🔔 | Announcement alert 👀 We're proud to announce that we've officially changed our name to ✨ Birmingham Newman University ✨
Professor Jackie Dunne, Vice Chancellor explains why 👇 (1/4)
Former Newman student, Abed Ahmed,
@stammer_teacher
, has recently been named as 1 of
@bbcthree
's Amazing Humans due to his work on stammering!
Abed studied at Newman & now works at the secondary school he attended
@Holte_School
.
Read more:
🤩 | Congratulations to PGCE Secondary PE student Libby Holmes, who received her Gold
@DofE
award from Prince Edward last week
#FeelGoodFriday
We're super proud of Libby who has completed this achievement alongside her studies.
📍 Buckingham Palace
@JillScottJS8
📸
Much loved Senior Lecturer in Theology at Newman University, David McLoughlin, is set to retire this summer after 19 years with Newman.
David joined in 1999 & has inspired many students over the years. We would like to wish David well on his retirement.
Newman was the place to be on Wednesday as two of the leading researchers in the world
@ziggibson
&
@SamueleMarcora
went head to head in a much anticipated debate examining the brain regulation of exercise performance. Read all about it on our website:
We are honoured to announce renowned broadcaster and journalist
@julie_etch
has been installed as our first Pro-Chancellor.
Her vast experience and passion for education will undoubtedly inspire generations to come. 💙
Read more:
Staff and students stood together this afternoon and lit candles in memory of those who were killed at Christchurch Mosque, New Zealand, sending a message of love, solidarity and support to all affected.
🏆 | We're super proud to announce that Newman University has been named the best university in the UK for student satisfaction in the most recent National Student Survey (NSS) 💙 (1/4)
Today is the day... Graduation is here! 🎓🎉
Congratulations to our Class of 2019 who will be graduating today 👍😃
We look forward to seeing you all at The Symphony Hall today. Be sure to share your graduation photos with us using
#NewmanGraduation
Has anyone seen our new billboard yet? We’re proud to be celebrating 50 years of Newman this year 🎉 and celebrations continue on 11th August with our Big Alumni Reunion 😁
#Newman50
#Birmingham
#50years
#BartleyGreen
We are offering places based on your A level mocks and teacher assessment grades. Get in touch if you want a university place starting in September, call our clearing hotline on 0121 476 1181. 😊
#ChooseNewman
#Clearing
#Clearing2020
Here at Newman University, we are doing everything we can to support our students and be ready for you when you get back. 😊
Here is a message from staff to our students... 💜
#LoveNewman
#NewmanUniversity
stands against all forms of discrimination, hate & violence. The university is committed to equality & inclusion. We must work together to remove intolerance and build a safe and equitable world for all. 🖤
#BlackLivesMatter
Have you noticed our new logo? How about our new website? Newman University, Birmingham has rebranded!
In line with our 50th anniversary celebrations this year, we have redesigned our logo and now have a new website too, read more about our new look here:
We proudly opened our brand new student accommodation today: Cofton Hall.
The state-of-the-art halls comprise of 108 en-suite bedrooms with modern living/dining areas.
Read more on our website:
Newman's library has been named as the best university library in Birmingham following the results from the recent NSS.
The students at Newman scored
@NewmanLibrary
well with an 89.71% satisfaction rate for the library resources.
Read more:
Newman University is extremely pleased to announce that Tutor for Transition and Retention, Sarah Parkes, has received a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship Award!
Read more about her recent achievement 👉 .
Today we have 2 pieces of great news to share with you...
Firstly, congratulations to a team at Newman who have been recognised nationally by
@AdvanceHE
& awarded the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence. A great achievement!
#CATE2019
Read more:
Congratulations to
@MrsSarahMullin
who has been awarded an MBE for Services to Education in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List! 🎖️ We’re excited to welcome her back as a keynote speaker at the Newman Partnership Conference on July 7th. Find out more 👉
Fantastic day so far for the
@VictorianFears
conference organised by PhD History students Zoe & Sophie. Fantastic to see such great work from our students!
#VictorianFears18
We're excited to announce, we've been shortlisted in the Outstanding Library Team Category for the 2023 Times Higher Education Awards (THE Awards) 🏆📚
@NewmanLibrary
A cause for celebration: today it has been announced that the canonisation of John Henry Newman will take place on the 13th October 2019.
Newman University looks forward to celebrating the great news.
