“TRY AND take some time out. I think sometimes when we’re working so much and we’re so focused on something, and putting so much energy into it, we can sometimes lose perspective and burn our brains out.” That is the message multi-platinum singer and Chancellor of the University of […]
Coronavirus
Weather and virus warnings across the North East as snow brings out crowds
THE cold weather that has gripped the North East is expected to continue until tomorrow at least. Many across Tyne and Wear woke up this morning to the news that the Met Office’s yellow warning for snow and ice is to remain in place across the region until midday […]
LGBTQ+ History Month: how Covid has impacted the drag community
TO celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month, we spoke to inspirational drag artist Lucy Phurr from Pallion, Sunderland, on how the pandemic has affected their livelihood, what the LGBTQ+ community means to them and how we can further support them in their career. LUCY Phurr, 24, has been a drag artist since […]
Trainee teachers throw a lifeline to working parents with lockdown kids
WITH schools not expected to fully reopen until at least early March, extending months of online teaching for many pupils, the University of Sunderland is coming to the rescue of struggling parents. An innovative new project has been set up, which sees the University’s trainee teachers provide online schooling […]
Vera author backs project to recruit reading coaches across the North East
AWARD-WINNING crime writer Ann Cleeves is helping fund a new scheme, which looks at the link between health and losing yourself in a good book. The project, which she will talk about in a free online lecture at the University of Sunderland next month, builds on evidence that proves […]
Pride of the University: Sunderland student doctors join the national vaccination effort
A GROUP of medical students from the University of Sunderland are playing their part in the UK vaccination roll-out in a bid to beat Covid-19. ON September 16, 2019, the University opened its first School of Medicine. As well as providing the opportunity to study medicine to students with the required […]
Hundreds of North East children in urgent need of a foster home
SEVEN out of 100 children in the North East are currently living in foster care – but hundreds more are in urgent need of a safe home. There were 3,599 children in care in the region at the end of March 2020, according to the Department of Education. A new […]
New Covid-19 text scam affects vulnerable and elderly
FRAUDSTERS are targeting vulnerable people during the pandemic with fake NHS texts to obtain personal details, with elderly people more at risk. A new scam has begun to emerge which takes advantage of people desperate for the Covid-19 vaccine, where the offenders will send a text or email which looks […]
Students and teachers are struggling with home learning during lockdown
STUDENTS Dominic Lee and Patrick Harland have shared just how difficult they are finding working from home. Dominic, an English Language student, said that he struggled to find the same motivation working from home than he did in a university setting. Due to current lockdown restrictions, he added that he […]
Pandemic may be creating a bonus for North East house-sellers
THE pandemic is creating many unwelcome things in our lives – but there are signs it may actually be a financial bonus for house-sellers in the North East. According to consumer website Which there was a small regional housing boom towards the end of last year, with 115,190 property sales […]