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  • Jamie McClusky’s devastated family and friends and girlfriend, Jess Hulme, are determined to help raise awareness of sarcoma which is currently the third most common cancer diagnosed in children, teenagers and young adults.

    Jamie’s legacy will help others by raising awareness

    A talented Graphic Design student, who tragically died the day after he was diagnosed with a type of cancer called sarcoma, has inspired an awareness-raising initiative involving Northumbria University students and the charity Sarcoma UK.

  • L-R Meg Fletcher, Aimee Mann, Kira Banks and Amy Clunes all enjoyed success at Graduate Fashion Week 2023

    Northumbria creatives shine at Graduate Fashion Week

    Final year fashion students from Northumbria University are celebrating creative success at the world’s largest showcase of up-and-coming fashion talent, Graduate Fashion Week in London.

  • Adam Cselotei, a third-year student from Northumbria University, has won a D&AD (Design and Art Direction) New Blood Pencil for his animation work.

    National award for Northumbria design student

    Adam Cselotei, a third-year design student from Northumbria University, has won a D&AD (Design and Art Direction) New Blood Pencil for his work IMAX is the Future – a beautifully rendered conceptual science fiction themed piece exploring cinematic experience through 3D animation techniques.

  • The Crypt at Newcastle Cathedral will host the Story Chair in September.

    Pioneering North East programme ready for national launch

    Story Chair - a collaboration between national charity Changing Lives and Northumbria University - has been facilitated over the last 12 months and involved more than 50 women across Newcastle, Ashington, North Tyneside and Sunderland taking part in an eight-week programme.

  • Fine Art student Sophie Bass prepares for the graduate exhibitions. All photography courtesy of Baltic/Barry Pells.

    Students prepare to REVEAL graduating exhibitions

    Graduating artists from Northumbria University’s Fine Art programmes are preparing to showcase their work in a multi-site exhibition which includes Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and spaces across the University’s Newcastle City Campus.

  • Awards are in fashion at Northumbria

    Awards are in fashion at Northumbria

    Staff and graduates from two of the fashion programmes at Northumbria University are celebrating a trio of awards as part of a vital partnership between education and industry.

  • Northumbria staff and students took part in a carefully curated schedule of activities which ran in parallel with the online Design for Planet Festival, embracing the key themes of the event.

    Thousands tuned into inspiring programme at Design for Planet Festival

    It’s just over a month since festival fever gripped Northumbria after the University partnered with the Design Council for the 2022 Design for Planet Festival. Almost 7,000 participants registered for the online event across two days in November, providing more than 40 virtual events and live broadcasts, to coincide with COP27.

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