Roberta Blackman-Woods
@rblackmanwoods
Former politician (MP Durham City/Shadow Minister) believer in transformative power of Higher Ed, supporter of T&C/community planning, grandmother, academic,
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31-07-2010 11:46:55
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Northumbria University is delighted to announce over 100 nurses have now been added to the region’s NHS workforce through our 18-month nursing degree apprenticeship programme.
South Tees Hospitals
Find out more:
northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-…
Excellent to see voluntary work in Indian Sundarbans documented & recognised in this way. Sharing experiences across continents on how to address climate change is so important. Great that Northumbria Uni is contributing hugely to this area of work Matt Baillie Smith UKinKolkata🇬🇧🇮🇳
Great to welcome Bridget Phillipson to Northumbria Uni and show her our investment in the city incl the amazing NESST project and meet with students to discuss the support they receive to help them thrive. Her understanding of the sector and what we need to succeed is reassuring
The Shadow Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, visited our campus in Newcastle last week. She participated in a campus tour and a roundtable with university and business leaders in the region to discuss creating opportunities for young people. Read more: northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/news-…
Great to welcome Bridget Phillipson to Northumbria Uni and hear from our students how we encourage them to succeed regardless of background and be introduced to ground breaking research that will help develop our economy. Her support for HE was much in evidence and hugely welcome.
Was so wonderful to be part of this amazing Fabian Women event with such a talented group of women committed to public service in all its forms. Huge credit to Seema Malhotra MP💙 Christine Megson, Caroline Adams & others. Fantastic to see the brilliant Natasa Pantelic and Joy4DurhamPCC
Well done @AndyLong and team- an absolutely brilliant launch of the new Northumbria Uni strategy with excellent involvement from staff students and wider community. A key event to help Northumbria continue to deliver such positive outcomes for our students, the region and beyond
I’m pleased #MrBatesVsThePostOffice has brought the Post Office scandal and the stories of its victims to wider public attention.
Around 900 people were convicted of Horizon-related crimes but only 93 have had those overturned.
#PostOfficeScandal (1/3)
Come and do your PhD with a great group of colleagues in the Global Development Futures Interdisciplinary theme Northumbria Uni Northumbria Centre for Global Development
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 excellent news for our nursing team, winning the #THEAwards prize for Outstanding Support for Students. Huge well done to all involved in this project! Congratulations!! 🏆
Sheffield Hallam University The University of Central Lancashire - UCLan Dublin City University Mark Brown RHUL Biology Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN York St John University Cranfield University Winner of the #THEAwards Outstanding Support for Students trophy is Northumbria Uni for an innovative initiative helping as many students as possible succeed in their ambition to enter the field of nursing.
Great opportunities for PhD #studentships in Human Geography and Environment and Climate and Sustainability at Northumbria Centre for Global Development and Geog & Env Sciences Northumbria Uni. Details below:
NEW on Wonkhe: This week on the podcast new immigration figures are out, and we reflect on what they mean both for the new Home Secretary and for university finances. Jim Dickinson Dan Tinkler Andy Westwood Roberta Blackman-Woods wonkhe.com/blogs/podcast-…
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) HQ and Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) have done much in recent years to support more women being elected to Parliament. This brilliant and very timely article from Natasa Pantelic points out how much more needs to be done to get gender parity in parliaments across the Commonwealth