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Overview of the Newcastle University Student Fund The Newcastle University Student Fund is a dedicated allocation of alumni and supporter generosity, designed to remove financial barriers and enhance the university experience for every student. Since the fund’s launch in 2021, a total of more than £1.5 million has been donated, supporting over 27,000 students across our […]
Newcastle University graduates leave a mark on BBC’s hit series The latest season of BBC One’s The Great British Sewing Bee saw not one but two alumni from Newcastle University perform a ‘seamless’ show of skill and creativity. From the chemistry classroom to the cutting room, both Kit Giroux and Yasmin Proctor‑Kent demonstrate that the […]
Paul Younger – From Geology Graduate to Sustainability Champion Paul Younger’s journey began in the early 1980s when he enrolled at Newcastle University as a Geology undergraduate. Settling in Leazes Terrace student accommodation, he balanced academic rigour with extracurricular involvement, notably as a member of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society at the Students’ Union. After […]
Heritage and Innovation: The Legacy of a Newcastle Graduate Sir Terry Farrell entered Newcastle University’s School of Architecture in 1956, a time when modernist ideals dominated the curriculum. His formative years provided a foundation that would later enable him to challenge conventions and deliver iconic works that melded context, community, and bold vision. From Quayside […]
When the 1988 Microbiology graduate Sam Hamilton stepped onto the concrete car park of Newcastle University in November 2025, she carried with her a career that spanned regulatory medicine, clinical research, and authorship. What drew her back to the campus, a place she first left as a budding scientist, was a desire to give voice […]
What Is The Comedy Bureau? In late September 2025, the University of Kent unveiled a new initiative that has quickly become a talking point across campus and beyond: The Comedy Bureau podcast. Hosted by two of the college’s most distinguished comedy scholars—Laura Lexx, a graduate of Kent’s Drama program, and Dr. Oliver Double, Reader in Comic and […]
On 9 October 2025, the University of Kent’s state‑of‑the‑art experimental ballistics facility took centre stage in a BBC documentary called Catapult Crime: Killing for Fun. Dr Chris Shepherd, Director of Studies for Chemistry and Forensic Science, used the venue to show that a simple catapult can inflict damage that is both devastating and, in some cases, […]
World Mental Health Day: A Call for Daily Well‑Being Practices On 10 October, the World Health Organization marks World Mental Health Day, reminding us that mental health is as essential as physical health. At the University of Kent, the celebration is more than a slogan – it is a call to action with research‑backed strategies that […]
The University of Kent has earned international acclaim after winning the highly respected Green Gown Award in the Benefitting Society category. The award recognises the university’s pioneering Right to Food Initiative – a cross‑institutional programme that tackles food insecurity for students, staff and the wider Kent region. Why the Green Gown Award Matters The Green Gown Awards […]
Marking Six Decades of Academic Excellence with On-Campus Fun The University of Kent, a hub of learning and creativity located in Canterbury, recently marked its 60th anniversary by broadcasting a special edition of the long‑running BBC panel quiz show The Third Degree. The broadcast, filmed on campus, pitted three undergraduate students against three professors from […]
