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UCLan’s new state of the art sports facility will be named after Preston legend Sir Tom Finney.
The building will provide indoor Olympic quality training areas in time for the run up to the London 2012 Olympics.
Sir Tom, 87, who played 433 games during his 14 year career with the Deepdale club, was overjoyed with the news. He said: “I am delighted to have the building named after me and to help put Preston and UCLan on the sporting map.”
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Preston’s Town Takeover campaign has gathered pace since being reported in the last issue of Pluto.
The event’s Facebook group has amassed over 600 members since its launch a fortnight ago.
UCLan will be helping NASA shine some light on the mysteries of the sun, thanks to a satellite launched earlier this month.
Victory over Sheffield 2nds gives UCLan’s Men’s Tennis 1sts a second successive appearance in the BUCS Cup final.
The imposed ban on student visa applications from India, Bangladesh and Nepal has been partially lifted.
Students wishing to study in higher education in UK will be able to do so once more from March 1.
BZZZZZ…that’s the sound of yet another social networking site crashing into the online community. Google Buzz was released earlier this month as the latest attempt by the San Franciscan technology giant to saturate the market.
Students’ parents should be forced to use their homes as collateral against their loans, according to a leading think-tank.
Policy Exchange, who have written a report into university funding, also claim that fees must rise to at least £5,000 to prevent the quality of university education from slipping.
A new scheme means UCLan students are now able to use an library across the country.
The new partnership agreement with the University and Lancashire County Council named LancaShare, will entitle students and staff at UCLan to free, automatic, full membership of Lancashire County Council’s Library and Information Services.
Is it time to name and shame universities that aren’t up to scratch, as another complaints boom is anticipated.
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