1. A Research and Training Hub for the English Lake District. Partnership’s Plan Breakthrough Action 1d

2. THEME 1 – Special Landscape, Natural & Cultural Heritage THEME 2 – Prosperous Economy Montane Scrub (Sellafield ‘Women into Science’ & PhD student Carrie Wallace) Conservation of Freshwater Pearl Mussels (KTP) (Freshwater Biological Association & Gill Notman) Carbon Sequestration Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) (LDNPA, Sam Hagon, Andrew Weatherall & Ian Convery) Sustaining Cumbria & Hill Farming Systems (Cumbria Fells & Dales RDPE Leader & Lois Mansfield)

3. THEME 3 – A World Class Visitor Experience THEME 4 – Vibrant Communities ‘Learning Away – outdoor experiences for school children’ (Paul Hamlyn Foundation & Chris Loynes) Local Food Markets (with Nuture Lakeland, LDNPA & Naomi van der Velden) Attitudes to the Expansion of Woodland onto Farmland (PhD Student: Sara Iversen & the Forestry Commission) Langdale Spa Hotel – patent and renovation of waterwheel (Smith Engineering & Elspeth Lees)

4. TRAINING – Traditional taught provision CURRENT Undergraduate Animal/ Marine & Aquatic Conservation, Conservation Biology Forestry & Woodland Ecology Outdoor Studies, Education & Adventure Social Enterprise Zoology & Biology Post graduate European Transcultural Outdoor Studies Forestry Outdoor Education Sustainable Leadership DEVELOPING Undergraduate Environmental Geography National Parks & Protected Areas Sustainable Engineering Post graduate Bushcraft Ecosystem Assessment POTENTIAL Post graduate ??

5. TRAINING – CPD Bespoke Conferences, & seminars Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Bespoke Training Research studentships

6. Discussion Endorsement Next Steps? Sandra Booth Pro Vice Chancellor sandra.booth@cumbria.ac.uk Dr Lois Mansfield Principal Lecturer, Department of Science, Natural Resources & Outdoor Studies lois.mansfield@cumbria.ac.uk