John Grainger MA FCMI Honorary Fellow and Executive Director of Britain’s Energy Coast Business Cluster

The contribution that University of Cumbria has made to the economic growth and stability of Cumbria has grown immeasurably within the last few years with a strong, affordable and deliverable strategy towards 2030. The key in all this is "collaboration " and this marks the difference between just aspiration and actual delivery. The exciting developments at Carlisle and Barrow, at extreme ends of the geographical County, demonstrates the collegiate style and approach to embrace the aspiring student population, both internally and externally. The icing on the cake is the creation of the new graduate-entry Medical School in association with Imperial College London. All of this under strong and capable leadership, enables the University to deliver a fantastic learn and thrive opportunity and reinforces the brand of Cumbria as an exceptional place to live and work, an area where individuals and business can genuinely prosper.