Headquartered in and from the incredible landscape and natural environment of Cumbria, with campuses in Carlisle, Lancaster, Ambleside, Barrow and our capital city London, our academic, practice-based and applied research focus, and our approach to student and staff wellbeing, work environments and practices, draws on and respects this privileged position.

We were established in Cumbria for a reason, and this drives us: to positively impact on our students; increase higher education participation in our county; address higher-level skills, sector and place needs; co-create and apply new knowledge; and positively embrace our civic responsibilities. This role spans our geography, our public services, industry and regional sectors through to the arts and culture. We are ambitious, progressive and keen to continually improve, whilst respecting our raison d’être and deep roots in the arts, education and the church.