News for June 2010

Pupils from three northwest schools have been given an exciting opportunity to judge one of the categories in this year’s prestigious Edge Hill University Short Story Prize.

One of Edge Hill University’s top professors in film and media has co executive-produced a new music documentary that has hit the big screen in Birmingham.

A leading sports law expert from Edge Hill University has been asked to help shape the future of sport in the European Union.

Pupils from a local primary school have been given a unique chance to exhibit their artwork at Edge Hill University.

Not only is Alan Johnson Edge Hill University’s Professor of Democratic Theory and Practice he is also the creator and editor of the web-based magazine Democratiya.

Edge Hill University has been awarded more than £1.5 million to create extra student places to meet the increasing demand under a new government initiative.

Edge Hill University’s popular Public Relations degree has received official recognition from the prestigious Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).

A professor from Edge Hill University is named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his exceptional services to the Royal Naval Reserve.

First there was the Reverend Jesse Jackson Scholarship. Then came Professor Tanya Byron’s Chancellor’s Scholarship. Now we are proud to announce the Alumni Scholarship.

Sporting Edge is hosting a Disability Awareness Day to bring people of all abilities together to take part in fun activities.

It is universally acknowledged within education that Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) play a vital role in leading and co-ordinating the provision for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities in school settings.

The United Nations declared 2010 as ‘The International Year of Biodiversity’ and asked people all over the world to raise awareness and help increase understanding of the vital role biodiversity plays in sustaining life on Earth.

Turn on the television or pick up a newspaper and it is clear that the issues around young people and youth justice are open for public debate now more than ever.

Three innovative e-learning health programmes designed by Edge Hill University are to be trail-blazed in the NHS to enhance patient care.

Love, murder, revenge, tragedy. Star cross’d lovers and feuding families. You might know the story of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet but you have never seen it the way Illyria does it!

World cup fever is gripping the nation and in true Sporting Edge fashion, the team have joined in by setting themselves a mammoth fitness challenge to raise money for charity.

Edge Hill University is taking a lead in finding sustainable solutions to primary music education with the launch of its first ever conference on singing.

Health and Social Care professionals from both the public and private sector headed to Edge Hill University recently to meet with students at this year’s Faculty of Health careers fair.

Students at Edge Hill University are bucking the trend and landing their dream jobs before they even graduate this summer.

Research around the critical issue of learner identity in education will be debated at an innovative conference as part of Edge Hill University’s 125th anniversary.

A Facebook user got the surprise of his life when he was revealed as Edge Hill University’s 1885th friend to mark the Institution’s 125th anniversary celebrations.

Are you one of the faces in this photograph? Perhaps you recognise the Edge Hill students who studied here in the 1960s? If so, then we want to hear from you.

Two organisations have benefited from the help of our Public Relations students who have worked tirelessly on campaigns to raise their profiles.

The challenges of the rapidly changing world of maternity care and how clinicians will cope will be debated at an Edge Hill University conference

Two TV industry celebrities who attended Edge Hill University’s media students’ end of year show have spoken about how impressed they were with their work.

Edge Hill University has been awarded a prestigious grant for its challenging overseas work to investigate the role of the tropics in driving global climate change.

Hardworking Edge Hill student Naomi Glendinning has been named the North West Regional Job Club Student Employee of the Year.

Schoolchildren are set to become nature detectives on campus to celebrate two national environmental events.

Edge Hill University is one of the best places to study in the north-west and has improved its “personal best” in two prestigious newspaper league tables.

Edge Hill University is marking National Family Week with the announcement of three special events taking place during June.

Edge Hill University and key partners have been awarded a prestigious grant to develop a research network on The Presidency of Barack Obama.

A drama student has been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work behind the scenes at one of the most prestigious theatres in the region.

Student teachers at Edge Hill University are about to launch a book to inspire people from diverse or disadvantaged backgrounds to join the teaching profession.