MentalUP the edtech app really took off during Covid
MentalUP, the award-winning brain game app for children between 4 and 13 years (school years reception to year 8) with 5.5…
6 Reasons Online Classes Are Increasing In Popularity Today
A lot of people want to learn new skills, but only very few of them are actually successful with their…
Northumbria design alumni on defying the odds in life and business
Success hasn’t been easy for entrepreneur, Rob Law. The Northumbria University graduate is best known for designing and inventing the…
Young Hartlepool entrepreneurs grow Phavour through lockdown
Two ambitious young entrepreneurs from Hartlepool have successfully grown their new business through the coronavirus lockdown, creating six new jobs…
Learning to drive post-Covid? Your 7-question checklist
Earlier this month, driving lessons in England got the green light to resume, after being temporarily halted by the coronavirus…
After three months on the Covid frontline, Hayley proves to be a first-class nurse
After spending the last three months on the NHS frontline tackling Covid 19, nurse Hayley Fairweather thoroughly deserves her First…
5 Top tips on how to teach English online
Teaching English over the internet is somewhat different from teaching in a physical classroom. The hours are sometime incredibly early.…
Newcastle e-learning company recruits international talent
A Newcastle-based e-learning company has grown its team to 39 following the successful recruitment of Northumbria University master’s student Lala…
Heritage Trail brings historic zone to life
A new app will help Middlesbrough visitors step their way to fitness – on a series of fun treasure trails…
Elsa runs 155km for Barnardo’s Young Carers
A dedicated and kind-hearted student ran 155km to support the work of Barnardo’s Young Carers. Elsa Wright, a 12-year-old student…
TEESSIDE PARK GIFTS HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS TO LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED
Teesside Park has gifted bundles of popular children’s books and engaging activity booklets to local charity Little Sprouts Health and…
Arts organisation plans expansion after £40k grant funding
AN ARTS education company which helps to foster healthy relationships and debunk myths around domestic violence is looking to create…
EXPERT COMMENT: Coronavirus anti-vaxxers: one in six British people would refuse a vaccine – here’s how to change their minds
In an article originally written for The Conversation, Dr Daniel Jolley, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Northumbria University, and Darel…
Emeli Sandé’s heartfelt message to graduating students: “Be a force for change”
Multi-platinum singer and Chancellor of the University of Sunderland Emeli Sandé today sent a special message to thousands of students…
Young mother starts new life
Young mother Nicola Robinson has fulfilled a lifetime ambition to become a teacher, thanks to one of the North East’s…