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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.
UCLan students selected for prestigious MA and Post Graduate Contemporary Art Show
22 Febuary - 27 March
Atkinson Art Gallery, Millfield
'Building Links' 2010
Tuesday 2 March: 6.00pm - 8.15pm
An event for schools & colleges addressing sharing practices for supporting learners undertaking extended projects, and, enhancing practices through pedagogic research.
Bringing slave trade history to life
UCLan academic and students present dramatic portrayal of the slave trade in Leeds primary school
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UCLan selected to spearhead creative industries boom
Media Access Bureaus installed at Preston and Burnley campuses
Trendsetters make it one, two, three
Three UCLan fashion design students sweep the boards of international competition
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...
Journalism Students report on Open09
Journalism students at UCLan reported live on Open 09, Preston’s first international creative and media industry conference.
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Success at UCLan's first 'promoting Preston through fashion' event
MARK Hardy, European product marketing director of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe opened the ‘promoting Preston through fashion’ event arranged and ran by BA (Hons) Fashion Promotion students.
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UCLan graduate wins prestigious filming contract with Manchester Airport Group
One of UCLan's first business incubation clients, Anthony Camm has secured a high profile project with Manchester Airport Group (MAG).
UCLan hits top gear
The journalist behind some of the world’s biggest magazines visited UCLan to give journalism students a valuable insight into the industry.
Debut feature film from UCLan Lecturer
A decade in the making, the docu-soap/thriller features a cast of famous names.
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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
British Council selects UCLan for prestigious employability project
University to spearhead UK-China progress in engineering education
School/ College Textile Series 2009/10
UCLan has created a bespoke range of lectures available for delivery at your institution. Our aim is to provide an insight into the clothing industry; allowing students to brush the surface of apparel design, development and related business structure.
Recent Developments in the South China Sea: A Chinese Perspective
Lancashire Law School visiting speaker programme 2009-10
Wednesday 21 October 2009 3:00pm-4:30pm
HB Moot Court Room
Champion forging international links
The North West's representative UCLan is to work in collaboration with 'Think Tank' to develop and submit joint European-wide bids for EU funding.
Artists link Preston to world’s most romantic city
UCLan lecturer and student exhibit photography in Avenham Park
UCLan students take to the park for a lesson with a difference
Northern School of Design and Architecture students created innovative outdoor spaces
Big AH&SS Garden Party!
Tuesday 6th October, 5.30 - 7.30pm
Come and join us for fun, games and tons of prizes, free BBQ/Grill included!
It's all things Europe for the day
UCLan and schoolchildren celebrated the European Day of Languages
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Chinese culture open for all to see
Confucius Institute celebrates 60th anniversary of People’s Republic of China
UCLan Centre of Excellence for Graduate start ups
UCLan top regionally for graduate start-ups - HEBCIS reports.
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It’s a sign of expertise
Deaf doctorate student to take part in World Congress of African Linguistics
Professor gets prestigious honour
UCLan’s Professor Michael Parker becomes Fellow of the English Association
Write stuff
Screenwriting graduate wins prestigious Jack Rosenthal Award and receives his award from renowned writer
Artists Access to Art Scheme
UCLan breaks 400 points barrier in evaluation process a first for AA2A in their 10 year history.
Preston's First Chinese Speaking Competition
Students compete in the 'UCLan Confucius Institute 1st Annual Chinese Speaking Competition', sponsored by Bank of China
Bid success for teacher training team
Two lecturers from the School of Languages and International Studies have recently won a bid to deliver a series of teacher training workshops, organised by the British Council.
Employability in the Curriculum; Beyond the Bolt-On? ceth Conference 2010
Hosted by ceth, UCLan, 22nd & 23rd June 2010. Full programme now available.
Launch of new Resources for Teachers and Careers Advisors
A faculty newsletter, dedicated to schools and colleges has been launched, aiming to keep you up to date with our news, events and activities.
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.
Contemporary Visual Arts (The History & Theory of Contemporary Art) New Course!
An exciting new art history and theory course which begins in September 2009.
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AHSS thanks Course Reps!
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences course representatives have been thanked for all their hard work though out the year at a lavish ceremony in 53 Degrees.
Postgraduate Success at Sony Awards
Journalism alumni from UCLan swept the board at the recent prestigious Sony Awards, winning in four categories.
2010 Visiting Fellowship Award
Wendy Webster, from UCLan's School of Education and Social Science, has been awarded a 2010 Visiting Fellowship at the Research School of Humanities, Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.
Student Award Successes 2009
Congratulations to students in Graphic Design, Advertising and Illustration for winning awards in D&AD, Roses and Mcmillan Children's Book Illustration competitions.
