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  • Fab four for record-breaking graduate

    Fab four for record-breaking graduate

    Andrew Shenton has made history by becoming the first person to graduate from Northumbria University, Newcastle, with four degrees. The Information Science student entered the University’s record books this week when he received his Higher Doctorate at the summer congregation.

  • Northumbria University honours inspirational campaigner

    Northumbria University honours inspirational campaigner

    Racial equality and community relations campaigner Baroness Howells of St Davids, OBE, was today (Thursday July 10th) awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law from Northumbria University, Newcastle.

  • Newcastle Business School takes gold at Google

    Newcastle Business School takes gold at Google

    A team from Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University, Newcastle. has been announced as winners of the annual Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing’s (IDM) national student competition at Google HQ.

  • AC/DC rock singer becomes Doctor of Music

    AC/DC rock singer becomes Doctor of Music

    Legendary lead singer of AC/DC, Brian Johnson, was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Music by Northumbria University today (Wednesday 9 July).

  • COMMENT: Is cross-border crime a factor binding the UK to the EU?

    COMMENT: Is cross-border crime a factor binding the UK to the EU?

    Invited to give the closing presentation at a recent international conference, I thanked the organisers, the Belgian National Institute for Criminalistics and Criminology, for bringing together criminal justice professionals with legal scholars, crime scientists, geographers and social scientists to discuss how to strengthen responses to cross-border crime.

  • NORTHUMBRIA INVADES LONDON’S ART WORLD WITH POP-UP MURAL

    NORTHUMBRIA INVADES LONDON’S ART WORLD WITH POP-UP MURAL

    The street art installation, which will showcase current students’ work from Architecture, Art, Design and Media, is one of a series of guerrilla art invasions created to mark Northumbria’s presence at the annual Free Range Art and Design shows held at the Old Truman Brewery on Brick Lane.

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