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Edge Hill lecturer and alumnus join forces on drama for iconic Channel 5 ‘Play for Today’
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The short drama Special Measures, written by Edge Hill University lecturer Lee Thompson and directed by alumnus Jack McLoughlin, is set to broadcast on Channel 5.
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Edge Hill Alumnus wins prestigious £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize for experimental fiction
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Former Edge Hill PhD student CD Rose has received a major literary honour, winning the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize for his series of short stories We Live Here Now.
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Edge Hill University announces new Christmas tradition with Ormskirk carol concert
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Edge Hill University is beginning a new tradition with a Christmas Carol Concert, bringing together students, staff, friends, residents and the wider community.
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Angela Samata shares her personal story of loss this National Grief Awareness Week
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To mark National Grief Awareness Week (2-8 December) Angela Samata, TedX speaker and Ambassador of Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide, has shared her experience of losing her husband Mark with Edge Hill podcast listeners.
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Update: Board of Governors leadership
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This update is shared on behalf of the Board of Governors.
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Edge Hill Business School welcomes 20 SME leaders to Help to Grow Management programme
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Edge Hill University Business School has launched its first cohort of the Help to Grow: Management Programme, welcoming 20 leaders from small and medium-sized enterprises across the region.
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Mental health project for children wins significant government funding
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The Arts for the Blues programme, developed to support people with depression through creative arts, has been awarded funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
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Edge Hill evaluation finds care for seriously ill children in Lancashire and South Cumbria is 'transformed'
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A new independent evaluation conducted by Edge Hill University has revealed that the ground-breaking Kentown Children’s Palliative Care Programme has successfully transformed care for seriously ill children and their families.
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Streamlining what universities offer could backfire for disadvantaged students
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In a new article for The Conversation, David Allan, Reader in Professional Education and Learning, outlines the pros and cons of the government's new vision for higher education in England.
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Edge Hill University joins new Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies
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Edge Hill was proud to be among the first universities in the UK to join the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies.
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