News for April 2007

Edge Hill University welcomes the appointment of Professor Linden Peach as Head of its English and History department.

Leading academic and activist Pamela Calder will explore the background to Early Childhood Studies Degrees in the second of a series of public lectures at Edge Hill University that address the Government's Every Child Matters agenda.

There was a mixed reception for controversial RESPECT MP George Galloway at Edge Hill University.

More than 100 delegates attended Greater Merseyside and West Lancashire Lifelong Learning Network's (LLN) first annual conference at Edge Hill University recently.

Edge Hill University welcomed two distinguished visitors from the US Embassy, London, for a lecture on Black Civil Rights in America since 1980.

Experts gathered at Edge Hill University to address the challenges faced by disabled students and staff in higher education at one of a series of equality and diversity conferences held at the Ormksirk Campus.

Edge Hill University is calling for volunteers to take part in its ongoing study into the effects of ecstasy on memory and other mental processes.

As mental health services bear the pressure to accurately predict and prevent violent incidences being perpetrated by users, Steve Jones from the Faculty of Health speaks out about the importance of training and risk assessment for practitioners.

Edge Hill University is to hold its first public lecture to address the Government's Every Child Matters agenda set to make a huge impact on the lives of children.

A landmark partnership agreement between Edge Hill University and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has been given the seal of approval by Education Secretary Alan Johnson.

Edge Hill is leading the way in ensuring that the government's Every Child Matters agenda is a driving force across the University.

Trainee maths teacher Joe Cornmell demonstrated his film making skills and was judged to be the best entrant in a competition for students to capture the spirit of Edge Hill University.