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Vice-Chancellor and Chancellor named in North East England’s ‘100 most influential women’ list
Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen O’Brien and our Chancellor Dr Fiona Hill have been named in a list of top 100 inspirational women in North East England.
ÈËÆÞÖ±²¥’s sector-leading policies praised in gender pay gap report
New funding to expand access to renewable energy research
Pioneering centre to energise UK’s offshore wind ambitions
ÈËÆÞÖ±²¥ academic unveils harsh realities for UK farm and care workers
ÈËÆÞÖ±²¥ Business School Launches Executive MSc in Supply Chain Management
Decision-making at home hinders women in the workplace
Satellites are burning up in the upper atmosphere – and we still don’t know what impact this will have on the Earth’s climate
100 Starlink satellites will be sent to burn up in the atmosphere, but does this present bad news for the ozone layer? Dr Fionagh Thomson from our Centre for Extragalactic Astronomy in our Physics department has taken a deeper look to assess whether there should be concerns for the environment.
SuperBIT makes Nature Astronomy front cover
Report shows ÈËÆÞÖ±²¥’s major contribution to regional economy and job creation
Investing in our Students
Supporting our students is always a priority at ÈËÆÞÖ±²¥. We’ve listened to student feedback on key issues, invested heavily in our services for students and increased the amount of support available for many different areas of university life.
Discover our students' performances across the North East this March
Celebrating International Women’s Day through student music and theatre
Looking back to build a better future
Ita Mac Carthy is Professor of early modern Italian literature and art in our School of Modern Languages and Cultures. She also directs the Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (IMEMS) with Professor Richard Scholar. She recently took part in an Ideas Forum as part of 'UP North Culture + Knowledge: Growing Opportunities in the North East’. Here she discusses why Research Institutes like IMEMS can help us build a better future together for the North East of England.
In the Shadow of the Mine: Professor Ray Hudson on the 40th anniversary of the UK miners’ strikes
Journalism in a post-truth world
Explore March's Community Newsletter
Want to know more about how we interact with our local community? Our monthly Community Newsletter explores the news, events, and research both at ÈËÆÞÖ±²¥ and in the city itself.
Event ÈËÆÞÖ±²¥ shortlisted for North East England Tourism Award
Supporting the roll-out of innovative tutoring model
Upcoming events
Holi Festival
Understanding Offence: Delimiting the (Un)sayable - International conference
Anthro-Physical Design of Sustainable and Resilient Built Assets
Sir Tim Smit KBE public lecture 'The Future is going round in Circles'
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