John Stevenson, Former Member of Parliament for Carlisle

The university is a lynchpin in the local community, with staff and students contributing to the life and vibrancy of Carlisle.

But it is through its initiatives and bold strategy that the university has really shown itself as an institution.  For example, the university has partnered with Imperial College London to open a new medical school will open in Carlisle for 50 medical students to study in our city from 2025. This will be the first ever graduate entry medical school in Cumbria, and it follows closely on the back of the of the innovative Citadels development (where the medical school will be based) that will see the university move to the centre of Carlisle. It is initiatives and ventures like this, as well as things like their degree apprenticeship programmes, that really do demonstrate the significant impact the university has on its communities.