Tag Archives: Northumbria University

Copycat campus shootings come to the UK (Rousse)

AM was interviewed first. Then it was my turn. By the end of the day each of us had been offered a chair at Northumbria University. How amazing that we would be working together! We were both happy to be … Continue reading

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Northumbria University’s funfair recruitment drive, and two naughty sisters (Rousse)

When my sister heard that I had a meeting in Newcastle she said that she would like to see me afterwards. Northumbria University had changed considerably since my last visit. In an apparent effort to recruit more students, the campus … Continue reading

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Advantages of going to college close to home (Rousse)

I signed up for (yet another) degree. This time I would be studying at the Hexham campus of Northumbria University. As I started planning how to arrange my belongings in my tiny hall of residence room, I congratulated myself on … Continue reading

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But is it art? Ride the purple flume and admire a stick of celery at the Baltic (Rousse)

I launched myself into the purple flume with no idea of what I would land in or on at the bottom. My eventual destination turned out to be an art exhibition at the Baltic curated by staff from Northumbria University. … Continue reading

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Exam board bliss (Rousse)

The staff at Northumbria University were delighted to see me again. We reminisced about the happy days when I would give up my Saturdays to travel down from Edinburgh to Newcastle for the weekly exam boards.

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