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Former Sunderland Student's Generous £5 Million Donation to Establish Drug Discovery and Development Research Institute
A former student and pharmaceutical entrepreneur has made the largest ever individual donation to the University of Sunderland in hopes of aiding in the improvement of the lives of millions of people globally. Today, the University announces the creation of the John Dawson Drug Discovery and Development Research Institute on...
Gifts of Reading: How the Sunderland Community Brought Christmas Joy to Hundreds of Children
Hundreds of children in Sunderland have been given the gift of reading this Christmas, thanks to the successful book campaign led by Hudson Road School. The school has a longstanding tradition of providing books to its students during the holidays, so they can build up their own personal collection of...
North East England Graduates Shine On BBC Radio 1 Christmas Takeover
A student from the University of Sunderland is set to join the new and emerging talent taking over BBC Radio 1 this festive period. From Boxing Day until New Year’s Day, 29 new DJs and presenters will be given a once in a lifetime opportunity to broadcast on the UK’s...
What Started as a Joke Almost Two Decades Ago Finally Come True!
What started as a joke almost two decades ago between Costas Dimitriadis and his three-year-old daughter Simoni that he would one day graduate alongside her - has finally come true. Costas, from Greece, completed his third post-graduate degree in 2005, but due to work commitments abroad he was unable to...
Double Celebration for Inspirational Former Sunderland Footballer
What a week it was for former Sunderland footballer and anti-racism activist Gary Bennett. Not only was the Wearside legend recognised by Royalty when he collected his MBE for services to anti-racism in football on Tuesday – he’s also heading to the top of the class thanks to the University...
The pupils at Ribbon Academy, Murton, initially hoped to raise £500 in aid of heart charity Red Sky Foundation, after the charity’s founder visited the school to teach them the importance of a healthy heart and how a defibrillator works. Instead, by taking part in a sponsored run, obstacle courses,...
University of Sunderland graduate and rising radio star – Emma Millen – has been announced as one of BBC Radio 1’s new presenters, after hosting her own one-off show last Christmas. Emma is one of four presenters chosen to host the station’s new early morning Friday breakfast show as part...
In September 1992 Carolyne Ratcliffe was among the first students to begin her degree at the newly established University of Sunderland. But little did Carolyne realise in those early days just how truly life-changing signing up to a psychology course would prove to be - not only because she developed...
Glenn Sanderson, headteacher at St Aidan’s Catholic Academy, part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, said: “We are delighted with the results our boys have achieved; despite the issues caused by the pandemic we are celebrating our best results ever:  68% of our boys have achieved a grade 5 or...
A significant shift in how we buy our vehicles is giving industry bosses the opportunity to shake off old car dealer stereotypes and promote an innovative new career path to future Sunderland graduates. A group of senior executives from leading car brands across the region joined together on campus at...

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