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From Council Estate to Cabinet - An Interview with Alan Milburn
Alan Milburn admits that he ‘got lucky’ in finding his way to Lancaster University from one of the most deprived comprehensives in Newcastle, which set him on the path to a top job in the Labour Cabinet. He is convinced fewer doors are open to disadvantaged teenagers as he was - and he believes that is wrong.
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New Philosophy Journal Attracts Key Thinkers
A Lancaster University postgraduate has set up a journal, which intends to demonstrate excellence and originality within the study of philosophy.
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In the Beginning...
In the run up to the 50th anniversary of the University weekend in September 2014, Vic Seddon (Economics, 1967, Cartmel) reflects on his time at Lancaster in those fledgling years.
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Life at the Palace
Living at Buckingham Palace is ‘a lot like being at university’, according to Page of the Presence, Martin O’Keefe.
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Lancaster Changed Life for Top Crop Researcher
Jianhua Zhang (PhD in Plant Physiology, 1988, Furness) has a remarkable story to tell and is currently Professor of Plant Biology at Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Kath Trail Blazes at Rolls Royce
Kath Durrant (History, 1988, Lonsdale) was the first woman to make it to Rolls Royce's executive leadership team. As such she is something of a trail blazer.
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Engineers from the Class of 1973 Return to Campus
The retired Senior Vice President of Rolls Royce, Roy Quipp, was among several engineering alumni to attend a reunion at Lancaster University 40 years after graduation.
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Liz Combines History and Mystery
Liz Cruwys (English & Religious Studies, 1980, Grizedale) spent three years in Leeds as a police officer, then took a Master’s degree at Durham University and a PhD at the University of Cambridge.
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Alumni Scale Great Heights
More than a quarter of the current Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team (BPMRT), the organisation which carries out search and rescue operations around Lancashire are former Lancaster University students.
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From Politics to Baking!
Even Great British Bake Off winner Edd Kimber is forced to admit that his student cooking achievements were every bit as bad as that of his friends’ - plates and plates of fish fingers.
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