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University of Cumbria academic contributes expertise on seed dispersal to new Amazon rainforest study

University of Cumbria academic contributes to a new Amazon rainforest study

Dr Joseph Hawes, Senior Lecturer in Ecology & Conservation in the University of Cumbria’s Institute of Science & Environment, has contributed specialist expertise to a new international study revealing that human disturbance is profoundly transforming the ecological functions and evolutionary history of the Amazon rainforest.

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University artists' football club sculpture unveiled

Carlisle United have unveiled a touching new feature in its Memory Garden created by two graduate artists from the University of Cumbria's Institute of Education, Arts and Society. 

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National education expert joins University of Cumbria as Professor of Practice (Public Sector)

Matt Hood OBE, currently a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has been appointed a Professor of Practice at the University of Cumbria.