We commemorate and celebrate the lives of alumni and friends of the University who are no longer with us.

If you would like to submit an obituary for an alumnus or former member of staff for inclusion please email alumni@northumbria.ac.uk.

• Steve Black
  BA (Hons) Sports Studies, 1990

• Marshall Hall Hon DLitt
  An art historian, author and contributor of seven entries to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Marshall's books included The Artists of Northumbria (1973, 1982, and 2005), The Artists of Cumbria (1979), Newcastle Between the Wars (2011), and John Falconar Slater: The North East's Weatherproof Artist (2021). The Artists of Northumbria is considered the definitive work on regional art and artists and an essential reference for art historians, curators, collectors, dealers and fine-art auctioneers. He was awarded an honorary degree by Northumbria in 2011, in recognition of his significant contribution to raising the national and international profile of artists from the North East.

• Professor Saleemul Huq OBE, Hon DSc
  Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in Bangladesh, and a Professor at the Independent University of Bangladesh, Saleemul was a vocal champion of climate justice for the global South. He contributed to several Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports and was one of the few people to have attended all of the UN climate change conferences. Professor Huq was awarded an honorary degree by Northumbria in 2022, in recognition of his contribution to climate science and campaigning for climate justice. We extend our condolences to his family and all who worked with him. The International Institute for Environment and Development has set up an online book of remembrance for colleagues and friends to share memories and condolences.

• Rebecca Mack
  BSc (Hons) Practice Development, 2017

• Vaughan Oliver
  BA Graphic Design, 1980

• Professor Mohammed Sarwar (Emeritus), BSc (Eng), MSc, PhD
  Senior Academic & Lecturer (School of Computing, Engineering & Information Sciences), Northumbria University

• Angus Webb
  BSc (Hons) in Information and Communication Management, 2002