News
Northumbria Graduate gives Students a Voice
Victoria Najafi is reaping the rewards for her hard work with students, which allows them to shape their education at their Northumberland school.
Date Posted: August 2010
Northumbria graduate adds a bit of sparkle to her career
Denise Charlesworth-Smith has recently turned her hobby into a full time sparkling career.
Date Posted: August 2010
Sport Central is new nest for Newcastle Eagles
Northumbria University’s new state-of-the-art sports facility Sport Central has been announced as the new home venue for the Newcastle Eagles basketball team.
Date Posted: August 2010
Newcastle Business School teams lead in national competition
Northumbria University final year business students beat more than 140 entrants in this year's Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) National Student Competition to win first and second place in a national competition.
Date Posted: August 2010
Michael has the blueprint for success
Graduate Michael Dunn is celebrating a double success; being selected as a finalist in the 2010 Blueprint Competition and moving into new offices at Gateshead International Business Centre.
Date Posted: August 2010
Law School Graduate Wins National Accolade
Former Northumbria Law School student Peter Judge has won a national accolade at this year’s Lawyer Awards.
Date Posted: August 2010
Corus Steel Works project is a winner for Architecture student
A Master of Architecture graduate has scooped an award from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for his design of an engineering and creative facility on the site of the former Corus Steel Works on Teesside.
Date Posted: August 2010
Mapping the road to a healthier lifestyle
A Northumbria University nutritionist has received an award for leading an obesity-research project which mapped and classified people’s access to food in Newcastle.
Date Posted: August 2010
Visual Arts Degree Show 2010
The Visual Arts Degree Show at Northumbria University presents the work of BA (Hons) Fine Art and BA (Hons) Contemporary Photographic Practice graduates.
Date Posted: June 2010
Northumbria graduate runs to help save lives
Ivan Hollingsworth is due to run over a marathon a day for 5 days this summer in aid of CHUF - Children's Heart Unit Fund.
Date Posted: June 2010
Jem has the wind in his sails
Northumbria graduate to international windsurfing coach may not seem the most obvious career progression. Jem Hall tells us how it came about...
Date Posted: June 2010
Seamless victory for Northumbria fashionista
A Northumbria fashion student has gone from selling home-made Barbie outfits at school to creating her own clothing label and winning a prestigious award at Graduate Fashion Week.
Date Posted: June 2010
New way to view property – on Facebook!
Northumbria University Business Studies graduate, Gary Ashton has created the first Facebook Real Estate app.
Date Posted: June 2010
Students' Union to be state of the art
Work is well underway with the redevelopment which will further enhance the service offered to students.
Date Posted: June 2010
Great achievement for Women in Property
An architecture student has received an award from the Association of Women in Property after impressing judges with her enthusiasm for the subject.
Date Posted: June 2010
Northumbria Scientists are Drilling into the Unknown
Scientists have located the ideal drill site for the first ever exploration of an Antarctic sub-glacial lake.
Date Posted: June 2010
It’s all about the Application for Pixelcocoa
The iPhone, complete with its 'Apps”, has quickly become the ‘must have’ gadget and graduate Damian Wood has certainly been using this fact to his advantage.
Date Posted: April 2010
Northumbria construction students take skills to Africa
The School of the Built Environment is returning to Zambia this summer, with a team of students to take on a new construction project.
Date Posted: April 2010
Choreography professionals retrace first steps
Professional choreographers returned to the stage where their careers were shaped when they performed back at Northumbria.
Date Posted: April 2010
Election Fever
As Election fever sweeps across the UK, Northumbria Students’ Union have been there and done that and are proud to be celebrating their newly elected officers.
Date Posted: April 2010
Northumbria Graduates set up year-group website
Graduates of Ridley Hall, one of Northumbria’s predecessor colleges, class of ’67 have set up their own website to keep in touch with each other.
Date Posted: April 2010
Sky News political editor grilled by Northumbria journalists
Journalism students at Northumbria University received expert advice from the influential political editor of Sky News.
