduate #ClassOf2025 #Graduation
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
NEWS: #CumbriaUni has won the 2025 Anthology Catalyst Award for ‘Training & Professional Development’. Our co-created Learning, Teaching & Assessment Plan, & migration to Blackboard Ultra, have begun to drive real transformation in digital learning. 👀 gloo.to/FSwi
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The 2025 Pride of Cumbria Awards took place last night and we were proud to sponsor the Education Hero of the Year category. A huge congratulations to Lisa Hemingway, Headteacher of St Bridget's CofE primary school, who won the award. #WeAreCumbria 📷 Becker Photo Carlisle
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
NEWS: We’re excited to welcome Dr Fiona Chatten as Director of Health and Wellbeing in our Institute of Health. With NHS leadership and clinical research experience, she’ll lead key areas of our health programmes. Read the full story here: gloo.to/FLVl #WeAreCumbria #HealthEducation
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Today is the final day of Made in Carlisle, our 2025 degree show, at our #CumbriaUni Brampton Road campus. We hope visitors have enjoyed the work of our talented students from various programs. If you missed it, view the artwork online: uocdegreeshow.uk. #WeAreCumbria
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
NEWS: Our #CumbriaUni Institute of Education, Arts and Society has today launched the undergraduate degree show, Made in Carlisle 2025, on our Brampton Road campus open daily until Friday 10:00 - 16:00. Full story: gloo.to/Fns8 #WeAreCumbria #DegreeShow #CreativeArts
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
We’re proud to celebrate #CumbriaUni’s Darren Moss, Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Practice, who attended the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace earlier this month. Join us over the next few weeks as we celebrate those who were in attendance from our university community.
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
NEWS: We’re proud to welcome two outstanding healthcare leaders as our newest Professors of Practice – a role designed to enrich our students’ learning and strengthen our ties with the NHS and regional health trusts. Read the full story here: news.cumbria.ac.uk/news/new-pro...
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
NEWS: #CumbriaUni has been named the top university in the UK for producing CEOs and Managing Directors, according to new research by Novuna Business Cash Flow. Read the full story here: gloo.to/FntJ #WeAreCumbria #HigherEducation #Entrepreneurship #GraduateSuccess
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University of Cumbria @cumbriauni.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Hello from the University of Cumbria. 💚👋 Follow us on your favourite social channels to keep up to date with all our news and events! tiktok.com/@cumbriauni instagram.com/cumbriauni youtube.com/@universityofcumbria facebook.com/universityofcumbria/ linkedin.com/school/university-of-cumbria/
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