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As a member of our enthusiastic creative community, you will learn the skills and gain the experience to enhance your ever-growing CV. Ready to join the next generation of creative arts professionals.

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Sanctuary of Sound

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Funding awarded to Arts for the Blues project to increase reach of creative arts therapy model

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A student’s love of performing inspires others to follow their dreams of stage and screen

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Terence Davies: four films that reveal the pain and poetry of the director’s own life

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Edge Hill University researchers to explore the concept of hospitality after being selected as Being Human festival hub

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Jack and the Doors of Perception

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St Helens Borough Council and Edge Hill University commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

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M3gan review: an animatronic doll is out to destroy the nuclear family – much to fans’ delight

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Edge Hill University pays tribute to inspirational Edge Hill alumna and musician

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The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: how the film became a cult classic

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Prolific Film and Television student aims to improve representation in the arts

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Project using the arts to tackle depression wins international award
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Sanctuary of Sound

Edge Hill University has launched the student-led ‘Edgehog Web Radio station, providing students with skills they can take into their post-university careers.

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A group of people sitting on the floor using creative therapy. They are drawing.

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Funding awarded to Arts for the Blues project to increase reach of creative arts therapy model

A pioneering project which uses the arts to tackle depression has been awarded new funding to develop a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training package for organisations and practitioners.

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Two pictures of Shannon Flemming. One of her acting on stage. Another of her doing the splits.

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A student’s love of performing inspires others to follow their dreams of stage and screen

A dance student has been recognised with a scholarship for taking every opportunity to set her career in motion and helping others at Edge Hill do the same.

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Terence Davies: four films that reveal the pain and poetry of the director’s own life

In a new piece for The Conversation, British cinema expert Matthew Smith examines the work of director and Edge Hill Honorary Doctor Terence Davies who passed away on 7 October.

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Edge Hill University researchers to explore the concept of hospitality after being selected as Being Human festival hub

Edge Hill University has been selected as one of five flagship hubs for this year’s Being Human festival, exploring the concept of hospitality in all its different guises.

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Key in door

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Jack and the Doors of Perception

Edge Hill Creative Writing graduate Jack Bennett discusses life at uni, publishing his stories and poetry, and working in the Edge Hill archives.

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A picture of the gates to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

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St Helens Borough Council and Edge Hill University commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day 2023

A compelling public art exhibition created by an Edge Hill University academic and local primary school pupils will be among the poignant gestures marking Holocaust Memorial Day in St Helens.

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M3gan review: an animatronic doll is out to destroy the nuclear family – much to fans’ delight

Dr Rebecca Wynne-Walsh, lecturer in Film, English and Creative Arts, takes a closer look at new generation horror film M3gan.

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Kara Jane recording a podcast from her bed

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Edge Hill University pays tribute to inspirational Edge Hill alumna and musician

Tributes are being paid to Edge Hill alumna, musician and disability campaigner Kara Jane Spencer who has sadly passed away at the age of 32.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: how the film became a cult classic

In a new article for The Conversation, Andrea Wright, Senior Lecturer in Teaching and Learning Development, discusses the lasting legacy of The Muppet Christmas Carol.

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Prolific Film and Television student aims to improve representation in the arts

A multi-talented Edge Hill University student has won an excellence scholarship to support his work on several impressive TV projects aimed at improving representation in TV and film.

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Two people take part in crafts for Project using the arts to tackle depression

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Project using the arts to tackle depression wins international award

An innovative project which uses the arts to tackle depression has been awarded the top prize at an international counselling and psychotherapy conference.

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