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  • New wave of graduating artists reveal work at Milkilling

    New wave of graduating artists reveal work at Milkilling

    The first group of students to complete the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art-Northumbria University Master of Fine Arts (BxNU MFA) degree recently showcased their work at a special event.
    Milkilling revealed the work of the first graduating cohort from the BxNU MFA degree, following the launch of BxNU in 2011, a strategic partnership between Northumbria and BALTIC housed in Newcastle’s BALTIC

  • Shortlist of 12 announced for Woon Art Prize

    Shortlist of 12 announced for Woon Art Prize

    A dozen of the UK’s most promising artists have been shortlisted for the prestigious Woon Foundation Art and Sculpture Prize – with the host venue for this year announced as BALTIC39.
    This year’s competition, co-hosted by Northumbria University, Newcastle, will take place on 2 July with the winners receiving a total of £40,000 in prizes.
    The prize, sponsored by Northumbria Law alumnus and k

  • Business start-up success for international graduate

    Business start-up success for international graduate

    An international graduate who set up his own business with the help of Northumbria University has hailed the University as providing ‘the best support I could ever have wished for’.
    Sadhu Kanakarajan, who graduated from Northumbria in 2013 with a MSc Business Information Systems management degree, is the first ever graduate to be sponsored by the University via UKBA’s Tier 1 entrepreneur visa s

  • Paralympic champion named as Chancellor

    Paralympic champion named as Chancellor

    We are pleased to announce the appointment of Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as the new Chancellor of Northumbria University, Newcastle. Baroness Grey-Thompson takes up her duties on 27 July 2015.

    The 11-times Gold Medal winner was appointed Chancellor by the Board of Governors earlier this year, and succeeds Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, wh

  • Dealing with learning disabilities

    Dealing with learning disabilities

    Northumbria University is working in partnership with MENCAP between Monday 15 – Friday 19 June to raise awareness amongst students and staff of how people can be affected by learning disabilities.

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