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NEWS
Northumbria University NEWS • Summer 2019
IN THIS EDITION SUMMER 2019 NEWS
FEATURES
£2m boost for Student Mental Health project, Page 3
Soaring up the league tables, Page 6
World Transplant Games comes to Northumbria Music degree for the 21st century, Page 11 Two months in bed – in the name of science, Page 12
BIG INTERVIEW Sue Broadbent, Assistant Director, Student and Library Services, Page 9
STUDENT TALENT REVEALED AT DEGREE SHOWS
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HEALTH The lifesaving power of breast milk, Page 24 Discovering the impact of exercise on cancer survivorship, Page 27
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CULTURE Alumnus directs box office hit, Page 32 City hotspot transformed by Design students, Page 33
BUSINESS & LAW
SPORT
Global hallmark of excellence for Business School, Page 34
Ellen’s Paralympic journey, Page 39
Academics advise the House of Lords, Page 34
Big BUCS success for Team Northumbria, Page 40
Champions of enterprise cont. Building on this success, the new Incubator further reinforces Northumbria’s reputation as a university that champions enterprise, both through its teaching, and the support for its start-ups through the Student and Graduate Enterprise Service. Pioneering courses such as Entrepreneurial Business Management, where students run their own businesses, and the student-led Business Clinic which requires students to provide a free consultancy to real clients, have also helped establish Northumbria as a leader in entrepreneurial education. Lucy Winskell OBE, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Employability and Partnerships at Northumbria believes that, as the Incubator will be located next to the University’s existing Business Clinic, it will also help create a healthy interaction and collaboration between current students and recent graduate entrepreneurs. There will also be spin-off benefits
as businesses grown in the Incubator expand and create jobs in the wider community and beyond. Commenting further Lucy added: “We are extremely proud of our entrepreneurial students and graduates and the significant contribution their businesses are making to economic growth, social prosperity and indeed jobs. Their success is down to remarkable creativity, drive and innovation, but it also reflects the focus we have as a university on entrepreneurship both in education and research and the support we offer our start-ups through the Student and Graduate Enterprise Service. “Our new Incubator will take this to the next level as a purpose-built workspace with access to a range of support and mentoring services. The aim is to offer the perfect environment to grow the next generation of student and graduate entrepreneurs. With a central location in Newcastle,
convenient access to transport links and hi-tech connectivity, it will offer the perfect environment and stimulation to help the next generation of student and graduate entrepreneurs.” Looking further ahead, Lucy added: “Our future ambitions include creating a shared vision and facility for accelerator and scaleups in partnership with key stakeholders across the North East.” Plans for the incubator hub were revealed at launch events in London and Newcastle, during which guests were able to take a virtual tour of the new space using VR headsets.
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