University of Cumbria - Campuses

Campuses

The University is based upon the findings of a report by Sir Martin Harris. This plan envisaged a university based upon a "distributed learning network". This network is based upon the idea that teaching will take place both at the University's main campuses, and at colleges of further education around the county. This will solve problems of access for remote areas that did not previously have direct access to higher education.

The headquarters of the University are in Carlisle. Its other major campuses are at Ambleside, Lancaster (formerly St Martin's College) and Energus in Lilyhall. The University also has sites in London and Penrith (formerly University of Central Lancashire in Cumbria). Furness College in Barrow-in-Furness has also joined forces with the university as part of the new build at the college is owned by the University of Cumbria.