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l-r Vincent Onyeabor and Mark Renney

Businesses encouraged to tap into Northumbria’s talent pool of overseas graduates

Recruiting international graduates is not always easy for small businesses - but they can plug crucial skills’ gaps and support the regional economy, according to Northumbria alumni and entrepreneur Mark Renney.
As founder and Managing Director of tech and software company Wubbleyou, Mark has been building his business since 2009. The Newcastle-based company specialises in building scalable so

l-r PhD researcher Stephanie Haddad, Professor Monika Foster and Mark Philpott, CEO of NPH Group

International research reveals insight into post-pandemic digital era

Over 40 experts gathered at a unique research seminar to discuss how industry and academia can collaborate and share knowledge to help businesses and other organisations adapt and succeed in the digital age.
The international research, “Strengthening professional cooperation in the digital era”, generated insightful debate at the seminar at Northumbria University’s Newcastle Business School ea

l-r Visiting Professors Richard Swart and Caroline Theobald CBE

Northumbria appoints leading business figures as Visiting Professors

Northumbria University, Newcastle, has appointed two prominent North East business figures as visiting professors.
Caroline Theobald CBE and Richard Swart are well known both regionally and nationally, for their support for SMEs and in areas such as women in business, responsible and sustainable business, and the manufacturing sector. They also have long-standing relationships with Northumbria

Back Row Left to Right: Gareth Harrison (Bank of England); Richard Swart (AMF Chair); Dr Adrian Small (Northumbria); Arthur Hodgson (AMF). Front row l-r: Stephen Wood (Schroders); Alistair Wilson (Azets); Professor Alan Reed, Northumbria

Helping businesses understand the Budget

Northumbria University’s Marketing, Operations and Systems department within the faculty of Business and Law has held a knowledge exchange breakfast event in collaboration with its strategic partners the Advanced Manufacturing Forum (AMF) and Open North Foundation (ONF) to help North East businesses understand the impact of the spring Budget.
Expert speakers from organisations including the Ban

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.

L-R: Dr Tony Soteriou, Director of Commercialisation, UKRI and Dr Gosia Ciesielska, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies, Northumbria University.

Northumbria University scores Knowledge Exchange award

Northumbria University and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust have won the ‘Knowledge Exchange Strategic Partnership’ award from PraxisAuril, a world-leading association for Knowledge Exchange practitioners.

Northumbria expertise informs UK space spectrum strategy

Northumbria expertise informs UK space spectrum strategy

Northumbria University expertise in space law is helping to shape the UK Government strategy for managing radio communications used by the space sector. This strategy informs how satellites use the radio frequency spectrum and how Ofcom manage and regulate the spectrum for efficiency.
UK communications industry regulator Ofcom recently announced its Space Spectrum Strategy, aimed at ensuring t

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