Discover why there’s so much more to a career in marketing than just sales and advertising at an event hosted by the University of Sunderland. As part of its ‘New Year, New You’ campaign, the CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing), in partnership with the University, is launching the ‘Get Into […]
Shotton Hall Academy are hoping to keep the red flag flying high for Sunderland AFC as the semi-finals of the Premier League Challenge begin this week. Students from the secondary school will travel to the Bet365 Stadium, home to Stoke City Football Club, on Thursday 26 January with a place […]
University of Sunderland students were given the opportunity to test their fledgling journalism skills on two Premier League Sunderland AFC players of both past and present. Hosting a press conference in December, media students and MA Sports Journalism students were invited to field questions to goalkeeper Vito Mannone and senior […]
A Durham student has written his first book in the hopes that it will raise awareness and increase support of autism in the North East. Nathan Alexander Kennedy, 19, wrote his book, The Subtlety Of The Obsession, based on his own experiences with autism and felt that he wanted to […]
Sunderland AFC’s ambitions for a bigger international fan base are being supported by a host of North East pupils. On December 8 more than 70 pupils, aged 13-15, took part in Sunderland’s final of the Premier League Challenge at the Stadium of Light. This year’s challenge saw the groups looking […]
The North East England Chamber of Commerce’s Chief Executive James Ramsbotham has received his honorary doctorate from the University of Sunderland. The 57-year-old, who currently lives in the Durham Dales has been chief executive of the Chamber for more than a decade and as such has been recognised for his outstanding career in business and commitment to supporting […]
Sporting legend Tanni Grey-Thompson has said it is a “ huge honour” to receive her honorary doctorate from the University of Sunderland. The 47-year-old, who has lived in the North East for about 20 years, was given an honorary doctorate of law from the city’s higher education institution on Thursday, December 1 at the annual Winter […]
Three University of Sunderland graduates have proved they are in the premier league when it comes to journalism after they beat off competition from over 200 students nationwide at a prestigious awards ceremony on Thursday. Three graduates were shortlisted for the NCTJ national awards for excellence, after a record 230 entries […]
Sunderland students are rallying against university changes by going down to London with Northumbria Students Union. They will be demonstrating against the new Higher Education Bill that is to be introduced to Parliament. On November 19, the Student’s Union in Sunderland and Northumbria are going to London for the ‘United […]
Well known South Shields writer Tom Kelly has talked about how encouraging the National centre for the written word is for the area. The national centre for the written word opened to the public at South Shields on Saturday October 20. Part of a £100million investment on South Shields town […]