Very proud of my godson who played in this! 👏

A challenge for the new government? University application rate for UK 18-year-olds from the most disadvantaged backgrounds is 27.0%. For the most advantaged it's 57.6%. In Wimbledon, 70% of 18-year-olds go on to HE compared to 13% in Barrow and Furness. hepi.ac.uk/2024/07/18/fiv…

We are recruiting PGRs for our Foundation Fellowship Programme. If you are a PhD student at Durham and interested in teaching and supporting WP, check out the advert here: durham.taleo.net/careersection/…

We've had some lovely feedback about our recent Annual Conference hosted by University of Lincoln, UK, so if it has made you think about hosting a future conference, info will be coming soon on how to submit an application for FYNAC26! #conference #foundation #goodpractice

The Bob Willis tribute from James Anderson and Stuart Broad was lovely. If you can spare it, donate to the Bob Willis Fund to support research into prostate cancer. Bob - a true sporting legend born in Sunderland! #BlueForBob 💙

Tonight’s shameful scenes do not represent our culture, our history, or our people. Our great city is built on togetherness and acceptance, and Sunderland will forever be for all. We are stronger as one community. Now. Then. Always. ❤️🤍

#Olympics Rowing Good Luck to Peterlee’s Laura Irwin competing today, Sat 3rd August, in the Women’s Eight Final. We’ll be cheering Laura on, just as Peterlee did from our collection in 1983 'Peterlee: where you can...' make it to the Olympics 👏🚣‍♀️

Our teams have been working through the night to clear up the city following the appalling scenes last night. Thank you for their hard work & for everyone who has come together this morning. This is the real Sunderland #SunderlandStandsTogether #ThisIsSunderland #Sunderland

Get in Lauren Irwin! 🙌🏻 The Peterlee rower has won bronze in the women’s eight in Paris 🥉 #Paris2024 | #BBCOlympics

NEW on Wonkhe: Rachel Maxwell shares insight from University of Keele's use of engagement analytics to improve student retention in the foundation year wonkhe.com/blogs/breaking…

Lost cat please share! Last seen in Bents Green area of Sheffield on Aug 3rd. Indoor only cat and family very worried. DM if you see him please.

Brutalist Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee, County Durham, by Marie Gardiner Marie Gardiner.

Unbelievably sad news about Graham Thorpe, but very brave of his family to discuss his struggles, which will hopefully help others. I've had a friend take their own life and would urge anyone struggling to reach out for support.

📚🧸Thank you to the imaginative young person who set up a soft toy book group in wir bairns area dis afternoon. It really made us smile when we found it! 🥰 (and we added a few more members!) #librarylove #softtoys #bookgroup #readingisfun #imagination #imaginativeplay

Today we launched the North East Child Poverty Reduction Unit. The first of its kind, this unit will use every lever available to tackle poverty. First, we’ll deliver a Mayor’s childcare grant to help parents get into work. Every child deserves real opportunity. We’ll make sure

Born #OnThisDay in 1766 was John Dalton FRS. Dalton was a chemist, physicist & meteorologist, and is known for introducing atomic theory to chemistry, and for his research into colour blindness, sometimes known as Daltonism in his honour. #HistoryOfScience bit.ly/2WYB1om

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay - please spend two minutes watching this incredible video from Norwich City FC to help spread the message that #YouAreNotAlone

Breaking the 1st and 2nd rules of ‘Fight Club’- Prof Mark O’Hara, Senior Consultant for Education at #AdvanceHE reflects on the value and challenges associated with groupwork in #HigherEd social.advance-he.ac.uk/9AjBNZ

Lovely day and looking forward to delivering more training this year to support Fellows' development!

On this day, we're celebrating the birthday of Michael Faraday, one of the greatest and most influential scientific minds in history! #OnThisDay #MichaelFaradayBirthday