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Speakers at the UCLan Alcopop TV Culture conference

UCLan conference discusses ban on alcohol advertising

Experts tackle ‘Alcopop TV Culture’

Industry experts have provided feedback to Architecture students via Twitter

UCLan architects pioneer ‘twitter critter’ initiative

Students engage with prospective employers by tweeting sketches of their work

UCLan's fire students

Ground breaking fire and leadership degree comes of age

First cohort of future fire service leaders complete pioneering programme

Members of FCA and UCLan at the event from (l-r) Lisa Farrell, FCA Learning and Development Manager, Frank Ward, FCA Head of Learning and Development, David Mills, FCA Team Manager, and Professor Aidan Worsley, Dean of UCLan’s School of Social Work

Social work graduates celebrated

Alumni praised for playing key role in North West

Debenhams fashion styled by UCLan students

Fashion fix

Student creations described by Debenhams as ‘stunning’

IDAHO Day: Cynthia McCoy, Professor Rod Dubrow Marshall, Ste Ashurst and Sue Roylance.

IDAHO Day recognised at UCLan

Rainbow flags and posters displayed across campus

Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh with UCLan Vice-Chancellor Malcolm McVicar

Celebrations as royal couple visit UCLan as part of Diamond Jubilee tour

Hundreds of students and staff delighted to see Her Majesty at Burnley Campus

Top Trumps work by Mike Upton

The sweet smell of design success

National awards for UCLan’s talented creative minds

UCLan's Burnley campus

UCLan to welcome Royal couple to Burnley Campus

Her Majesty to launch UCLan’s ‘Junior University’ for local aspiring scholars

The MSc in Internal Communication Management, which begins in October 2012

Experts help shape communication course

New MSc Internal Communication Management developed with help from industry professionals

The successful students from l-r Rachel Walkden, winner Alice Houghton and Jayne Acton watched by Janette Fletcher, Pat Woods, Anne Garsed and Margaret Harrison, members of the Preston & South Ribble Fairtrade Group.

Putting Fairtrade fashion in the spotlight

Local Fairtrade group works with UCLan fashion students to raise awareness

Rachel Simpson

Rachel has designs on Guild Heritage Trail

UCLan design graduate continues to put her creative mark on Preston

Preston's Mayor Bobby Cartwright and the voice of Mrs and Miss Rabbit characters in Peppa Pig, Sarah Kennedy, with children at UCLan's Pre-School Centre

Peppa pig paves the way for children’s pre-school opening at UCLan

Voice behind Mrs Rabbit joins Mayor of Preston to officially open new facility

Tony Charlton from Edgehill University, UCLan’s Bryan Jones, Professor Neil Fowler and Phil Cook from MMU and Gareth Smith

UCLan recognised for Olympic work

University receives award as part of North West collaborative project

(L-R) Dr Adrian Ibbetson, Jimmy Khan, Janet Pendlebury, Councillor Tom Burns, Rob Singleton, Ged Corcoran, Councillor Bobby Cartwright

Preston’s Mayor welcomes Irish rugby international to UCLan

Ireland begins Rugby League World Cup 2013 preparations

UCLan Lancashire Talent Competition

UCLan annual competition celebrates local children’s linguistic talents

Lancashire schools get creative with modern foreign languages

The winning Arnold School students receiving their award from (l-r) Oliver Hopkins, Tim Duthie and Joe Wilde with UCLan’s Professor of Materials Chemistry Gary Bond

Blackpool chemists create winning formula

UCLan plays host to chemistry competition

UCLan social work students ready for hte great outdoors

Away day brings social work students closer together

School of Social Work away day celebrates the end of a progressive year

UCLan Event Management students

Enterprising UCLan students raise thousands for Barnardo’s

Event Management students turned theory into practice

UCLan motorsport engineering students with a UCLan racing car

UCLan students race ahead through prestigious industry placements

Motorsports engineering degree attracts industry big hitters

Athlete demonstrating the RehabAngel device

UCLan’s impact on London 2012 highlighted in new report

Universities Week report shows impact of universities’ research and sport development around the Olympic and Paralympic Games and UK sports industry

(l-r) Hannh Short, Ayesha Millward, Lectrurer Clare Lawrence, Emily Payet, Dr Rob Smith, Alex Hartley, Andrew Tyler

Chemistry students’ research receives national recognition

Undergraduates win first prize at industry conference

UCLan Vice-Chancellor Dr Malcolm McVicar with the next British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand Mark Kent has

Her Majesty's Ambassador-elect to the Kingdom of Thailand comes to UCLan

Ambassador-elect visits to discuss Thai campus developments

From l-r Emma Anderson, Heather Swain, Cat Hawker and Megan Hems with their eye-catching Feeding the Flock display

A stitch in time ...

