Returning to the University of Cumbria as a graduate intern, twenty-four-year-old Kathryn Jones is improving her professional development by gaining experience in organizing events, project management and even creating an app. In August 2013 Kathryn was appointed as Widening Participation & Retention Graduate Intern, a position she’ll hold until September. Using the transferable skills she … Continue reading
For many of us, the opportunity to live and work in New York would be a dream come true. For dance and musical theatre graduate Faye Etherington, that dream is going to become a reality as she prepares to work at a summer stage school, situated an hour outside of Manhattan, where the likes of … Continue reading
With an ambition to showcase the best of Carlisle’s hidden music scene, twenty-year-old Adam Evans has started up his own YouTube channel featuring local artists playing in unique environments. “So far I’ve recorded an acoustic guitarist in Bitts Park, a singer next to the famous curse stone and even bagpipes under a railway bridge,” Adam, … Continue reading
When event management student Aden Fry launched the Student Ball back in February (funded out of his own pocket), he could not have predicted the success of the event. Three months on, Aden is hosting a second Student Ball which promises to be bigger and better. Spotting the need for a University of Cumbria student-only … Continue reading
Thomas Devine, a third year Joint Honours Dance and Musical Theatre student, originally from Glasgow, is pushing the limits of contemporary dance with a new show where the performers are completely in the buff. “I always wanted to do a piece shocking enough people would remember.” “It’s about how society dictates how we should be … Continue reading
Event management graduate Paul Dennis has found his bliss through his business Shakey Ape Events which he set up with fellow student Anna Lyttle while studying for his degree at the University of Cumbria. The enterprising pair set up their business in 2011 while studying for a foundation degree in event management. Shakey Ape Events … Continue reading
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