People with physical and learning disabilities and their carers can find out more about getting into employment at a free event this week. The Fulfilling Lives event will take place at New College Durham on Thursday 25 October between 10am and 1pm and is dedicated to achieving greater equality for […]
We are a nation of dog lovers, it’s a fact. Over 24% of us own at least one of man’s very best friends. With their adorable antics and silly personalities, it’s no surprise that if we could take them everywhere with us, 90% of us would! More and more pubs […]
A third of young people in Sunderland first had sex before they were of legal age, according to a cross-section of people surveyed by SR News. Of the 60 people who took part in the survey, 25% lost their virginity at the age of 15. The youngest age was 12. A […]
Children struggling to cope with change are to be given transitional toys, ‘Alien Allies’, at a North East conference so that they ‘have someone by their side’ at all times. The University of Sunderland are hosting their annual one-day conference on 19 October in line with National Adoption Week which […]
A new exhibition running this week is shining a light on a little-known and misunderstood section of society – people who are living with dwarfism. The exhibition, ‘You’re Just Little’, is at the Spectrum Cultural Hub in Seaham until 14 October, and will reveal the challenges, obstacles and assumptions that people […]
The Students’ Union at the University of Sunderland will be celebrating World Mental Health Day on Wednesday, 10 October. Wellbeing president, Mandi Purvis, is hoping the event, entitled Change Your Mind, will bring the community together. It will feature an array of activities, such as a meditation and an anxiety […]
A new Sunderland charity is looking for book donations as it works to improve literacy in the region. Sunderland Literacy Aid (SLA) was registered earlier this year in an attempt to positively impact literacy levels in the Sunderland area. Its aims include saving unwanted texts from landfill sites and overseeing […]
The University of Sunderland is today backing international calls for the release of its visiting Professor of Photography from a Bangladeshi jail. Shahidul Alam, an internationally-renowned Bangladeshi photographer, photojournalist, activist, and friend of the University, has been in police custody since August 5, 2018. He was arrested after an interview […]
The Sunderland Airshow, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, continues to be a spectacular event. Our students have collected some of the most stunning images from this year’s show and compiled them in the gallery below. A wide range of aircraft, including MiGs, chinooks, Vampires, Luftwaffe and Autogyros were […]
Mental Health charity, Time to Change, are encouraging everyone to ‘Ask Twice’ ahead of World Mental Health Day next week. The national campaign, which launched today on social media, is advising people to ‘Ask Twice’ if they suspect a friend, family member or colleague might be struggling with their mental […]