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Campus teaching suspended at Newcastle until end of academic year

16th March 2020 • All classroom-based teaching will be cancelled from tomorrow onwards, the University has today declared. On its...

Stockpiling: Co-op limits sales of hygiene products

16th March 2020 • Hand sanitiser, antibacterial soap, tissues and toilet roll are among products being restricted....

Students petition for NU to suspend teaching

16th March 2020 • Over 1300 students have signed a petition pleading for Newcastle University to cancel all classroom-based teaching amid...

Coronavirus causes chaos across campuses

15th March 2020 • Some universities have cancelled their varsities, while others have postponed graduation ceremonies and recalled...

Newcastle to remain open amid COVID-19 outbreak

15th March 2020 • Students will receive updates at 4pm each weekday alerting them of the latest developments....

Uni accused of refusing to protect immunocompromised staff

13th March 2020 • Lilla Marshall reports on the latest news surrounding Newcastle University and COVID-19......

Quarantine Diaries: Day #4

25th March 2020 • The release schedule of these blogs isn’t the only thing proving to be a challenge for our gaming editors, as our...

Quarantine Diaries: Day #3

24th March 2020 • Three days into our two-week set of diaries and the measures that the UK government have put in place are only getting...

Quarantine Diaries: Day #2

23rd March 2020 • As the government shuts our doors, our Gaming ediotrs reach out to connect with others across the internet with this...

Quarantine Diaries: Day #1

22nd March 2020 • With people everywhere locking their doors, our Gaming editors are playing a different game every day for 14 days....

Summer graduation ceremonies postponed

17th March 2020 • The University has announced that summer 2020 graduation ceremonies will be postponed until further notice....

Coronavirus: NE confirms first death

17th March 2020 • North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed its first death from the virus....

Fight Night cancelled

16th March 2020 • Thursday evening's Fight Night has now been cancelled....

Northumbria University moves all contact hours online

12th March 2020 • Kaitlyn Maracle reports on Northumbria University's decision to temporarily close in order to limit the spread of...

The toxic undertones of the recent Greta Thunberg cartoon

12th March 2020 • Very recently, a sexually explicit cartoon surfaced of Greta Thunberg in Alberta, Canada, originally thought to be from...

Why social media is good for political discourse

10th March 2020 • Sesha Subramanian on the virtues of social media, for both citizens and the people who represent them...

Newcastle found to be ‘booziest student city’

5th March 2020 • News editor, Sophie Wilson, discusses how Newcastle students have been found to consume the most alcohol compared to...

Newcastle students in China urged to return home “immediately”

7th February 2020 • Staff and students have been told to avoid all but essential travel to Hong Kong and Macau...

The Courier News

Disabilities Officer Georgia Corbett talks harsh truths, small victories, and community

28th March 2020 • Lucy Adams interviews Georgia Corbett about her ten years of fighting for a better world....

Lucy Adams| 28th March 2020

North East musicians spread joy during lockdown

27th March 2020 • A group of gigging musicians from the North East have created a new Facebook group to...

Tyneside Cinema asks for donations to prevent a permanent closure

27th March 2020 • The independent cinema venue asks for donations to reopen after self-isolation, Molly...

Thursday night delight: citizens take to the street to applaud the NHS

26th March 2020 • The UK public band together in an act of support towards our hard working NHS...

The Courier Sport

The Courier Sport presents: the England best XI draft Part Three

28th March 2020 • The draft continues, as we take a look at our fifth and sixth choices!...

Andrew White| 28th March 2020

The Courier Sport presents: the England best XI draft Part Two

27th March 2020 • Another day, another round of the Courier all-time England XI!...

The Courier Sport presents: the England XI draft Part One

26th March 2020 • Our sports writers kick off the first two rounds of the England XI draft. ...

The Courier Sport presents: The best England XI of all time draft

25th March 2020 • With almost all sports postponed, our writers have found a new method of entertainment- a...

The Courier Comment

An Ode to Newfess

18th March 2020 • Jennifer Mills says goodbye to everyone's favourite anonymous confessions page....

Jennifer Mills| 18th March 2020

Roast, Toast and Soapbox

18th March 2020 • Roast A Very Sad Goodbye While the unfortunate ending to current 3rd or 4thyears’ time...

Britain vs the world: the UK Government is dropping the ball on our health

18th March 2020 • Despite the inaction of the UK government in combatting the current crisis facing us,...

Gendered language: from she’s bossy to she’s a boss!

17th March 2020 • Gendered language is often detrimental to a nuanced view of whole communities of people....

The Courier Culture

Review: Netflix’s Tiger King

28th March 2020 • Harriet Metcalfe reviews Netflix original docuseries Tiger King. ...

Harriet Metcalfe| 28th March 2020

The Cluny threatened with permanent closure by COVID-19 pandemic

28th March 2020 • Maud Webster discusses the possible closure of The Cluny and what you can do to help...

Lil Baby: My Turn

28th March 2020 • Ellie James reviews Lil Baby's latest album...

Christine and the Queens – La Vita Nuova EP Review

28th March 2020 • Phil Etchells reviews the latest EP feom Christine and the Queens...

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