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Prosthetists and Orthotists Day 2021: Student reflection

School of Health and Society

On Prosthetists and Orthotists Day 2021, º£½ÇÂÒÂ× student and Orthotist, Rhona Campbell, reflects on her career and life at º£½ÇÂÒÂ× as she studies for her PhD at the universities Centre for Doctoral Training in prosthetics and orthotics.

Rhona
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UOS x Harvey Nichols

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Harvey Nichols, Manchester and The º£½ÇÂÒÂ× MA & BA (hons) Fashion Design courses are pleased to announce the launch of a new collaboration coming this September.

harvey nichols
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The road to electric

School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Conversations on sustainability and low emission vehicles are on the rise with Government's around the world laying out their plans to ban or slow down the use of petrol and diesel cars. The electric car market is growing at a rapid rate with one...

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School of Health & Society achieves national equality award

School of Health and Society

The University is delighted to announce that the School of Health and Society has achieved the Bronze Athena Swan award as recognition of the commitment to gender equality.

Athena Swan Bronze Award (ECU Gender Charter) logo
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Dr Tony Gill to take on Great North Run with daughter, in aid of Motor Neurone Disease

School of Health and Society

Dr Tony Gill, mental health lecturer, is to embark on the Great North Run with his daughter this Sunday, 40 years since he completed his first event.

photo of tony and becky on wedding day, plus fundraising website
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“You can be whatever kind of writer you want - a poet and a playwright and a lyricist" says novelist Sean Gregory

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

Congratulations to English and Creative Writing graduate Sean Gregory whose debut novel Three Graves , will be published on 23 September by Bluemoose Books. Pre-sales are now available at Waterstones and will be available widely in the coming weeks.

Sean Gregory portrait
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º£½ÇÂÒÂ× graduate is guest speaker at Asian Media Awards launch

School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

A former º£½ÇÂÒÂ× student was invited to share her thoughts on the challenges people face when they want to follow a career in the media.

Neha Navekar presenting at the Asian Media Awards 2021
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Inspirational º£½ÇÂÒÂ× graduate wins Gold and Bronze at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

School of Health and Society

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× graduate Hannah Russell MBE has secured a Gold and Bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, retaining her title in the S12 100m Backstroke and coming in third in the S12 100m Freestyle for Great Britain (GBR).

Hannah Russell MBE holding gold award in Rio de Janeiro 2016
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COVID-19 welfare claimants are seen as more deserving of support, says new research

School of Health and Society

New research shows that COVID-19 claimants are seen as much more deserving and less blameworthy than pre-pandemic claimants – but this has not translated into much more support for welfare claimants in general.

Professor Lisa Scullion portrait
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Ex-pro footballer launches mentoring business

º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Business School

An ex-professional footballer and º£½ÇÂÒÂ× graduate has launched a business to mentor those across the sports industry and beyond.

Mark Roberts
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