Newcastle and Durham’s University lecturers both plan to strike for 14 days from February 22, along with 61 other national universities. The strikes, supported by the University and College Union (UCU) and the National Union of Students (NUS), have sparked frustration among students who feel such action could be unfair to them. […]
Author: Mariam Khattab
Anger among University students as lecturers from two local universities go on strike
Newcastle and Durham University lecturers both plan to strike for 14 days from February 22, along with 61 other universities. The strikes, supported by the University and College Union (UCU) and the National Union of Students (NUS), have sparked frustration among students who feel such action could be unfair to them. A […]
Sunderland’s cultural journey continues
Wearmouth bridge in Sunderland – Photo by: Gloria Kong People in Sunderland are determined that Sunderland will always be their City of Culture after the Wearside city missed out on being the UK’s City of Culture 2021, last night, December 7. Coventry was announced as the winner of […]
A day in the life of a Sunderland asylum seeker
Born and raised in Iran, Amir*, 21, has come to the UK as an asylum seeker. He has settled in Sunderland for the time being. He comes from a small, yet very educated, family of four and has previously studied software engineering, but now hopes to one day be able to study Media. […]
Sunderland University lecturer writes “message of hope” for the City in post-Brexit book
Photo: Lee Hall, University of Sunderland’s Head of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies With its second-stage bid to become the UK’s City Of Culture in 2021 recently submitted, Sunderland is actively pushing back from its media portrayal of Brexit divided Britain, according to the University of Sunderland’s Head of Journalism, Media […]
‘Nerve racking’ Zip Wear challenge back at the Stadium of Light
People in Sunderland have signed up to slide over a zip line from the roof of the Stadium of Light, over the River Wear to raise funds in aid of North East charity Foundation of Light. The event, which is taking place on Sunday, October 8, has seen participants sliding […]
“It was very emotional at the finish line”: Great North Run finishers share their stories
The Great North Run saw more than 57,000 participants running from Gateshead to South Shields on Sunday, September 10. Some unusual outfits were carried along the 13.1 mile long half marathon as well as many emotional and inspirational stories. Many runners were taking part in order to raise money for their chosen charities […]
Manchester Attack: Four people from North East still missing
Following the suspected terror attack in Manchester Arena on the evening of May 22 four people from the North East are still reported missing. The four people, Chloe Rutherford and Liam Curry from South Shields and Philip Tron and Courtney Boyle from Gateshead, still have not made contact with their families following the […]
The Mandela effect: A real theory or just a coincidence?
The Mandela effect theory has been the talk of lots of young people on social media recently. The popular phenomenon refers to a large group of people remembering some things that never really happened or remembering them incorrectly. The theory first started taking action in 2010 when blogger and author, Fiona […]
Let’s Talk! Sunderland youth talk about depression for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, SRNews spoke to five of Sunderland’s young people about their experiences with depression According to WHO, more than 300 million people are now living with depression. They added that depression is now the second leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds. Watch: