COVID-weary folk wanting a break from the current craziness can take a look back at past weird happenings, thanks to a University of Sunderland graduate. Film-maker Rob Kilburn has turned his hand to writing for his latest project, examining strange tales-of-old from across the North East. Folklore, urban legends, […]
Carole Watson, BA Fashion Journalism course leader and media law lecturer at the University of Sunderland, has been recognised as an inspiring journalism educator by Behind Local News, an online news platform covering the regional press. For Journalism Matters week, which is backed by the National Council for the Training […]
TALKING about mental health can be tough – especially during Covid-19 – but the University of Sunderland (UoS) has accepted the challenge by organising a conference to mark World Mental Health Day. The Wellbeing Conference tomorrow (October 14) follows the international day of action and awareness last Saturday. Alisa […]
Professor Lawrence Bellamy is warning that the damage from Covid could rival that of the 2008/9 global financial crisis. IT could take the country a decade to recover from the long-term change in people’s consumer habits and the economic damage done by the tightening national Covid-19 restrictions, a University of […]
TWIN brothers Brett and Ross Billingham are proving that they’re identical in every way – even down to the degrees they’ve chosen to study at the University of Sunderland. The 22-year-olds’ long held interest in art and graphics led them both to study a BA Illustration and Design degree – […]
University of Sunderland Vice Chancellor Sir David Bell sought to squash any concerns, following news that an NHS Covid-19 test centre will be opened on city campus. The Vice Chancellor was speaking following the announcement that the university will host a testing centre on the Johnson Street car park to […]
Inspiring creations by Masters of Arts students at the University of Sunderland are going on display at our annual degree show. From subjects such as our interactions during lockdown, ocean pollution and sustainable textiles to loss, memory recall and ‘invisible domestic work’ – the exhibitions highlight the array of artistic […]
Triple transplant survivor Linzi Saunders has achieved yet another incredible milestone in her life. Having already completed her Fine Art degree at the University of Sunderland, Linzi has just completed the final project towards her Masters in Fine Art degree. Her work is being exhibited as part of the annual […]
With people feeling they’re missing out on so many aspects of their lives due to coronavirus restrictions, could ‘fear of missing out’ (FOMO) explain the rise in cases in Sunderland and elsewhere? Or is there simply a lack of respect for rules which many feel are contradictory and illogical? Sam […]
THE North East’s very first graduate from a national pilot programme designed to ‘professionalise’ child and family support work has just completed her course at the University of Sunderland (UoS). UoS was selected as one of only eight universities in the country – and the first in the region […]