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L-R: Saman Haque, Becca Hawkins and Ellie Belton from ACCESS: Policy, Professor Matthew Johnson from Northumbria University and Director of ACCESS: Policy, Piotr Mahey, are pictured with Northumbria University students taking part in the programme.

30 November 2023 09:00

Northumbria partners with ACCESS: Policy to give students unique access to the world of policy making

Ten students from Northumbria University are the first to take part in a new intensive programme providing an insight into addressing emerging global challenges through policy.

24 November 2023 11:57

Second year for Publishing MA created by Hachette UK, New Writing North and Northumbria University

Following the first-year success of Hachette UK and New Writing North’s partnership with Northumbria University to deliver an innovative new publishing degree, teaching has commenced with the second year of students, who will all receive a guaranteed work placement with Hachette UK. Once again there is a £2,000 scholarship for one highly gifted student from an underrepresented background.

22 November 2023 10:07

Northern Writers’ Awards open for entries in 25th anniversary year

The Northern Writers’ Awards will celebrate their 25th anniversary year in 2024, with many of the award categories now open for entry until 12 February 2024.

Enough of Him - A production written by May Sumbwanyambe, Assistant Professor in Humanities at Northumbria University (© Sally Jubb Photography)

15 November 2023 14:47

Assistant Professor and playwright is recognised at national theatre awards

Assistant Professor in Humanities at Northumbria University and award-winning playwright, May Sumbwanyambe, has won recognition from the UK Theatre Awards for his latest production Enough of Him.

The artificial poppy has become a fragile but enduring symbol of remembrance. Field of Poppies. Image by Henry Be (@henry_be) via Unsplash.

10 November 2023 13:00

EXPERT COMMENT: Remembrance Day: five beautiful novels about war commemoration

In an article written for the Conversation*, from Northumbria University, Dr Ann-Marie Einhaus, Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary literature and Research Fellow Dr Alexandra Peat discuss recommendations for five novels that can give readers fresh insights into conflict and commemoration.

Dr Katherine Butler of Northumbria University and James Smith of the Lit & Phil

3 November 2023 13:17

Singing workshop with a ‘catch’

London’s Burning, Frère Jacques and Row, Row, Row Your Boat are all songs many of us will be familiar with from childhood – but you might not be aware that the history of these ‘rounds’ or ‘catches’ as they are also known, goes back hundreds of years.

Bristol / England - May 6th 2020: Statue of Edward Colston with blindfold before it was taken down by protestors. Image from Shutterstock by Ian Luck

26 October 2023 16:00

EXPERT COMMENT: Plan to ‘retain and explain’ controversial statues is flawed – why we should always question our monuments

In an article written for The Conversation, Claudine van Hensbergen, Associate Professor in Eighteenth-Century English Literature at Northumbria University, discusses the UK government's official “retain and explain” policy regarding controversial monuments and the challenges and opportunities that come with it.

Left to Right- Dr Steve Jones, Dr Kate Egan, Dr Johnny Walker, and Dr Russ Hunter.

18 October 2023 13:00

Video Shop Horrors exhibition to open in time for Halloween

A terrifying new exhibition featuring a series of rare movie posters for horror films of the 1980s will be installed at Northumbria University’s Gallery North in time for Halloween.

4 October 2023 16:01

Art workshop explores our relationship with sleep

Members of the public are being invited to share their experiences of sleep, and find out more about the experiences of others, during an art workshop and exhibition next month.

3 October 2023 10:34

Northumbria student signs first major book publishing deal

An English Literature student at Northumbria University has had her mysterious and dark fantasy novel released by one of the leading publishing groups in Poland.

Northumbria University graduate Alice Kershaw is pictured with her work, Discarded Bottles.

27 September 2023 13:33

Fine Art alumni secure prestigious regional residency

Two of Northumbria University’s Fine Art graduates are being supported by the New Graduate Award scheme developed and hosted by Middlesbrough Art Week (MAW).

25 September 2023 11:25

Research council invest half a million in new Creative Communities UK pilot

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative Communities programme at Northumbria University Newcastle has secured an additional £470,000 of investment, on top of the original 1.3 million award, to develop new knowledge about community and cross-sector partnership working in research & development (R&D).

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