News for February 2012

Professional footballer turned solicitor Stuart Ripley will talk at Edge Hill University about his career change and the diverse sports disputes that he has worked on.

Two former students took a trip down memory lane by visiting Edge Hill University for the first time in 20 years.

Work will be starting at Edge Hill University on the exciting £55 million plans to build new community sports facilities and accommodation for students.

The son of Belfast human rights lawyer Pat Finucane, who was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries, will talk of the family’s struggle for the truth at an Edge Hill University event.

Acclaimed site-specific performance maker and costume designer Louise Ann Wilson has been passing on her expert knowledge to Edge Hill University students.

Former students and qualified Solicitors Louise Beckett and Daniel Taylor recently returned to campus to provide Law students with tips on how to develop their careers within the legal profession.

The Student Financial Support Team (SFST) at Edge Hill University are calling for students to take part in the first ever Edge Hill Master Chef on a Budget competition.

The first careers fair of 2012 proved to be a great success as Edge Hill University students flocked to the Hub and Hale Hall to speak with over 40 representatives from a variety of companies.

Art can provide a therapeutic environment for mental health patients according to a leading academic who will present his research at an Edge Hill University event.

Three Edge Hill University students will be sharing the limelight with BAFTA award winner John Hurt after making the shortlist in an international film festival.

A journalism student from Edge Hill University has been given a dream opportunity to work in the Olympic Press Office.

Performing Arts students from Edge Hill University will use their personal experiences of autism to create an informative dance piece for health audiences.

They say it is not what you know, but who you know. One Edge Hill alumnus is hoping that it is a case of both as she returns to India following her graduation as part of a team helping to set up an international alumni society.

Edge Hill University is leading in debate in the north-west on the controversial recommendations in the Film Policy Review and is setting up a new forum to discuss future issues.

Computing students will turn detective when they have to gather digital evidence from a CSI-style crime scene as part of a new Edge Hill University programme.

Students have one last chance to enter their creative work in the first ever Jo Powell Memorial Writing Competition organised by Edge Hill University.

Former student Victoria Kermode, Recruitment Co-ordinator at Matalan, recently returned to campus to offer careers advice and support to 3rd year Business and Management students.

A critically-acclaimed play written by an Edge Hill University academic is about to tour the north-west.

The controversial role of the ‘snitch’ being used by security agencies will come under the spotlight at an Edge Hill University event.

Film experts are invited to put forward their ideas for the European Cinema Research Forum’s (ECRF) annual conference at Edge Hill University.

A breathtaking selection of acrylic and watercolour paintings by two talented Lancashire artists will be shown at Edge Hill University.

Edge Hill University prides itself on producing job ready graduates, with all departments continually developing professional relationships with leading individuals and key organisations within their sectors.

When we look at the actions of the ‘suicide bomber’ we have to look at the value they place on their own life and the body, according to Dr Mark Devenney.

Primary teachers who have had to adjust to teaching modern languages in the curriculum have told of how they coped with the changes in a research project carried out by Edge Hill University.