Northumbria University, Newcastle

More than a million listeners have already heard May Sumbwanyambe's work on BBC Radio 4 with his latest play, Back Home, highlighting the elephant ivory debate.

23 January 2023 09:55

Creative writing lecturer’s new play highlights elephant ivory debate

A Northumbria University lecturer, who is also an award-winning playwright and radio dramatist, is preparing for his latest play to be aired on BBC Radio 4.

The Lit & Phil in Newcastle is the largest independent UK library outside of London. Photo by Sally Ann Norman.

19 January 2023 12:09

Researchers prepare for a new series of public talks at The Lit & Phil

Academics from Northumbria University have teamed up with the Newcastle Literary and Philosophical Society, known as The Lit & Phil, to engage the public with their world-leading research through a new series of public talks.

18 January 2023 15:53

Theatre founder and Northumbria alum named among most influential in industry

A Northumbria University graduate, and founder of Newcastle’s Alphabetti Theatre, has been voted as one of the 100 most influential people within the UK theatre and performing arts industry over the last year.

4 January 2023 13:51

EXPERT COMMENT: Calling politicians ‘clowns’ is a disservice to clowns – yes, really

A recent Labour party campaign mocked short-lived prime minister Liz Truss and current chancellor Jeremy Hunt as clowns, complete with photoshopped red noses, colourful wigs and oversize bowties. These are decidedly undeserved and pejorative representations – but not of the politicians.

Members of the multi-talented technical team in the Arts, Design and Social Sciences Faculty, will stage an exhibition of personal and professionally completed work to showcase their skills in the Foyer of CCE2.

23 November 2022 10:00

Exhibition will showcase the skills of Technicians

An event aimed at celebrating the unique contributions of technical support staff, and the diversity of the work they carry out across a range of subject areas at Northumbria University, will run throughout December.

The cast of Angels of the North series 4: (L-R) Shane, Jade, Sammyjo, Molly, Lauren. Credit: BBC

17 November 2022 10:00

North East graduates get careers off to a flying start with ‘Angels of the North’

Several young TV crew from Northumbria University’s Film and TV production degree have seen their careers get off to a flying start by working on the latest series of a BBC show.

Participants of the RECLAMA project highlighted food and gastronomy as a key aspect of their cultural heritage to celebrate.

14 November 2022 14:00

Research documents rich heritage of Afro-descendant women living in Ecuador

Celebrating and sharing the lived history of Afro-Ecuadorian women, passed down through generations via the spoken word, is the objective of a collaborative research project led by Northumbria University and Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador, alongside partners from the Mujeres de Asfalto collective, a Black feminist creative arts organisation.

8 November 2022 09:19

Awards give Northumbria’s graduates a real design for life

Graduate designers from Northumbria University are celebrating after receiving accolades from a global award scheme endorsed by global fashion giant Gucci.

24 October 2022 10:05

Select Committee to learn about scale of bullying and harassment in music industry

A national survey which has revealed widespread examples of bullying and harassment in the music industry will be discussed by a government Select Committee this week.

A photo taken during Dr Duggan and Dr Andrews' research in New Orleans: School buses carrying Mardi Gras krewes in New Orleans (2022). Photo credit: Dr Patrick Duggan

20 October 2022 11:39

Arts research inspires new approaches to emergency planning

As the UK Covid-19 inquiry gets underway and the country’s pandemic preparedness is examined, new performance research is making a significant impact on the future of emergency planning in the UK and beyond.

Fashion graduates Emily Gibson, Will Howard-Jones, Holly Hooker and Melissa Newton with Leo Fenwick (centre).

19 October 2022 11:01

Northumbria graduates showcase the future of fashion at Fenwick

As part of the campaign, Fenwick has partnered with the Graduate Fashion Foundation who organise Graduate Fashion Week, to showcase the work of fashion graduates from Northumbria University and Kingston University in London, as part of the Fenwick Future Makers element of the campaign.

Artist and Assistant Professor in Animation at Northumbria Paul Dolan, whose exhibition Upstream Image is currently on show at Gallery North.

19 October 2022 09:04

Gallery North opens its doors for thought-provoking autumn exhibition season

A series of contemporary art exhibitions exploring cultures, communities and environments has launched at Northumbria University’s newly refurbished Gallery North.

Image taken from Design for Planet Festival 2021

17 October 2022 15:37

Full programme released for Design for Planet Festival 2022

The full line up of speakers and workshops for the Design Council’s Design for Planet Festival, to be hosted by Northumbria University, has now been confirmed.

The 2022 Design for Planet Festival will take place at Northumbria University on Tuesday 8th November and Wednesday 9th November, to coincide with COP27, providing a series of virtual events and live broadcasts.

8 September 2022 10:00

Registration is now open for the Design for Planet Festival at Northumbria

Biologist and wildlife film maker, Patrick Ayree, who worked for the BBC’s Natural History Unit alongside Sir David Attenborough, will host the Design Council’s Design for Planet Festival, due to take place at Northumbria University in November.

Claire A Baker introduces 'The Red Thread' exhibition at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA). Image credit: Craig McCann McMillan.

5 September 2022 10:00

Student research honouring Chernobyl self-settlers attracts award nomination

A talented PhD student whose research aims to understand and document the traditional skills and values of an aging community of people living in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, has been named as a finalist in the 2022 North East Culture Awards.

Two ‘sister quilts’ have been created in Newcastle and Istanbul featuring symbols, words and shapes inspired by resistance against poverty, threats to women’s safety and the rupturing of traditional gender roles.

25 August 2022 10:00

Technology and traditional craft combine to highlight women’s safety

An intercontinental project by a Northumbria University researcher is using traditional crafting techniques and the latest technology to explore the international issue of women’s safety.

15 August 2022 15:11

Academic’s ‘coming of age’ memoir explores how art shapes identity

A lecturer in Creative Writing at Northumbria University has been awarded a British Academy Small Research Grant to explore how art – and music in particular – has a profound impact on our lives and makes us who we are.

The BFI (British Film Institute) is the UK's lead organisation for film and the moving image

11 August 2022 11:55

Northumbria University and BFI launch bold cultural partnership

Northumbria University has joined forces with the UK’s biggest screen body, the BFI (British Film Institute) on an ambitious partnership that will provide leading networks, insight and experience with moving image culture and the screen industries for staff and students across the University.

Left to right: Dr Claudine van Hensbergen, Ruth Sheldon and Adam Goldwater of Great North Museum: Hancock and Dr Gareth Roddy.

25 July 2022 10:21

Northumbria University chosen as a national hub for festival of humanities

The Being Human Festival, held across the country each November, demonstrates and celebrates the ways in which humanities-based subjects, which include language and literature, history, geography, philosophy, archaeology, anthropology, law, religion and art, inspire and enrich our everyday lives.

The Word, National Centre for the Written Word is a state-of-the-art cultural venue in South Tyneside.

21 July 2022 14:30

Researchers awarded funding to highlight community involvement in sustainable practices

Northumbria University academics have won a British Academy grant to conduct research that highlights the importance of communities in helping to shape a more sustainable future.

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