Phoenix House renovated into luxury student housing
A multimillion pound renovation project in Sunderland city centre has seen an unused office transform into luxurious student accommodation.
Sunderland honours Baroness Grey-Thompson and The Hon James Ramsbotham
One of the UK’s most successful athletes and a key business leader committed to supporting the region’s businesses and economy…
Karate star’s silver lining at European championships
Sunderland Sports Coaching student Ryan Spencer picked up a silver medal for his country at the European Karate Championships in…
Family struggle inspires MS awareness work
A photographer is aiming to raise awareness of multiple sclerosis (MS) after documenting the lives of people with the condition,…
Clearing the way for a great career with Sunderland
The University of Sunderland is once again getting ready for Clearing as students across the country make the call to…
Student’s genetic test offering hope to blood cancer patients
Patients can now discover if they have a less aggressive form of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), and the level of…
Second Sunderland graduate selected for Team GB
Katy McLean has been named as part of Team GB’s squad for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Nigerian mum fulfils lifelong degree ambition in Sunderland
As the youngest of nine children in a polygamous Nigerian family, Ola Tony-Obot was expected from an early age to…
‘Fairytale’ first class finish for artist
Far from being a barrier, Kathryn Barnett now believes her age, debilitating disease and being a stay-at-home mam have proven…
10th anniversary for Sunderland’s youngest graduates
Sunderland has set some of its youngest students off on their educational journey during a special graduation ceremony held for…
Model student fashioning a career in couture
A North East student who achieved top marks in her degree has designs on the fashion industry after securing a…
Double delight for inseparable twins who graduate with identical honours
Having studied exactly the same GCSEs and A-Levels together, identical twins Sophie and Katie Kelly were in no doubt they…
University honours UK’s leading lights of arts health culture and industry
A legendary TV producer, England’s leading nurse, an artist renowned for his fantastical inventions, a Knighted headteacher, Hong Kong’s chief…
Can You Save The Moon?
Interest in space has reached Tim Peake levels following the British Astronaut’s pioneering stay on the International Space Station, but…
Sunderland Clinical Pharmacist Puts His Research On Trial
The region’s very first clinical research pharmacist has been appointed to run NHS-approved clinical trials in GP surgeries, drawing on…