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  • Fab four for record-breaking graduate

    Andrew Shenton has made history by becoming the first person to graduate from Northumbria University, Newcastle, with four degrees. The Information Science student entered the University’s record books this week when he received his Higher Doctorate at the summer congregation.

  • Northumbria University honours inspirational campaigner

    Racial equality and community relations campaigner Baroness Howells of St Davids, OBE, was today (Thursday July 10th) awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Northumbria University, Newcastle.

  • Newcastle Business School takes gold at Google

    A team from Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University, Newcastle. has been announced as winners of the annual Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing’s (IDM) national student competition at Google HQ.

  • AC/DC rock singer becomes Doctor of Music

    Legendary lead singer of AC/DC, Brian Johnson, was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music by Northumbria University today (Wednesday 9 July).

  • COMMENT: Is cross-border crime a factor binding the UK to the EU?

    Invited to give the closing presentation at a recent international conference, I thanked the organisers, the Belgian National Institute for Criminalistics and Criminology, for bringing together criminal justice professionals with legal scholars, crime scientists, geographers and social scientists to discuss how to strengthen responses to cross-border crime.

  • NORTHUMBRIA INVADES LONDON’S ART WORLD WITH POP-UP MURAL

    The street art installation, which will showcase current students’ work from Architecture, Art, Design and Media, is one of a series of guerrilla art invasions created to mark Northumbria’s presence at the annual Free Range Art and Design shows held at the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane.

  • FEATURE: The Dementia Monologues

    Northumbria University academic, Cathy Bailey, recently joined a panel at Live Theatre to discuss the social, ethical and medical issues surrounding dementia.

  • Northumbria academic to open Get Carter exclusive screening

    Senior Lecturer in Film & Television Studies, Dr James Leggott, will be introducing the iconic Get Carter film on Thursday 26th June at the Vue Cinema in Trinity Square – the new Gateshead development that is set to house almost 1,000 Northumbria University students from September.

  • OBE awarded to Lucy Winskell

    Northumbria University Pro Vice-Chancellor, Lucy Winskell, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday 2014 Honours List.

  • Student visions for Gibside Hall to be revealed

    A gin distillery, a theatre and an observatory were among the unique proposals presented to the National Trust by Northumbria University’s Interior Architecture students in a bid to re-imagine the potential future of Gateshead’s Gibside Hall.

  • Artist launches perfectly crafted partnership

    Northumbria University, Newcastle and Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums (TWAM) have forged a new partnership that will support teaching and research, while creating a range of opportunities for artists and the community.

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