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About us

We are the Graduate Futures team for Northumbria students and graduates.

Our Mission

To enhance the employability of our students, enable them to make a successful transition into employment and manage their future career and aspirations in a global environment.

Expert Staff

Our Career Planning, Employability Partnerships, International Mobility, Placements and Internships, and Student and Graduate Enterprise teams work together to provide a professional high quality service.  Our customer focus is demonstrated by gaining the Customer Service Excellence award, which was first achieved in 2014 and reaccredited with Student and Library Services in 2021.  As members of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), the Institute of Student Employers (ISE) and the National Association of Student Employment Services (NASES) our staff are able to keep abreast of the graduate labour market and recruitment issues.

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Launch of The Regeneration Shop in Chopwell. Sarah Cotton, Senior Programmes Manager at Chopwell Regeneration Group; Jennine Wilson, Lecturer in Fashion and Senior Technician at Northumbria University; Hal Convery, Shop Manager at The Regeneration Shop; Crystal Hicks, Executive Director of Chopwell Regeneration Group; Gayle Cantrell, Assistant Professor BA Fashion Communication at Northumbria University; Sophie Wetherell, Assistant Professor BA Fashion / MA Fashion Design at Northumbria University; Emma Jane Goldsmith Assistant Professor BA Fashion / MA Fashion Design at Northumbria University; Professor Anne Peirson-Smith, Head of Fashion at Northumbria University.
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A new toolkit has been developed to support rural communities with the development of renewable energy projects. Photo: Adobe Stock
From left to right: Natalie Winchester, Subject Lead Health and Social Care and Post-16 Raising Standard Leader at Bede Academy, Dr Julie Derbyshire – Director of Apprenticeships and Assistant Professor in Nursing at Northumbria University, Andrew Thelwell – Principal at Bede Academy, Professor Alison Machin, Head of Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health at Northumbria University and pupils from Bede Academy.
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