People’s struggle to maintain basic cleanliness and hygiene in the face of austerity has prompted a University of Sunderland student to take action. Having worked with the homeless on foodbanks, 20-year-old Lauren Robinson has come up with the idea of creating a ‘Beauty Bank’ offering toiletries, sanitary towels, and basic […]
Future nursing students at the University of Sunderland are taking inspiration from medics at the city’s Royal Hospital who have been working round-the-clock to help storm-hit patients. With the country last week plunged into some of the worst winter weather of recent years, the NHS is fighting to help some […]
Christmas can be a tough time for those less fortunate families and places such as Elim Foodbank are there to supply with help and support this festive season for families who need it. This year, University of Sunderland, mediaHUB has decided to give something back to the community of Sunderland. […]
One of the UK’s leading digital media experts will be teaching the next generation of social media managers at the University of Sunderland. Rich Keith, chief revenue officer of Yogscast (yogscast.com) – a YouTube network with over 23 million subscribers and 100m monthly views – has become a Visiting Professor […]
A highly acclaimed US documentary that explores medical developments linking traumatic childhood experiences to health conditions like heart disease, gets its first screening in the North of England at the University of Sunderland. CEL&T (Children Who Have Experienced Loss and Trauma) working in partnership with Adopter Voice and the University’s School of Social Sciences, will present […]
A North East academic has been honoured by a Cambridge university for his work to reduce urban violence in Kenya. Dr Rob Worrall, who graduated with a PhD from Anglia Ruskin University is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Sunderland, received the 2017 Ruskin Medal. Dr Worrall’s innovative […]
A North East university is hoping to get young people fired up about science this week, with the launch of a free club, Bright Sparks. The University of Sunderland’s Bright Sparks STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) club is for children aged 11-16 years. Members of the club get […]
A Sunderland writer, who has become an integral part of the history and culture of the world’s longest-running soap, Coronation Street, will give two talks about her work next Monday and Friday. Glenda Young will give a talk as part of the Sunderland Literature Festival on Monday 16 October (2pm-3.30pm) […]