Students animate the need for culture change
A North East university has launched a campaign this week tackling attitudes to hate crime, harassment and violence. The campaign,…
Extending the helping hand of friendship
Thousands of Armed Forces veterans returning to the North East after fighting for their country are set to get the…
Life is like a sausage: Terry Deary on 25 years of Horrible Histories
Blood, guts, gore and a lot of good fun proved the perfect combination for a Sunderland writer 25 years ago.…
North East Academic’s Brexit survival guide for businesses
As the UK begins the countdown to Brexit in 12 months’ time, a Sunderland academic warns the clock is also…
Calligrapher draws on North East roots for Hong Kong exhibition
Acclaimed North East calligrapher Dr Manny Ling is going back to his roots to stage the largest exhibition of his…
US $120k investment in Sunderland entrepreneur’s radical home-workout experience
A University of Sunderland graduate’s live and on-demand service which allows people to join fitness classes from the comfort of…
Maths takes centre stage
Children aged five to seven years enjoyed a very unusual maths lesson this week, when North East dance and performing…
Legendary film producer launches unique mentoring scheme
Lord David Puttnam, former Government education advisor, and Oscar winning producer of films including Chariots of Fire, The Mission, The…
New Dean ready for business
Professor Lawrence Bellamy has been appointed as Academic Dean to the Faculty of Business, Law and Tourism at the University…
Student’s business is best thing since sliced bread
Recycling leftover bread to support scholarships for disadvantaged students and refugees in Jordan has led to a Sunderland MBA student…
Building Bridges to a new career
Sunderland graduate Naomi Osborne has taken what she learnt in her degree, and her love for her adopted city, by…
Jack’s the lad to help his community
A North East student has become one of the youngest councillors in the country, while still studying for his Politics…
Students take part in scheme to support vulnerable people in police custody
Thirty University of Sunderland students are taking part in a pioneering scheme that supports vulnerable people in police custody. The…
Putting politics into the North Pole
You are never too young to engage in questions of political philosophy. That is the view of Dr Peter Hayes,…
Crossing the border for a cheap pint
Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the University of Sunderland, John Mooney asks how Scotland’s minimum unit pricing policy would…