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

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.

Law student Niyah Waters

Scholarship offers career-enhancing opportunity to talented law student

Northumbria law student Niyah Waters has been accepted on the prestigious Freshfields Stephen Lawrence Scholarship Scheme.
Through the scheme, the 19-year-old from Bradford will benefit from financial support, work experience and mentoring to assist in his future career opportunities.
The Scholarship was created in memory of Stephen Lawrence, a talented and ambitious 18-year-old who was

Pictured back row l-r:  Kayleigh Ransome, Julia Bourne and Chelsea Baxter, of New York Primary School; Alan Ramsay, of Roots and Wings; Joe Shimwell, of NUSTEM, with Dr Emma Hocking (front)

Climate change is ‘in our hands’

Pupils from a North East Primary School have collaborated with scientists to design a board game which allows young people to explore the issue of climate change and discuss the actions that can be taken in response to this global challenge.

l-r Vincent Onyeabor and Mark Renney

Businesses encouraged to tap into Northumbria’s talent pool of overseas graduates

Recruiting international graduates is not always easy for small businesses - but they can plug crucial skills’ gaps and support the regional economy, according to Northumbria alumni and entrepreneur Mark Renney.
As founder and Managing Director of tech and software company Wubbleyou, Mark has been building his business since 2009. The Newcastle-based company specialises in building scalable so

Research investigating links between pubs and crime rates offers insights into better policing

Research investigating links between pubs and crime rates offers insights into better policing

Research led by a Northumbria academic exploring the relationship between the presence of pubs and crime rates across England and Wales has been published in European Planning Studies.
The study used data collected from 375 local authorities between 2003 and 2018, and looked in particular at the density of pubs at a localised level and the differences this made in the rates and types of crimes

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

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.

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