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  1. Honorary graduate in cap and gown

    Graduations 2025: University honour for Head of Army Medical Services Reserves

    Published on 11 July 2025

    Brigadier Bibek Ben Banerjee KHS QVRM DL VR has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Sunderland

  2. Man standing wearing graduation ceremony robes and holding a scroll

    Graduations 2025: University stalwart John Mowbray receives honour

    Published on 11 July 2025

    Former Chair of the University of Sunderland's Board of Governors, John Mowbray OBE DL, returns for summer graduations - but this time as an honorary

  3. Man and woman holding a scroll

    Graduations 2025: Red Sky founders honoured for health and life-saving cardiac work

    Published on 10 July 2025

    University of Sunderland alumni Sergio and Emma Petrucci MBE have been honoured for their outstanding contribution to heart health and wellbeing

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    Graduations 2025: Sunderland doctor starts her career in the hospital

    Published on 10 July 2025

    A home-grown doctor who has graduated this week from the University of Sunderland is set to begin her career in the hospital where she was born

  5. Nurse standing in hospital ward

    Graduations 2025: Award-winning apprentice making an impact in patient care

    Published on 10 July 2025

    Yan Cunningham has not only graduated with a distinction, but she has also bagged an award for her outstanding contribution to research

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    Graduations 2025: Southmoor Academy's Simon Wareham honoured by University

    Published on 10 July 2025

    If it is true that no one forgets a good teacher, then Simon Wareham will have a place in the memories of thousands of school pupils in the north-east and Yorkshire

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    Graduations 2025: University honour for Chubb Fire & Security CEO Andrew White

    Published on 10 July 2025

    Andrew has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration by the University of Sunderland

  8. Three students sitting

    A winning result for the University of Sunderland in the 2025 National Student Survey

    Published on 10 July 2025

    A diverse range of programmes across all the University’s faculties and the University of Sunderland in London have received 100% positivity scores from students

  9. Photo collage of woman standing and woman running

    Graduations 2025: Gillian proves success is a marathon, not a sprint

    Published on 9 July 2025

    A mature student forced to hang up her running shoes because of a serious leg injury is crossing a different kind of finish line - as she graduates from the University of Sunderland