In the summer of 2012, twenty-three-year-old adventure and media student Thomas Chapman embarked on a trip to Thailand where he learnt how to scuba dive and used skills he had learnt from his course to take photos from the bottom of the sea. “My friend who is on the animal conservation course suggested going to … Continue reading
Film and TV graduate Peter Bebbington is leading customers through the doors of some of Carlisle’s favourite businesses, all without having to leave the comfort of their own homes. Peter’s company, Active House Media, works in association with Google to enable virtual tours of businesses by integrating them into Street View. “Carlisle’s a perfect spot.” … Continue reading
Current Film and TV student Max Evans-Kirkman is not your average student. When we catch up with him via Skype he’s on holiday in France, where he spent most of his life growing up, but he’s restless, he’s thinking about work. “I’m half way through shooting my graduation project.” He says, ironically trying to fix … Continue reading
As Research and Communications Co-ordinator at the University of Cumbria Students’ Union, it is Adam Lewis’s job to reach a wide and diverse student population. But by night he catches alternative attention with his band, Colt 45, securing a spot at one of Britain’s biggest rock festivals, Download. “It’s mad but we’ve worked really hard … Continue reading
Since graduating from the University of Cumbria in 2011 with a degree in journalism, Steven Ramshay has gone from strength to strength landing a job as a Cumbria Constabulary Press Officer. “I’m kind of the point between the media and the police force.” Said Steven, 22, “When any incident happens I have to make a … Continue reading
Wildlife and media student, Siân Hill is creating a documentary to campaign against the alleged plans to cull otters in the UK. Even though they are a protected species, numerous people believe there are too many; fishermen in particular are saying they kill large numbers of fish so they are proposing ideas such as otter culling. … Continue reading
It’s a cold Monday afternoon and I am sat on a sofa at the front window of Foxes Café, located in Carlisle’s historic quarter, waiting for my interviewee to enter the door. I look around the small but cosy lounge, which is surprisingly busy by 1pm. It has bicycles hanging on the walls, art works … Continue reading
5 4 3 2 1…. Action! That will undoubtedly be the first sound you will hear on the set of the University of Cumbria’s very own TV show. I was lucky enough to spend a few hours on the UOCTV’s set at the Brampton Road campus and during my brief time there I was astounded … Continue reading
Third year wildlife and media student, Dom Boulding will be travelling to Thailand in a few months time to document the work that goes on at the world’s first elephant hospital through photography. Dom, 22, will be spending four weeks in Lampang in Thailand early next year visiting the Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital … Continue reading
Three lucky journalism students from the University of Cumbria have spent the first semester of their final year studying in the vibrant city of Barcelona, where learning Spanish and soaking up the culture have been just a couple of the highlights. Graeme Finch, Matt Gibbs and Paul Warner got the chance to study at the … Continue reading
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