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  • AC/DC rock singer becomes Doctor of Music

    Legendary lead singer of AC/DC, Brian Johnson, was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music by Northumbria University today (Wednesday 9 July).

  • NORTHUMBRIA INVADES LONDON’S ART WORLD WITH POP-UP MURAL

    The street art installation, which will showcase current students’ work from Architecture, Art, Design and Media, is one of a series of guerrilla art invasions created to mark Northumbria’s presence at the annual Free Range Art and Design shows held at the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane.

  • FEATURE: The Dementia Monologues

    Northumbria University academic, Cathy Bailey, recently joined a panel at Live Theatre to discuss the social, ethical and medical issues surrounding dementia.

  • Northumbria academic to open Get Carter exclusive screening

    Senior Lecturer in Film & Television Studies, Dr James Leggott, will be introducing the iconic Get Carter film on Thursday 26th June at the Vue Cinema in Trinity Square – the new Gateshead development that is set to house almost 1,000 Northumbria University students from September.

  • Student visions for Gibside Hall to be revealed

    A gin distillery, a theatre and an observatory were among the unique proposals presented to the National Trust by Northumbria University’s Interior Architecture students in a bid to re-imagine the potential future of Gateshead’s Gibside Hall.

  • Artist launches perfectly crafted partnership

    Northumbria University, Newcastle and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) have forged a new partnership that will support teaching and research, while creating a range of opportunities for artists and the community.

  • Graduate artist residency launched with Tyneside Cinema

    Northumbria University, Newcastle and Tyneside Cinema are delighted to announce a new artist residency for recent graduates working with the moving image from disciplines including fine art, animation, design and film.

  • The Tin Ring play heads to Washington, DC

    A Northumbria University, Newcastle, Performing Arts academic is taking a one-woman play about the Holocaust to a new audience in Washington DC this month.

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