News and Events Archives
River Island Rocks event!
May 11th, Monday
Fashion, film, live music, artist sale and speed networking sponsered by River Island..
Unveiling the history of clothing design
UCLan students deliver study session for Preston College counterparts
New date for TV anchorman lecture
Channel 4's Jon Snow to share his wealth of knowledge with staff and students
UCLan ranked as top modern university in the North West
The Times Good University Guide for 2008 has named the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) as the top modern University in the North West.
Composition awarded first prize by the International Jury
Nicholas James Casswell is awarded first prize by the International Jury for his Composition Triplicity.
University Media Factory open for business
The University’s ground-breaking £15 million Media Factory was officially opened on 24 January by broadcaster, writer and UCLan Honorary Fellow Fiona Armstrong.
Human Rights Degree First of its Kind Outside London
A unique and exciting new Single Honours degree in Human Rights has been developed by the Departments of Law and Education and Social Science…
UCLAN graduate heads straight to BBC Sport
University of Central Lancashire sports journalism graduate Mayur Bhanji has landed his dream job at BBC Sport reporting on the Olympics and working on Final Score.
From Uganda to Preston for graduate
Deaf studies student embraces cultural differences at UCLan and stays on to study for a PhD
Graduate heads to Dubai for assistant editor job
A UCLan journalism graduate has booked a one-way ticket to Dubai after securing a job at a leading Middle-East publishing house.
Sally O’Sullivan reveals the secrets to her success on a return visit to UCLan
Glossy magazine supremo Sally O’Sullivan visits students
Design Festival 09
25 February 9.30am to 4pm
The Northern School of Design is holding a Design Festival.
All Sixth Form and Art & Design Diploma students and staff are invited.
Creative and Performing Arts Open Days
4th, 11th February - Fashion Open Days
4th, 11th, 18th February - Fine Art Open Days
MA Fine Art Interim Exhibition
February 3 - February 12 [Closed Weekends]
PR1 Gallery, Victoria Building, UCLan, Preston
Is the Business of Journalism affecting the Journalism of Business?
3rd February 5:15pm for networking reception with food and drink. Event begins at 6pm
Greenbank Lecture Theatre, Greenbank Building, Victoria Street
Dewey Decimal - an illustration project exhibition
8 December to 30 January 2009
BA(Hons) Illustration exhibition on the Dewey Decimal Project showing in the library.
Art Exhibition Opening night
20th January at 6.30 pm
1st Floor Gallery at UClans Victoria Building
FREE Admission!
Editor of the Evening Standard to visit UCLan
The editor of the Evening Standard, London's famous newspaper, is to visit UClan to talk about the media and the credit crisis. Chris Blackhurst will be at the Mitchell and Kenyon/ Foster Theatre at 5 pm on January 26th.
The media and the credit crisis
January 26, 5.00pm
Mitchell and Kenyon Theatre (Foster building).
A lecture by Chris Blackhurst, City Editor of the Evening Standard
12th November - UCLan Lecture Series
Servants, mesmerists and Black American GI's - The Black British Presence in the North from 1736-2005 by Dr Alan Rice
MA Fine Art Exhibition
Come along to see our exciting exhibition between 11th September till 18th September
Big AHSS Party
The faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences annual party that always ends fresher’s week on a high!
Call for Papers- Poetry and Belief Conference 24-25th April 2009
A Two-Day Conference- University of Central Lancashire, 24-25 April 2009
But superstition, like belief, must die, And what remains when disbelief has gone?
(Philip Larkin, ‘Church Going’)
UCLan Lecture Series
'Woody Guthrie: hard times and hard travellin' by Dr Will Kaufman FRSA, FHEA, 2008 BMI - Woody Guthrie Research Fellow-Wednesday 29th October 2008