News for May 2009

Andy Burnham, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport visited Edge Hill University to discuss the future of Britain in the digital age with Media students.

These were the questions posed by Tim Gill, one of the UK's leading thinkers on childhood, at start of his No Fear: Growing up in a risk averse society lecture, delivered to an audience of child care professional at Edge Hill University.

Kerpow! Comic book creator Tim Quinn dons his superhero outfit (underpants on the outside, of course!) and leaps on to the stage to bring you an evening of cartoon capers at Edge Hill University's Rose Theatre.

Venture into the jungles around Edge Hill University as one of Rudyard Kipling's best-loved tales is brought magically to life in a special outdoor performance of The Mowgli Stories.

Veteran human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, will speak at a conference organised by Edge Hill's Centre for Local Policy Studies (CLPS).

Professor Mark McGovern addresses the controversial issues of Bloody Sunday in his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 19 May.

Everton football star Leon Osman dropped into Edge Hill University to back a national campaign to reduce the number of undiagnosed heart conditions in young people.

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham is returning to Edge Hill University as part of its annual Media Week.

Five former students were reunited on campus recently as they celebrated the 20th anniversary of meeting each other at Edge Hill.

Edge Hill University's Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning has been named as the winner of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) North West Award for Sustainability 2009.

A team from Edge Hill University will put their biceps to good use when they take part in a 12-hour arm cycle to raise cash for Macmillan Cancer Care.

Edge Hill's Professor Roger Shannon will be talking about all things film during his fortnightly, 15 minute slot on Radio Merseyside's Claire Hamilton show.

The shortlist for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize has been announced.

Today is the International Day of the Midwife - a day when people around the world celebrate the work of midwives throughout the globe.

The Real Louise - a new debut collection of short stories, written by a lecturer from Edge Hill University and set in the North West will be launched at the Bluecoat, Liverpool at 6.30pm on Thursday, 7 May, 2009.