News for March 2009

Prospective students will get the chance to look around Edge Hill University on Saturday, 28 March, 2009.

During a whistle stop tour of the University, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham chatted to E42 about the future of British creativity, how Edge Hill students are well-prepared to contribute and the ‘wonderful’ Ormskirk Campus.

Two bodies lie on the ground covered in blood. Paramedics rush to the scene while an ambulance stands nearby ready to ferry the victims to A&E.

While most of her friends were thinking about boys and buying the latest clothes, 13-year-old Vikki Shacklady was starting her first volunteering job at a local charity shop. No wonder that, aged 25, she has just been voted Student Volunteer of the Year.

The opening of the £8m Business and Law School at Edge Hill is a key milestone in the University’s ambitious development plans.

Jeff Adams talks about the political graphic novel.

New professors Mark McGovern and Anthony Grant share their passion for politics and love of language.

Do some pupils underperform at school because of the weight of teacher expectation and the stress of exams? Are children as young as seven developing a fear of academic failure?

Long before Barack Obama changed history by becoming the first black president of the United States, the Reverend Jesse Jackson was being hailed by some as the most important African-American political figure since Martin Luther King.

From the cradle to the grave, Psychology is helping us get a better understanding of the human mind.

Edge Hill University students have turned out in their hundreds to vote in the Students Union annual elections.

The student accommodation team at Edge Hill University are in the running for one of the top honours at the prestigious Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards 2009.

Edge Hill University alumnus and Hollywood star, Jonathan Pryce, will return to Liverpool's Everyman Theatre later this year.

Dr John Cater, Vice Chancellor of Edge Hill University has spoken out publicly against the proposed rise in student fees.

Professor Tanya Byron is featured on the front page of the Education Guardian today.

Red Nose day is here and everyone at Edge Hill are doing their bit to raise money for UK and oversees charities alike.

Veteran broadcaster Fred Talbot, best know for his animated weather reports from the floating map during ITV's This Morning, visited Edge Hill University yesterday.

Building work on brand new student accommodation for Edge Hill's Ormskirk Campus is now underway.

Two well-established American wordsmiths will give Edge Hill students the benefit of their years of experience as published writers this week.

Edge Hill University has been awarded the highest percentage increase in teaching funds of any University in the country.

Edge Hill University has seen a 32 per cent rise in applications to study teaching, compared to last year.

Why the UK has some of the most unhappy, unhealthy, fat, alcoholic, pregnant and generally miserable teens in Europe.