Education
Matei Trache, a sports and exercise student at the University of Sunderland, placed 5th at the Natural Strongman Champion of Champions on November 2nd. Trache, 22, travelled to Birmingham to compete amongst the strongest natural men in the country. The event focuses on clean sport, requiring athletes to get tested for performance enhancing drugs, […]
Students at UK universities, including Sunderland, could pay close to £10,000 in tuition fees next year as a result of the government’s decision to tie them to inflation. Tuition fees in England will increase in line with inflation each year from 2026, Education Secretary (and MP for Houghton and Sunderland South) Bridget Phillipson has […]
The Cardiology Society of the University of Sunderland (UoS) hosted its inaugural conference on October 11th. With expert speakers, the event was a concentration of knowledge and cardiothoracic innovation. The conference also held an academic student research poster competition. The candidates presented their research for a chance to win a prize from Geeky Medics. […]
The University of Sunderland’s Cardiology Society is hosting their first Annual Cardiology Conference this Saturday. With a wide range of expert speakers, including cardiothoracic surgeon and transplantologist Mr Asif Shah, paediatric consultant Dr Satyam Veeratterapillay and four other medical professionals from the South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. Open to all UK medical students, […]
A young single mother shares her story of juggling love, education, motherhood, work, and mental health, all under the weight of society’s judgment. For her, becoming a mother at 19 didn’t mean life had to stop. It meant learning to fight for the future she still deserved. At the age of 18 when her friends […]
Schools across Gateshead went into lockdown following a threatening email this morning. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Just before 9am today (Thursday, March 6), we received a report of malicious communications directed towards a number of primary and secondary schools across Gateshead.” The emails are understood to have been sent overnight. Cardinal Hume Catholic School […]
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced that university students in England will pay higher tuition fees while also receiving a boost to maintenance loans starting next year. For the first time in eight years, tuition fees for undergraduate students will increase, with an additional charge of £285 set for courses in the 2025/2026 academic year. […]
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