University of Cumbria

The University of Cumbria has expanded the provision of training for diagnostic radiography students with additional opportunities to put their learning into practice before entering a clinical environment. SmartSimulator and two Ysio Max x-ray systems from Siemens Healthineers have been introduced, offering simulated learning that mimics what students will see in clinical reality. The additional […]

The University of Cumbria’s diagnostic radiography apprenticeship programme reflects the current expectations of employers, regulatory and professional body accreditation standards for first post radiographers. Graduates leave with a range of radiographic skills that will enable them to be employed in the healthcare setting and with a knowledge base that prepares them for a career in […]

The University of Cumbria and Imperial College London are working together to launch a new graduate entry medical school in Carlisle, an area of England where the recruitment and retention of medical staff remains a significant challenge. The new school, which aims to enrol its first students in autumn 2025, will train new doctors for […]

More than £1 million has been awarded to the Universities of Cumbria and Salford to support the education of new sonographers in north-west England through a virtual North West Ultrasound Academy. Funding has come from the newly created North West Imaging Academy, a government initiative set up to tackle shortages of trained sonographers regionally. It […]

A student radiographer who returned to placement to support the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic has had her video diary account featured on national news. As reported previously in RAD Magazine, radiography student Ismat Khan from the University of Cumbria returned to placement at the Royal Preston Hospital in June to care for patients exhibiting […]

Two students with stand-out leadership skills have both won a place on a prestigious national health programme. University of Cumbria students Ismat Khan and Matthew Price applied for a place on the Council of Deans of Health UK Student Leadership Programme and were accepted, before the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. The programme selects the […]

Professor of radiography at the University of Salford Peter Hogg and senior lecturer at the University of Cumbria Ken Holmes are leading an international effort to develop e-learning resources for radiographers caring for patients with COVID-19. The project is creating a free online information and support system, with a particular focus on training and advice […]

Following new NHS funding, University of Cumbria is planning an innovative way of training sonographers to ensure they are better prepared for clinical placement and to increase NHS capacity to train them. The university has secured a grant of nearly £400k to establish a new ultrasound academy centred on the university and working in partnership […]