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As Jerry Maguire famously once said, you had me at hello. 

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Five-million-pound gift creates The Pears Cumbria School of Medicine

The creation of Cumbria’s first medical school, a partnership between University of Cumbria and Imperial College London, has taken another step forward with £5 million in philanthropic support from Pears Foundation.

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Barrow Learning Quarter: Contractor sought to build Cumbrian campus

The University of Cumbria has launched its invitation to tender process to seek and secure a contractor to build its brand new campus in Barrow-in-Furness. 

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Unlikely marriage of universities can ease NHS staff crisis

The NHS is facing a staffing crisis.  The British Medical Association estimates that the current shortfall is over 50,000 doctors.  The shortage in the number of doctors is unevenly spread across the UK, mirroring the distribution of social deprivation and health inequality, with the North of England particularly affected – 11 per cent of NHS posts are vacant compared to 3 per cent in London.

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Flagship university campus project is given the go ahead

Planning permission for University of Cumbria’s flagship Carlisle Citadels campus project has been approved today by Carlisle City Council’s Development Control committee.