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Celebrate the arrival of Spring 2017 with the new issue of Northumbria University News - available on campus from Monday 13 March!
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Academics announce results of US Presidential rankings from best to Trump
Northumbria’s Reader in US History Michael Cullinane alongside colleagues from the Presidential History Network have announced their latest rating of American Presidents, from George Washington to Donald Trump.
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Making the case for the arts in schools
Representatives from Northumbria University, Newcastle have been chosen to talk to MPs about the vital role of teaching arts in schools.
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It’s history, but not as we know it
A steam-punk rhinoceros, secret drawings of a Lambton Worm-powered Turbinia and a corset based on a parasol – all fantastical reimaginings of Victorian history and part of a unique exhibition capturing the imagination of visitors to Newcastle’s Discovery Museum.
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Northumbria graduate wins internship in Parliament
A History graduate is using his internship in the House of Commons to help raise awareness of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
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Holocaust survivors’ stories shared during remembrance symposium
Academics from Northumbria University have joined forces with international colleagues to host a free event which will look at how we engage in the act of remembrance.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Disunited States of America
Northumbria University’s American Studies academics have been at the forefront of international commentary on the 2016 US election and Donald Trump’s rise to presidential office.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Why some disabled people aren’t happy with Meryl Streep’s anti-Trump speech
Len Collin, Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting and Media Production at Northumbria University, writes about the outrage caused by Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech.
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Video and performance artist named new Warwick Stafford Fellow
Kathryn Elkin has been selected as the latest recipient of the annual Warwick Stafford Fellowship – a unique opportunity hosted by Northumbria University and worth more than £20,000.
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Northumbria welcomes top US scholars through flagship exchange programme
Around 70 of the best American scholars travelled to Northumbria University, Newcastle, for a three-day conference and tour of the city’s cultural and historical hotspots.
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Scholarship scheme provides support for postgraduate study
Students who have been offered places on postgraduate courses at Northumbria University are being encouraged to apply for one of 50 scholarships currently available.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Three radical political experiments for a new age of extremes
Michael Patrick Cullinane, Reader in US History at Northumbria, writes about political extremes for The Conversation.
Historian Eric Hobsbawm famously called the 20th century an “age of extremes”, one characterised by polarising ideological battles fought in the name of nationalism. Whether fascism, communism, or Western capitalism, Hobsbawm related how these ideologies transformed the politica
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