AFTER years of heartache, loss and setbacks, Taiyyibah Irfan’s dream of being a pharmacist is now a reality, and today – on International Women’s Day – she is hoping her story will inspire others. TAIYYIBAH started her Pharmacy degree at the University of Sunderland in 2013 but didn’t graduate until […]
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Student who died in suspected drug incident was ‘model pupil’
A TEENAGE student who was one of four young people to die in suspected drug incidents over the weekend had been a “model pupil”, her former school said. Jeni Larmour was one of two 18-year-old women who died in Newcastle University student accommodation after they were thought to have taken […]
Carly’s scientific approach to beauty sees her flying high
COSMETIC science student and award-winning blogger Carly Musleh has been using the knowledge she has developed during her course to offer an insight into the beauty industry – as well as picking up thousands more followers in the process. The 37-year-old, from South Shields, is well known for her YouTube […]
Sunderland SU: The race to become President of Activities
University of Sunderland host yearly elections so students can choose their new president of Activities. SRNews decided to talk to candidates Katherine Lavender and Christopher Davison. Candidate 1: Katherine Lavender Katherine’s already always involved in the students union. She wants to be […]
Sunderland students fail to attend cancer test
One third of students from the University of Sunderland fail to attend their lifesaving smear tests, new statistics show. In a survey on the University of Sunderland’s fresher’s Facebook page, results suggested that one in three did not turn up to their cervical screening. Reasons given for this included the […]
Sunderland Racing Team drives their way to success!
Sunderland is not the first place that you may think of when it comes to racing cars. However, Sunderland has its own student lead racing team where they not only drive, but build cars as well. The company, AMAP, has made this dream a reality for those with a passion […]
Kieran’s #GreatNorthStory: “I’m running for victims of the 2015 Tunisia attack.”
In six days thousands of people will arrive in Newcastle to run the Great North Run’s 13.1 mile course. Kieran Carr is one of those individuals who will be pounding the pavements of Newcastle and South Shields. In March 2013, the 20-year-old was hit by a motorbike, leaving his kneecap shattered […]
Sunderland schools strike high on GCSE results day
Students at a schools across Sunderland have struck high marks today (August 24) in their GCSE results. Hetton school in Hetton-Le-Hole moved to a new school building last September and also had a change in leadership this February. As a result of the school’s ‘Learn to Achieve’ strategy, the number of students achieving a good […]
London student travels home to North East to experience homelessness for documentary
A London Metropolitan University student has travelled back home to the North East to experience homelessness for a documentary. Appropriately named, Tyne Elizabeth Stewart, originally from a small town in Northumberland, left the cosmopolitan life of the UK’s capital to sleep in the city centre of Newcastle for three nights to gain an […]
Future Finance: 2 in 5 North East students say student debt is affecting mental health
by Veronica Harding and Masuma Begum A study carried out by Future Finance, in which 2,000 students across the UK were questioned has revealed that almost 60% of students in the North East worry about debt all the time or very often, and nearly two in five feel it is […]