Category: Research

Our 8th edition of Seven Bridges was published in February 2021. Under the editorial tem of Sophie Gwynn and Hannah Bullimore this edition brings together peer reviewed articles from across the institution. All articles can be found on the Seven Bridges website, and once again thank you to all the amazing students who have contributed to this edition.  

Laura Gower, Research & Project Manager recently presented at the ‘Advance HE STEM Conference 2021: Rethinking STEM Higher Education’, 28 January 2021. Her presentation Stay & Succeed North East: Re-Connecting with Industry & Improving Graduate Prospects in a Socially Distanced World explored how collaborative practices central to the Stay & Succeed North East project are enabling the institution support digital and engineering […]

This year we embark on the second cycle of our OfS funded Stay and Succeed Project. The project, centred around Engineering and Digital Technology Graduate, aims to increase local graduates moving into local employment. So far 38 local small-medium enterprises have engaged in the project from both Engineering and Digital Technology. We are delighted that […]

Last year, the NCUC Research Team won funding from the Mixed Economy Group in order to undertake a research project to better understand the impact of lockdown, COVID-19 and social distancing measures has had, and continues to have on the mental health support offered in CBHE, and how students are accessing said support. The project involved in-depth […]

The second annual TEDxNewcastleCollege event took place on April 6th 2020 in the Peter Sarah Theatre and was, once again, a resounding success. The NCUC Student Fellows designed the event and elected to continue the theme from the previous year, “Life Finds a Way”, but with a specific focus on local and global futures. Our fantastic technical students designed the stage […]

Posters in Parliament is a high profile event that brings together a remarkable collection of the best undergraduate research from across the country. Each year HE institutions from across the UK nominate two of their very best students to present their research to MPs in Westminster. This year the event took place on 11 March […]

We are very pleased to announce the publication of our 7th edition of our student led journal Seven Bridges. This edition was edited by two fantastic NCUC students, Hannah Hall and Arwa Hussein, and contains articles covering a range of topics including sustainable textile sourcing, the relationship between sport and socioeconomic status and a range of engineering subjects. […]