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Designs by Fashion Design and Marketing final year student Max Telford

Double success for Northumbria students at Fashion awards

When Northumbria University student Max Telford found a small red tin while clearing out his grandmother’s house, he never dreamed its contents would provide him with the inspiration for his award-winning final year project.

Graduate Fashion Week shortlisting success for Northumbria students

Graduate Fashion Week shortlisting success for Northumbria students

Students from Northumbria University's three Fashion programmes have impressed the judges at this year’s Graduate Fashion Foundation awards, with 15 students shortlisted an impressive 23 times across 14 different categories.

Pictured l-r are Kieran Dougan, Simon Scott-Harden and Howard Fenwick of Northumbria University, and Andrew Sambell of British Engines, with the FLO-SAN hand sanitisation unit at Newcastle Airport

Hands on approach to tackling Covid-19 with new sanitisation device

A North East collaboration between a young entrepreneur, a university and an engineering company has led to the development of a revolutionary new hand sanitisation device which could help slow the global spread of diseases such as Covid-19.

Designs by Alicia Hill, one of the Northumbria graduates whose work will be on show during London Fashion Week.

Fashion graduates set to impress during London Fashion Week

Recent graduates from Northumbria University’s fashion programmes are to have their work showcased during a series of events, organised by the Graduate Fashion Foundation and taking place throughout London Fashion Week.

Design by Ellie Childs, one of the Northumbria University graduates recognised at this year's D&AD New Blood Festival

Watch this space – Northumbria graduate designers tipped as rising stars

The skills and vision of Graphic Design graduates from Northumbria University have been recognised during the UK’s biggest annual celebration of up-and-coming design talent.

Designs by the six Northumbria University Graduate Fashion Foundation Awards finalists

Fashion students make the cut – Northumbria designers named as finalists in prestigious industry awards

The design talents of students from Northumbria University have been highlighted after six were named as finalists in the influential Graduate Fashion Foundation Awards.

EXPERT COMMENT: Does design thinking hold the key to business growth during COVID-19

With the IMF warning that the ‘Great Lockdown’ global recession will be the worst since the Great Depression, organisations are being forced to reset and reinvent faster than ever before. The race is on for entrepreneurs and business owners to craft new plans, develop new products and deliver new solutions in order to survive.

Left-right: Cover designs for The Guardian's Weekend supplement by students Holly Shepley, Fauve Wright and Chloe Fairweather.

Redesigning their futures – no stopping the Fashion class of 2020

Fashion students from Northumbria University have proved that the Coronavirus pandemic is no obstacle to creativity after their work was selected to appear in a national newspaper.

The illustration by student Bethany Oakey, which was chosen to be part of the Alexander McQueen tribute to the NHS.

Student’s design chosen for NHS tribute

An illustration by a Northumbria University fashion student has been chosen by luxury British fashion label Alexander McQueen to appear in a campaign thanking the NHS.

Sewing kits have been sent to women taking part in the Sewing Through the Pandemic project

Sewing through the pandemic – supporting women through craft

Women across the North of England who are facing significant challenges are documenting their experiences of the Coronavirus pandemic one stitch at a time thanks to a unique craft project.

Some of the images created by Fashion Communication student Fauve Wright, based on her experiences of the Covid-19 lockdown

Lockdown life inspires fashion photography project with a difference

A Northumbria University student has drawn inspiration from her experiences of lockdown to create a series of striking images which are attracting national attention.

Senior Pattern Cutting Technician Kim Smith - a member of the Northumbria University team involved in producing thousands of NHS scrubs and gowns (credit: Justin Marshall)

Northumbria University supports NHS by producing thousands of clinical gowns

Thousands of much needed clinical gowns and scrubs are being produced by a team of volunteers at Northumbria University’s School of Design, for use by NHS staff across the North East.

Leven Brown pictured with Northumbria University Design for Industry students

Top rowers inspire design students

Students on Northumbria University’s Design for Industry degree took part in a design challenge with a difference when they were visited by two of the UK’s best ocean rowers.

Northumbria alumna Jessica Slack with her artwork 'Finding Life's Joy'

Design graduate shortlisted for national art prize

Northumbria University graduate Jessica Slack has been shortlisted for the Signature Art Prize 2019/20 for her painting, Finding Life’s Joy.

From l-r: Mark Bailey, of Northumbria University; Anush Begloian, Armenian MP; Arevik Saribekyan, British Council Armenia Director; Dr Nick Spencer, of Northumbria University; and Arman Arakelyan, of the American University of Armenia.

Designing the future of Armenian education

Design and business experts from Northumbria University are playing a key role in exploring the development of higher education and entrepreneurialism in Armenia.

The Love After Death exhibition

Exploring your digital life after death

A unique installation, which invites members of the public to reconsider how they think about death, will open in Newcastle next week.

A village in the Province of Guizhou, China

Connecting the countryside

The gap between the services available to people living in urban and rural areas could soon be narrowed thanks to a new project which will use smart devices and big data technology to improve life for country dwellers.

Dog Goes Here by Rocky Brooks - one of the projects produced by final year Design for Industry students from Northumbria University

Design for Industry graduates showcase work at national exhibition

Design for Industry students tackle fatbergs, globalisation and the future of farming in innovative graduation projects.

Alex Slack, Bigg Market Project Manager at NE1, pictured with two of the Northumbria students involved in the project, Chang Shi Qian and Franz Pancho

‘Bigg Ideas’ on show at new exhibition

One of Newcastle city centre’s most iconic locations is the inspiration behind a new exhibition of work by Northumbria University students, launching next week.

From l-r: Andrew Richardson, Franz Pancho, Alex Slack, Chang Shi Qian and Lars Erik Holmquist

Bigg Market past and future reflected in design project

Design students from Northumbria University have joined forces with Newcastle Business Improvement District company NE1 Ltd, to create a series of innovative concepts, all designed to attract new audiences to the city’s Bigg Market.

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