Northumbria shortlisted for best university in the UK
Northumbria University, Newcastle, has been nominated for the prestigious University of the Year award in Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2017.
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Graduate internship scheme helps fund recruitment for growing business
Alumni of Northumbria University are growing their own businesses by recruiting fellow graduates through funding available via the University
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Citizens Advice support service helps to reduce stress and anxiety
Research carried out by Northumbria University, Newcastle shows that people who use the Citizens Advice Service in Gateshead feel less stressed and anxious after doing so.
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UK veterans to benefit from new service
A new smartphone app is being developed to help UK veterans find the services they need; whether that’s health services, jobs or housing.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Research shows smacking makes children more aggressive and at risk of mental health problems
Raymond Arthur, Professor of Law at Northumbria University, explores research around parents or carers smacking their children.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Growing old disgracefully: DC comics’ Harley Quinn turns 25
Andrew Ross, Graduate Tutor and Lecturer in Film at Northumbria University, discusses how Harley Quinn is not just a side-kick to The Joker, but is now a multi-platform anti-hero. The joke’s on Batman this year. Fans of the Caped Crusader usually celebrate Batman Day on September 23, but this year his thunder has been stolen by a young woman wielding a giant mallet and wearing a broad grin.
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£750,000 upgrade for interactive teaching facility
A fully interactive teaching facility at Northumbria University is getting a £750,000 make over which will see the facility become one of the biggest and best in the country.
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Art and education combine for innovative new exhibition
An innovative exhibition showcasing the work of Fine Art / Contemporary Arts and Education Masters students from Northumbria University, Newcastle opens next week.
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EXPERT COMMENT: What to do if you fail your GCSEs
Liz Atkins, Associate Professor in Education at Northumbria University, discusses GCSE results day and what to do if you haven't received the results you'd hoped for. GCSE time is here again, with the annual focus on the success stories: the young person who passed all their subjects despite tragedy or illness, as well as the young people who have gained ten or 11 A* grades.
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Northumbria academic to publish inside story of Martin Luther King’s historic visit to Newcastle
A fascinating new book by Northumbria University’s Professor in American Studies, Brian Ward about Martin Luther King’s historic visit to Newcastle University will be published next month by Newcastle Libraries’ Tyne Bridge Publishing to coincide with the 50th anniversary of this landmark event.
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Northumbria University offers support to thousands of students going through Clearing
Northumbria University, Newcastle, is inviting students receiving their A Level results today (Thursday 17 August) to call its Clearing hotline as it offers support to the thousands hoping to gain a place at a university and course of their choice.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Champion or copycat? Elvis Presley’s ambiguous relationship with black America
Marking the the 40th anniversary passing of the King of Rock and Roll, Brian Ward, Professor in American Studies at Northumbria University raises the question: Was Elvis the 'king of cultural appropriation' or a tireless promoter of African-American music and culture?
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EXPERT COMMENT: The use of sonic ‘anti-loitering’ devices is breaching teenagers’ human rights
Tracy Kirk, PhD Student in Child and Adolescent Rights, discusses measures being taken to prevent anti-social problems among teenagers and young people and whether some methods are an infringement of children's rights.
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Northumbria showcases simulation-based learning to Thai nursing experts
A delegation from Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has visited Northumbria University, Newcastle, to see how the University is using simulation-based education as a learning and teaching methodology in a variety of professional contexts.
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Graduate interns in the running
The company set up by Olympic legend Brendan Foster and behind the world-famous Great North Run has picked up the pace on expansions plans by recruiting a graduate through a scheme managed by Northumbria University.
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Northumbria University chosen to train nurses in Malta
With a global reputation for high quality Nursing degrees, Northumbria University, Newcastle has been chosen to train more nurses in Malta to help the country’s national nursing shortage.
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EU applicants to Northumbria rises whilst declining nationally
A North East university is bucking the trend in recruiting EU students. Northumbria University, Newcastle has seen an overall increase of 37% in students from the EU applying to study at the university, despite a 5% drop nationally.
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EXPERT COMMENT: The UK’s online porn crackdown could harm young people more than it helps
Rosie Hodsdon, PhD candidate in Law and Sexuality at Northumbria University, writes about the recently announced plan to force pornographic websites to verify users' ages by use of technological tool to stop under 18s watching online porn.
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EXPERT COMMENT: For some kids school holidays mean hunger and isolation
Pamela L Graham, Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow at Northumbria University, and Greta Defeyter, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor at Faculty of Health & Life Sciences at Northumbria University, write about families' struggles coping with extra costs of food, activities and childcare.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Buggery, bribery and a committee: the story of how gay sex was decriminalised in Britain
Chris Ashford, Professor of Law and Society at Northumbria University, writes about the historical events that lead to a shift in attitudes towards gender and sexuality.
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