Students figure out creative conundrum

UCLan students

UCLan ranked in UK’s top ten high performing modern universities

National student experience league table highlights University’s key strengths

The winning team from l-r Safvan Daria, Shahid Bhayat, Muhammad Isap and Mohammed Seedat with UCLan’s Fayyaz Ali

App-y students take national prize

Undergraduates scoop award to create their own mobile phone app

World-leading scholars who attended tehe two-day maritime disputes conference

Maritime disputes: the role of international law

World-leading researchers converge at UCLan for major two-day workshop

The couples attending the Diamond Jubilee celebration at Burnley Campus

Diamond couples celebrate with help from UCLan

Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership students organised commemorative event

UCLan alumna Jacqui Meddings speaking about her career as Cosmopolitan magazine’s Entertainment Director

Cosmo writer proves big hit

UCLan alumna and Cosmopolitan magazine’s Entertainment Director Jacqui Meddings gave insight into journalism world

Richard Sharpley, Professor of Tourism, and Dr Philip Stone, Institute for Dark Tourism Research's Executive Director

UCLan launches world’s first academic centre for dark tourism research

Executive Director Dr Philip Stone will head up the Institute

Tavavele Noah, Preston Mayor Councillor Bobby Cartwright and Asenati Aleki

Mayor welcomes Olympic sprinters to Preston

Tuvalu athletes ready for pre-games training at UCLan

Male clenched fist

Violence in men caused by unequal wealth and competition

UCLan Professor says inter-male competition causes physical aggression

William Shakespeare

Did Shakespeare live in Lancashire?

Public lecture by UCLan academic examines the evidence

Entrepreneurial journalism project to host start-up weekend

Masterclasses for journalism enterprises

Newspapers

Top national editor heads to Preston

Editor of The Independent will talk in UCLan public lecture

UCLan's Chamber Choir rehearse for the Preston Passion

UCLan choir to help bring the Passion to Preston

Students to take part in live BBC televised programme

Paul Egglestone, project lead and Head of Digital at UCLan, with members of the Preston community at a workshop testing the digital interactive newspaper

UCLan is expert partner in £1 million hyperlocal media programme

‘Destination Local’ aims to stimulate UK community media sector development

Clip from film 'Oranges and Sunshine'

Where fact and fiction converge

Film club is inspirational behind new learning approach for social work students

Vanissa Antonious from Haper's Bazaar (second left) and Tamsin Glasson (centre) with UCLan Fashion students and tutor Clare Buckley (far right)

Students compete for top fashion placements

Industry professionals seek creative CVs

(L-r) Dr Davina Stanford, Paul Peeters, Valere Tjolle and Professor Les Lumsdon

Flying debate takes off at UCLan

Academics and editors argue can sustainable tourism include flying?

(L-R) Kevin Spencer, St Mary’s, UCLan Principal Lecturer Trish Byrne-Roberts, Deputy Headteacher of St Mary’s Simon Eccles, Rhiannon Fritter, Bullies Out, Katy Seddon, St Mary’s, Linda James, founder of Bullies Out

Local schools challenge cyber bullying

UCLan workshop helps schools tackle growing problem

CPRU Research Fellow Dr Louise Connell and Research Assistant Safiyyah Patel handing out the DVDs.

Stroke awareness DVD takes to the streets

Health experts raise profile of medical condition in minority group

Members of the Human Resources team working hard to create a community garden

Team building turns green

Human Resources help create community garden as part of staff development

Dr John Minten, Acting Head of the School of UCLan’s School of Languages and International Studies, with students from UCLan and the University of Metz

UCLan’s French exchange

Language students welcome international partners on cultural visit

UCLan student Soumitra Sakalkhar at the Big Bang Fair

Creating a big bang for science

UCLan students assist at UK’s largest science fair

Can Sustainable Tourism Include Flying?

Flying debate to take off at UCLan

Academics and editors to argue can sustainable tourism include flying?

Jennifer Humphries Bursary Award winner Louise Hartley receiving her prize from Nigel Harrison, Dean of the School of Health

Blackburn nurse rewarded for going back to class

Louise Hartley wins the Jennifer Humphries Bursary Award

Professor Jane Ireland's Evaluating Expert Witness Psychological Reports: Exploring Quality

A model to quality assure psychological expert witnesses

Research evaluates expert witnesses and quality of court reports in the family courts

Course Leader Bev Bush's artist pack

iPad app showcases UCLan talent

Games designers produce stunning artwork for ‘Granimator’ app

Newspapers

UCLan student wins award for his armoury of skills in sports journalism

Former Lance Corporal to undertake work experience at Premiership football club

London skyline financial district at twilight

UCLan accepted onto prestigious financial work placement scheme

Paid work experience in the City for business students

Fashion designer Wayne Hemingway visits the University of Central Lancashire

Wayne Hemingway calls upon UCLan creative talent

Renowned designer seeks innovative ideas for Guild Vintage Festival

Polish Journeys: Through Social Welfare Institutions is to be launched at UCLan

Polish contributions highlighted in new book

Academics at UCLan create book discussing the needs of Polish migrants and their contribution to English welfare systems

Punk Rock production

Punk Rock receives rave reviews

UCLan actors praised by Casting Director for BBC TV shows

Burlesque dancers

Naked ladies back by popular demand

Academic talk forms part of Women’s History Month events

The Urban Design Collective. From l-r Rebecca Rayson, Nick Schurok, Jocelyn Raine and Sarah Yarwood

Students are masters of art

MA Design Show 2012 is huge success

The official signing ceremony betwwen UCLan and Thai-based entrepreneur Mr Sitichai Charoenkajonkul

UCLan announces major plans to build UK’s first campus in Thailand

Students from South East Asia and across the globe to experience UK gold standard of Higher Education through superlative learning and living environment

Paul Egglestone, project lead and Head of Digital at UCLan, with members of the Preston community at a workshop testing the digital interactive newspaper

World’s first digital interactive newspaper becomes a reality

UCLan leads project to create internet-enabled newspapers

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Last updated: 03:02 15/02/2012

Author: Debbie Barnes