Plans to develop a university site in Barrow have taken a step forward.
The University of Cumbria has signed a partnership agreement with Lancaster University to support the project.
The universities will collaborate on research partnerships with local businesses and on courses offering the best subject strengths from both higher education institutions.
The University of Cumbria’s plans for a Barrow campus will see it work closely with key businesses, including BAE Systems, and Furness College, in order to ensure that courses prepare graduates for career success through higher level skills.
It will work closely with key partners in Barrow, including the Brilliant Barrow board and Barrow Borough Council.
15/03/16 PA File Photo of ITV political journalist Robert Peston filming a piece to camera outside No 11 Downing St, London, on the eve of the Budget. See PA Feature TV Quickfire Peston. Picture credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Photos. WARNI Employers are being encouraged to support a virtual work experience event. Speakers for Schools, founded in 2010 by ITV’s Political Editor Robert Peston, is calling for Cumbrian employers to get involved with its virtual work experience event. The organisation is encouraging business owners to learn more about offering young people in Cumbria the chance to get involved in the world of work in our digital society.
Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership (CLEP) is offering its support to help businesses to move forward from one of the most challenging financial years on record. CLEP’s role, as a business-led organisation, is to determine local economic priorities, advocate on behalf of Cumbria and to deliver activities that will support the economy and businesses to recover from the pandemic and move forward with Cumbria’s growth ambitions. The combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of the EU Transition Period has meant that many businesses might welcome support in navigating the changes, going forward. “Last year was a year unlike any other. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was felt locally, nationally and globally, and as 2021 unfolds, the health challenges continue to have significant repercussions for the economy, businesses and jobs throughout the UK” said CLEP Chief Executive Jo Lappin.
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The 600-acre site adjacent to the Sellafield nuclear complex has been included in a bid to host the UK’s first prototype nuclear fusion plant and surrounding science, technology and business park.
The Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership is preparing to submit its bid to the UK Atomic Energy Authority, which is running a national competition to identify the best site to host a major nuclear power plant facility.
Fusion nuclear represents the next generation of clean energy production and was described by Professor Stephen Hawking in 2010 as the one scientific advancement that would most transform society, the LEP noted.
Picture: Google Streetview Plans for the first step in a major expansion of the Lillyhall Industrial Estate will be decided on next week. Proposals for a new roundabout at the junction of Branthwaite Road and Joseph Noble Road, on the northern edge of the Workington industrial estate, will be decided on next Tuesday by Allerdale Borough Council’s development panel. The creation of the new roundabout is the first stage in a proposed northwards extension to the Lillyhall Industrial Estate, dubbed the “Lillyhall North” site. The proposals have been brought forward by Allerdale Borough Council and the Allerdale Investment Partnership.