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Screenwriting students pitch ideas to Northern Rail
Last Monday 2nd year screenwriting students pitched their film ideas to Northern Rail who plan to make their new raft of safety videos.
Special week of talks by the UK’s top journalists at UCLan
Prestigious Harris Lecture Series "A future for our media".
Video promotion is music to the ears
Preston bands to receive MTV Treatment from film production students
Peoples History Museum
Find out about our work with the People’s History Museum and take advantage of this special partnership...
Bringing slave trade history to life
UCLan academic and students present dramatic portrayal of the slave trade in Leeds primary school.
Polish Cinema in an International Context
An international conference which took place December 4th-5th 2009, organised by Cornerhouse, Manchester, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Warsaw, Polish Film Institute and University of Central Lancashire, Preston and University of Salford.
Journalism Students report on Open09
Journalism students at UCLan reported live on Open 09, Preston’s first international creative and media industry conference.
New Graphics Courses
BSc(Hons) Infographics and BSc(Hons) News Graphics are two brand new courses that have been developed in collaboration with BBC News Online and national newspapers.
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Where TV crime meets reality
UCLan journalism graduate discovers the truth on the streets of Baltimore
BBC Director General receives honorary fellowship from UCLan
The BBC’s Director General, Mark Thompson, has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the University of Central Lancashire.
Screenwriting students get the Oscar
UCLan Screenwriting students Tom Conran and Martin Stocks got their hands on this year’s screenwriting Oscar recently. They and their tutor, Bill McCoid met up with Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy at BAFTA headquarters in London.
Top Broadcasting Jobs for Postgraduates
Just one week after finishing UClan’s Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism, Gemma Davies has a permanent job with Sky Sports News.
Postgraduate Success at Sony Awards
Journalism alumni from UCLan swept the board at the recent prestigious Sony Awards, winning in four categories.
UCLan student wins Tomorrow's World Short Film Competition
A UCLan student has won a national Short Film Competition.
Haymarket Design Director visits Magazine Journalism students
Lucky UCLan magazine and photography students were given a fascinating insight into the world of images and design in a visual treat from Haymarket’s design director Paul Harpin.
Editorial Director of Haymarket visits Magazine Journalism students
Students on the MA Magazine Journalism were recently honoured with a visit from the Editorial Director of Haymarket Consumer Media.
Humour helps land first film
Screenwriting undergraduate enjoys creative freedom on professional video
Robert Peston, BBC's Business Editor, to join debate at UCLan
Robert Peston, the BBC's Business Editor, will be joining a distinguisted panel at the latest Journalism Leaders Forum (6 pm 3rd Feb, Greenbank Lecture Theatre)
Students Attend Top Magazine Award Ceremony
Lucky magazine journalism students of the University of Central Lancashire were invited to attend the glittering Periodicals Training Council New Journalist of the Year award ceremony at the Millennium Hotel in London.
Editor of the Evening Standard to visit UCLan
The editor of the Evening Standard, London's famous newspaper, is to visit UClan to talk about the media and the credit crisis. Chris Blackhurst will be at the Mitchell and Kenyon/ Foster Theatre at 5 pm on January 26th.
UCLan research assistant creates a buzz in the media world
A study by UCLan Journalism research assistant, Louise Thomas, has created a buzz in the media world. It has revealed, for the first time, the top ten social bookmarking sites used by the websites of both the regional and national press.
Journalism student wins prestigious award
A first year student has won a national award only three months after starting his BA Journalism degree course at UCLan.
Head of Digital Development for the BBC to give lecture at UCLan
In the new digital age our media are undergoing a huge shift in culture and working practices. How are some of thepeople from the industry coping? Pete Clifton, head of digital development for the BBC, is coming to UCLan to talk about how what changes the BBC are undergoing and what their plans are for the future.
Successful UCLan graduate returns to talk to magazine students
A UCLan graduate, now making a name for himself as a freelancer, returned to speak to Magazine Journalism students recently.
Poetry event features students from our very own Clan-U Press
The event will take place on Wednesday 10th December from 7-9pm in the Mitchell and Kenyon. We will be celebrating the poetry anthologies Taste, Home and ...therefore I am published by student teams at clan-u press.
Jonathan Grun, Head of News- Press Association, to give lecture at UCLan
In the new digital world our media are undergoing change at a speed never seen before. How are the people who run our media institutions coping? In this new lecture series, leading figures from the national media come to Preston to talk about the latest developments.
Inaugural lecture: Jonathan Grun, Head of News at the Press Association, 1 pm Tuesday December 2nd, Brook Building 213, Free entry- all welcome.
Sally O’Sullivan reveals the secrets to her success on a return visit to UCLan
Glossy magazine supremo Sally O’Sullivan visits students
Mixing with the Stars
A UCLan BA Journalism graduate has been mixing with the stars on some of the country’s most popular reality TV shows.
Graduate third in country to pass new subbing exam
A UCLan journalism graduate has become just the third person in the country to pass the NCTJ's new NCE for sub-editors.
Graduate heads to Dubai for assistant editor job
A UCLan journalism graduate has booked a one-way ticket to Dubai after securing a job at a leading Middle-East publishing house.
Sports journalism graduate to work across BBC spectrum
A student who has only just graduated from UCLan's Sports Journalism course is heading straight to the BBC to work across the corporation covering sport.
UCLan sweeps the board for second year running
UCLan has again swept the board at the prestigious Press Gazette student journalism awards.
Nominations for Press Gazette awards
Five UCLan journalism students and two magazine teams have been nominated in this year's Press Gazette Student Journalism awards.
Sports Journalism students make their mark
Students from UCLan's innovative Sports Journalism course are making their mark in the professional world.
Postgraduate awarded place on BBC Magazine scheme
A Postgraduate Magazine journalism student has been accepted onto a BBC scheme that will make her an editorial assistant of one of the corporation’s 40 regular magazine titles.
Haymarket Editorial Director comes to UCLan
Mel Nichols, Editorial Director of Haymarket Consumer Media and Haymarket Worldwide, has offered advice to MA Magazine students.
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CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post - next stop, Meld.
Ruth Pollard had been in the UK for little over four hours when she arrived at UCLan to talk about Meld.