Date Posted: April 2010
Northumbria scoops Best Contribution by a Law School Award
For the second time in three years, Northumbria’s Student Law Office fended off stiff competition to win the ‘Best Contribution by a Law School’ category at this year’s LawWorks and Attorney General Student and Pro Bono Awards.
Date Posted: April 2010
University strides into the Fashion Capital
The University’s world renowned School of Design is exporting its expertise to the UK’s creative and fashion industry capital with the launch of a new London base.
Date Posted: February 2010
North East Children in a West Side Story
Northumbria’s Student Recruitment team is using music from a West Side Story to encourage children from the North East to take a different path.
Date Posted: February 2010
Wall Street Smash: Premium Service for Finance Students
An innovative system used by professional financiers throughout the world has arrived in the North East, thanks to Newcastle Business School.
Date Posted: February 2010
Artists of the Future
Original artworks created by upcoming artists and photographers, will be auctioned to the public at Northumbria University this month.
Date Posted: February 2010
New Year, New Volunteering
Lego auction, Retro Swap Shop, Tea Dancing and even a spot of Ping Pong…… Northumbria students invite you to join them during their jam packed Student Volunteering Week.
Date Posted: February 2010
Built Environment students head back to the CONSTRUCTIONARIUM for 2010
Students on Construction programmes will have the opportunity to take part in some real building work at the National Construction College in Kings Lynn to be completed by Easter 2010.
Date Posted: February 2010
First ever 'BALTIC Artist Teacher Award' presented to Northumbria student
A Northumbria Fine Art and Education student wowed the judging panel with her debut film ‘To Be Continued’
Date Posted: February 2010
Around the world on 50 degrees
Design for Industry graduate Spike Reid popped back to Northumbria recently to give us an insight into his latest project, travelling around the world, over land and sea, along the line of 50 degrees North.
Date Posted: December 2009
It’s back to the Dragon’s Den
You may remember reading in the Alumni magazine last year, about Susan Brownless, an author and Northumbria graduate who loved her time at the University so much that she has graduated from the institution three times?
Date Posted: December 2009
Graduate has a Sound Impact
During her final year at Northumbria, Anna Heywood really opened the Students’ Union’s eyes to how their wasteful behaviour was damaging the environment. Since her graduation she has taken this campaign nation wide.
Date Posted: December 2009
Twice the success for Northumbria Graduates
Identical twin sisters, Sarah and Lindsay Dodds have graduated from Northumbria University with matching First Class Honours degrees in midwifery following a three-year course at Northumbria’s School of Health, Community and Education Studies.
Date Posted: December 2009
Student Volunteer gains national recognition
Current student Claire Sedgwick has recently won a national award which recognises her volunteering efforts through Northumbria Student’s Union. Article written by current Media and Journalism student Vikki Howes
Date Posted: December 2009
Graduate makes older lives happier
Northumbria University and Age Concern Newcastle are working in partnership to design services which are set to improve the lives of older people.
Date Posted: December 2009
Rise in donations from graduates is helping to transform student life
The generosity of a growing number of Northumbria alumni is helping to provide our students with opportunities and resources that would not otherwise be possible.
Date Posted: October 2009
Northumbria fashion graduate scoops top international prize
A Northumbria fashion graduate has won one of the most sought after international competitions for young designers and students.
Date Posted: October 2009
Graduate’s novel takes its place on our shelves
On the launch of her debut novel, graduate Cally Taylor tells us about her ghostly romantic-comedy, “Heaven Can Wait”.
Date Posted: October 2009
Graduate recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Northumbria graduate, Amanda Berry, Chief Executive of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list this year for services to the film industry.
Date Posted: October 2009
Gallery looking for photographic talent
A Tyneside gallery has launched an exciting photography competition to celebrate a very special birthday
Date Posted: October 2009
You, the jury
Northumbria Law School is offering a unique opportunity to members of the public to experience the criminal justice system at first hand
Date Posted: October 2009
Fancy a cuppa?
September saw the Students’ Union doing there bit to raise money for Cancer Support by getting involved in the “World’s Biggest Coffee Morning”.
Date Posted: October 2009
Learning through work pays dividends
A Northumbria University student has won the regional Learndirect Learning through Work Award.
Date Posted: October 2009
