News for December 2008

On the eve of becoming first Chancellor of Edge Hill University Professor Tanya Byron talks about life, students and her nerves ahead of the historic ceremony.

Pioneering research carried out by academics at Edge Hill University has been judged to be world leading in a national assessment of UK universities.

Warm-hearted staff and students from Edge Hill University braved the December chill by stripping off for a charity run with a difference.

A record number of graduates signed up to the Edge Hill Alumni Network at last weekend’s graduation ceremony.

Edge Hill University and West Lancs District Council are planning to work together more closely for the benefit of Ormskirk and the district as a whole.

Consultant clinical psychologist, writer and broadcaster Professor Tanya Byron has made history by officially becoming Edge Hill University's first ever Chancellor, following her installation ceremony this weekend.

Dr. Tanya Byron will make history on Saturday, 6 December, 2008 when she will become the first ever Chancellor of Edge Hill University.

In a powerful address at Edge Hill University, Reverend Jesse Jackson described the historic struggle for black civil rights as a marathon journey, with U.S President Elect Barack Obama completing the final lap.

A Reverend Jessie Jackson Scholarship is to be awarded annually by Edge Hill University, with a lecture also to be delivered each year addressing issues of race equality and human rights.