Northern Writers’ Awards 2015 winners announced
Writers from across the North came together at Northumbria University last night as the winners of the Northern Writers’ Awards 2015 were revealed.
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Winners announced in new award for TV writing talent
Nuzhat Ali and Sharma Walfall have won the first Channel 4 and Northumbria University Writing for Television Award at this year’s Northern Writers’ Awards ceremony.
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Stunning final year work ‘revealed’ by creative students
Architecture, art, design and media students have unveiled their innovative work at this year’s REVEAL, a spectacular two-week exhibition across Northumbria’s campus.
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It’s official – Northumbria has the best student support team in the country
Northumbria University has been presented with a national award for having the UK’s most ‘Outstanding Student Services Team’.
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New wave of graduating artists reveal work at Milkilling
The first group of students to complete the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art-Northumbria University Master of Fine Arts (BxNU MFA) degree recently showcased their work at a special event.
Milkilling revealed the work of the first graduating cohort from the BxNU MFA degree, following the launch of BxNU in 2011, a strategic partnership between Northumbria and BALTIC housed in Newcastle’s BALTIC -
Shortlist of 12 announced for Woon Art Prize
A dozen of the UK’s most promising artists have been shortlisted for the prestigious Woon Foundation Art and Sculpture Prize – with the host venue for this year announced as BALTIC39.
This year’s competition, co-hosted by Northumbria University, Newcastle, will take place on 2 July with the winners receiving a total of £40,000 in prizes.
The prize, sponsored by Northumbria Law alumnus and k -
Business start-up success for international graduate
An international graduate who set up his own business with the help of Northumbria University has hailed the University as providing ‘the best support I could ever have wished for’.
Sadhu Kanakarajan, who graduated from Northumbria in 2013 with a MSc Business Information Systems management degree, is the first ever graduate to be sponsored by the University via UKBA’s Tier 1 entrepreneur visa s -
Northumbria graduate named Guardian’s Leader of the Year
A Northumbria graduate has received a national award for her business which specialises in providing marketing support for small businesses in the rural Northumberland area.
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Graduates wanted for unique cinema residency
Artists can now apply for the next Northumbria University and Tyneside Cinema graduate residency following the success of the programme’s first year.
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Success for Northumbria at student housing awards
Northumbria University has beaten off stiff competition to walk away with two awards for its student accommodation.
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COMMENT: What does exposure to environmental chemicals mean for our health?
Ivy Shiue, senior research associate at Northumbria University, Newcastle, explores the impacts of exposure to environmental impacts, on our health.
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Paralympic champion named as Chancellor
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as the new Chancellor of Northumbria University, Newcastle. Baroness Grey-Thompson takes up her duties on 27 July 2015.
The 11-times Gold Medal winner was appointed Chancellor by the Board of Governors earlier this year, and succeeds Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, who ha -
New cases rise, but death rates decline – how cancer became about quality of life
Over the past 25 years, the number of cancer cases that are most common in men (prostate) and women (breast) has jumped. Prostate cancer has tripled, while breast cancer has doubled since 1990. This upward trend is true globally across 188 countries, regardless of income levels.
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Hair and textiles go under the microscope at gathering of forensic science specialists
Northumbria University is hosting a delegation of leading forensic science experts specialising in hair and textiles evidence at an international gathering in Newcastle.
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Dealing with learning disabilities
Northumbria University is working in partnership with MENCAP between Monday 15 – Friday 19 June to raise awareness amongst students and staff of how people can be affected by learning disabilities.
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COMMENT: Fox shake-up will show if Rupert has oiled the Murdoch machine
Anthony Devine, from Newcastle Business School, discusses who will take the reins from Rupert Murdoch as he stands down as CEO of 21st Century Fox.
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Cutting-edge drones put to the temperature test
Northumbria University’s state-of-the-art environmental chamber has been used to test how drones respond under extreme temperature conditions for a leading UK drone supplier.
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COMMENT: Disappearing hedgehogs show familiarity may be a curse
Dr Mike Jeffries, Teaching Fellow, Ecology at Northumbria University, examines the plight of the European hedgehog against a backdrop of falling numbers.
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Graduates wanted for unique cinema residency
Artists can now apply for the next Northumbria University and Tyneside Cinema graduate residency following the success of the programme’s first year.
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It’s all in the mind as new exhibition uncovers secrets of the brain
One of the largest biomedical research charities in the world, the Wellcome Trust, has pledged £650,000 towards a new exhibition opening in 2016 that will tell the story of the brain and how it works, revealing some of its secrets and exploring the techniques scientists use to study it.
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