Professor John Rodwell to Lecture at Hope

Professor John Rodwell, respected academic in the field of plant ecology, will be giving a lecture entitled 'People, Nature, Place' at Liverpool Hope University on Wednesday 9th December, as part of the AGM for the North West section of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM). In addition to his work in plant ecology, Professor Rodwell is an Anglican priest of over thirty years standing.

Professor Rodwell's lecture takes place at 6.30pm on Wednesday 9th December in the Lecture Theatre Complex at Hope Park.

Last Updated ( Monday, 07 December 2009 )

Vice Chancellor Visits Downing Street

Hope Vice-Chancellor Professor Gerald Pillay is visiting 10 Downing Street today (7th December), for an event celebrating Christmas and the contribution of Britain's Christians.
Last Updated ( Monday, 07 December 2009 )

Meet Hope's Microsoft Student Partner

Liverpool Hope’s Computing department have this year teamed up with the Microsoft Student Partnership programme to assist students and staff with new Microsoft products.

This year’s MSP (Microsoft Student Partner) is Paul Barnes, a third-year computing student. Paul has created a blog to tell people what he’s been up to, which can be found at http://barnes89.wordpress.com/ The site includes video tutorials, news and photos from recent MSP events.

Also available through the partnership is a special offer for Liverpool Hope, offering students the opportunity to buy Windows 7, the latest version of Windows and a Vista upgrade for £30.

Other events from MSP include competitions where you can win software and links with hosts of Microsoft Graduate Partnerships.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 08 December 2009 )

Cornerstone Festival - Closing Concert

logo The 2009 Cornerstone Festival's closing concert takes place on Saturday 5th December with a performance of Haydn's choral masterpiece The Creation.

Soloists including Kirsty Hopkins will be joined by The Festival Orchestra, The Liverpool Hope University Choir and members of the Metropolitan Cathedral Orchestra and Cantata Choir, under the baton of Stephen Pratt.

The concert will mark the end of 2009's Cornerstone Festival, which has seen over fifty events, ranging from dance to live comedy and music premieres take place in and around Hope's Cornerstone campus.

The concert will take place at 7.30pm in The Great Hall at the Cornerstone. Tickets are priced at £8/£5.

For further information on The Cornerstone Festival, go to: http://www.hope.ac.uk/cornerstone/festival

Last Updated ( Friday, 04 December 2009 )

The World’s Wife

The Cornerstone Festival continues with a performance by Hope's Year 1 Creative and Performing Arts students entitles The World's Wife. On Friday 4th December (5pm and 7pm), students will present a tribute to Carol Ann Duffy, the first female Poet Laureate.

The devising process has been influenced by a range of practitioners, including Richard Foreman, Merce Cunningham and Adolph Appia.

The performances takes place in The Cornerstone Theatre, tickets are priced £6 (£4 concessions).

For more information about The Cornerstone Festival, please visit the website: www.hope.ac.uk/cornerstone/festival

Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 December 2009 )

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