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  1. Graduate and Volunteer sat behind radio desk

    Sunderland Sparkies to take over BBC Radio 1 over the festive period

    Published on 11 December 2025

    Sparkies at the University have once again secured a spot on national airwaves for this year’s BBC Radio 1 Christmas Takeover

  2. Academic and Apprentice stood together

    Sunderland apprentices receive funding boost from local consortium

    Published on 11 December 2025

    Apprentices at the University are securing the future of community and youth work in the city made possible through funding from a local consortium

  3. Group of people standing

    University maintains gold for Armed Forces support

    Published on 10 December 2025

    The University of Sunderland continues to be one of the most supportive organisations for Britain’s Armed Forces

  4. Academics and students stood in front of photographs on the wall

    Students focus in on healthcare workers through expanding portrait series

    Published on 10 December 2025

    The latest instalment of a series of photography honouring healthcare workers past, present and future has been unveiled at the University of Sunderland

  5. Three men standing on a stage

    Educational leader honoured by University of Sunderland

    Published on 9 December 2025

    "This award is about our responsibility to the future: to never stop learning, to grow into the mentor you would wish to have and to serve as the shoulders for the next generation"

  6. People accepting an award on stage

    Best Heritage Award for podcast celebrating Washington New Town’s 60th anniversary

    Published on 4 December 2025

    Staff and students from the University of Sunderland are celebrating being part of an award-winning podcast

  7. Speakers stood in front of cinema seating

    How an Oscar-winning producer and a broadcasting legend are inspiring the next generation of talent

    Published on 4 December 2025

    An Oscar-winning producer and a TV broadcaster turned playwright have shared their experiences to inspire the next generation of filmmakers and scriptwriters at the University

  8. Students stood around a table

    Business students break fundraising record for Take £25 Challenge

    Published on 3 December 2025

    Students from the University of Sunderland have taken just £25 and transformed it into over £12,700 in a challenge to raise money for charity

  9. People sitting in a television studio

    Bringing industry experience to the classroom

    Published on 2 December 2025

    Students from the University of Sunderland have been given an insight into industry from a leading Wearside business