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Careers event supports graduate employment opportunities

Careers event supports graduate employment opportunities

Students and recent graduates from Northumbria were able to explore a range of employment opportunities at the University’s annual Careers Fest earlier this month. They were also able to hear from Northumbria alumnus Michael Brodie CBE, who is now CEO of the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), who delivered a keynote speech.

l-r Dr Marios Constantinides, Professor Mark Graham and Dr Marta Cecchinato

Keeping up with technology in the workplace

Northumbria University, Newcastle, has hosted an international symposium exploring how advances in computing and automation are radically changing the way we work.
The Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work (CHIWORK 2024) included discussions on peer-reviewed research published in the prestigious ACM Digital Library and keynote addresses from internationally-recognised experts. Under

Researchers at Northumbria University are working to explore and evidence how navigating widowhood during the pandemic had an impact on health and wellbeing. Adobe Stock

Researchers investigate the long-term impact of widowhood during Covid-19

The death of a spouse or partner is ranked as one of the most stressful life events most people will experience. Researchers at Northumbria University are working to explore and evidence how navigating widowhood during the pandemic, at a time when restrictions on contact with others and gatherings including funerals were imposed, had an impact on health and wellbeing.

From l-r Executive Director and Joint CEO of Live Theatre Jacqui Kell, Director of Cultural Partnerships at Northumbria University Neil Percival, and Director of Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums (TWAM) Keith Merrin.

New North East cultural partnerships announced

Northumbria University has formed partnerships with Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums and Live Theatre to enhance the cultural and creative industries in the North East. These collaborations aim to address key challenges, promote health and wellbeing through arts participation, and provide real-world learning opportunities for students.

Jupiter’s atmosphere around the Great Red Spot (NIRCam and NIRSpec). Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, Jupiter ERS Team, J. Schmidt, H. Melin, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)

Telescope reveals unexpected activity above Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal surprising activity in Jupiter's ionosphere above the Great Red Spot. Scientists have discovered intricate structures and unexpected small-scale activity caused by gravity waves from the massive storm. This new insight challenges previous understanding of Jupiter's upper atmosphere.

Front row l-r Matt Hutnell, Director of Santander Universities UK and Northumbria Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Professor Andy Long with colleagues and students from Santander and Northumbria

Decade long partnership with Santander has social mobility at its core

Northumbria has renewed its partnership with Santander Universities in a move designed to offer even greater life-changing opportunities for students from all backgrounds.
The new agreement runs to 2028 and represents a 10-year-long partnership with Santander with financial support totalling more than £1.3 million. This has included the funding of more than 300 internships with regional busine

L-R Lord Karan Bilimoria, CBE, DL, Professor Robert MacIntosh, Nigel Coates and Nicola Burnip from the Business Clinic, and Michael Hayman MBE, DL, Chair, Small Business Charter

Prestigious award for Business Clinic

The Business Clinic at Northumbria University has been named a winner at the 2024 Small Business Charter Excellence Awards.
Part of Newcastle Business School at Northumbria, the Business Clinic won the Outstanding Commitment to Encouraging Student Enterprise and Entrepreneurship category. Six universities were shortlisted in this category and the Business Clinic was was recognised by the judge

Business Clinic students with David Fairlamb

Northumbria’s Business Clinic hits new milestones in anniversary year

The Business Clinic at Northumbria University has hit a series of notable milestones in its tenth anniversary year.
Since the Business Clinic was launched by Nigel Coates in 2014, it has delivered 780 consultancy projects involving more than 3,100 students across all business subjects. It offers pro-bono consultancy support to SMEs, multi-national organisations, charitable organisations, educa

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