Author: Hannah Rooney
There were fewer cases of AI-related academic misconduct in 2024/25 versus 2023/24 across multiple universities in the North East, an FOI has revealed. At Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham University, the number of academic misconduct cases relating to AI were at their highest in the 2023/24 academic year. The figures were released following a Freedom of […]
The number of new online ads for physiotherapists in the North East has been falling back down after previous increases, according to data from the ONS. In 2024 and 2025, almost every month had a lower number of new online job ads for physiotherapists in the North East than the months in 2022 and 2023. […]
Auburn Langley brought Sunderland’s Literary and Philosophical Society back to life in 2025, after over 150 years. In a city that’s constantly changing, she discusses the society’s continuing journey. “I think we all have got out of the habit of going to things in person,” says Auburn Langley, founder of Sunderland’s revived ‘Lit and Phil’. […]
The National Glass Centre is showing Sunderland graduates’ art in a final exhibition in the Main Gallery before its closure in July. The exhibition – called The Graduates – contains work by staff and graduates of the University of Sunderland’s Glass and Ceramics course. Visitors can admire the work of the 51 artists from January […]
Oxford University Press has named ‘rage bait’ as its 2025 Word of the Year – but what does Sunderland think? Hannah Rooney went to find out. This year’s Oxford Word of the Year – ‘rage bait’ – describes a tactic where internet users purposefully inspire anger in others, to drive their profile on social […]
Two societies at the University of Sunderland came together yesterday (December 10) to host a fundraising event for Gaza and Sudan. Friends of Medecins Sans Frontieres Sunderland (FoMSF) and the Sunderland Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Society (SPARSoc) organised the fundraiser, which took place yesterday afternoon at City Space, on UoS’s City Campus. The event […]
How do we define a monster? Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein favours tragedy over terror, but the film’s power strikes in its final tranquility. Hannah Rooney goes all gothic… It’s no easy feat to take on a literary classic. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus is widely regarded as a Gothic masterpiece – but if […]
An hour of national debate is coming to Sunderland, which is hosting an episode of BBC Question Time tonight (November 6). The famous topical debate programme will air at 10.40pm on BBC One tonight, after being broadcast live on BBC iPlayer from 9pm. The show is also available on the BBC news channel and BBC […]
A board game based on Sunderland’s history is in development, with a North East gaming group visiting Sunderland Maritime Museum (SMM) as part of their research. Tactic North East (TNE) – a community connecting table top gamers across the region – were awarded £38,676 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to make and distribute a […]
Sunderland Literary and Philosophical Society (‘Lit & Phil’) is set to host a panel celebrating Black History Month tomorrow (Thursday 30 October). The event, from 6.30 to 9.30pm, will be held at the Sea Change Café, at the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The Sunderland Lit & Phil – re-established in 2025 after being gone […]