#Newman
#Sainthood
We had a great turnout at the official launch of the new Careers and Emoloyability Hub here at
@NewmanUniversity
. Thank you to Mehreen for the speech 😊, to MP Preet Gill & to staff & students for attending.
World Hijab Day
Visit the stand in the Atrium today until 11:30am for
#WorldHijabDay
, where there are opportunities for conversations about the role of a hijab in Muslim female identity. There are scarfs available for anyone who would like to try one on!
#NewmanUniversity
A huge congratulations to our honorary graduates of 2023. We are so proud and inspired by the powerful work you both do.
Read more about
@JasmineGardosi
Doctor of Letters and
@lynnebaird8
Doctor of Education on our website or visit 👉
💍 | Today we had a surprise visit from alumni Joan & Mike Reeves, celebrating their wedding anniversary.
Joan studied Primary Teaching at Newman & has been teaching for over 40 years. Mike met Joan at a Newman disco in 1974.
They popped by today to reminisce 🥹
We're proud to announce that we have once again been approved as a Fairtrade University!
Fairtrade food & drink is available throughout campus, ingredients for hospitality beverages are also Fairtrade & the clothing in the Students’ Union is made from Fairtrade organic cotton.
#NewmanUniversity
has just had our biggest solar system (in one go) installed on the top of St Hilda. A 30 Kilowatt system consisting of 98 panels and takes us up to producing almost 20% of our own energy. 🔋 😀
@NewmanGoesGreen
We are committed to addressing the BAME attainment gap and to hearing the voices of BAME staff and students, who form an important part of our community and we will be actively pursuing actions to address all forms of racism and discrimination.
We're really proud and pleased to share that for the second year running Newman University has scored highest amongst the Birmingham universities for student satisfaction in the latest National Student Survey (NSS).🎉
To read more about the results visit:
Newman University announces new Vice-Chancellor
The governing body of Newman University has appointed Professor Jackie Dunne as its next Vice-Chancellor.
Read the full news story:
Newman University has been placed 9th out of 131 UK universities in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2019, for course and lecturers.😃
Newman also performed well in other categories including student support & job prospects.
👉
@Whatuni
#WUSCA
Well done to
@TDmyersMT
👏 for his inaugural lecture about changing minds and embracing uncertainty in quant stats last night. The passion really shows.
#QuantResearch
#Stats
Newman University will be closed tomorrow (02/03) due to the adverse weather conditions. This decision has been made due to safety concerns and travel disruptions.
An update from our Vice-Chancellor, Jackie Dunne 🎥
Students and staff - this update is for you.
Stay safe all and have a good weekend! 😊
#NewmanUniversity
#LoveNewman
Monday 17th Dec Newman hosted the regions 1st ‘Mental Health through Sport’ Symposium opened by
@andy4wm
in partnership with
@bsmhft
,
@SportBirmingham
&
@WestMids_CA
aiming to share practice, culture & experiences of using sport to enhance mental health
Newman University has partnered with charity, The Centre for Chaplaincy in Education, to transform chaplaincy in schools and colleges.
As part of the partnership, Newman is seeking to hear the voices of all those involved with school chaplaincy, read more:
Our second piece of fantastic news sees us congratulate Dr Mike Seal who has received the
@AdvanceHE
National Teaching Fellowship Award!
Congratulations Dr Seal!
#NTF
Read more:
Our Students' Union staff managed to capture this significant moment of the celebrations 🎊 in Rome for the canonisation of our Patron, St John Henry Newman - the first British saint canonised in over 40 years. 😊
#LoveNewman
#LoveNewman
event tomorrow 9am-4pm
Current students are invited to the Atrium to share why you love Newman Uni! Follow us on our social media channels & post why you like studying here with the hashtag
#LoveNewman
❤️ Spread the ❤️& use our Snapchat filter for your FREE bag 👝
Congratulations Class of 2018!
Yesterday we celebrated the achievements of our fantastic 2018 graduates. We hope you all had a fantastic day and you should all be very proud.
Read more about the day:
#NewmanGraduation
Why students enjoy studying here
“It's a small campus where lecturers know your name and give you that extra support that you wouldn't necessarily get from bigger institutions.”
“Everyone is so friendly here, it feels like a community.”
What do you like about our campus? 😊
It's great to welcome
@PreetKGillMP
to campus today to speak about the Reach Out project which is part of the NCOP initiative. Reach Out is an innovative street based youth work project which will engage socially excluded young people within our local area.
Congratulations to James Brennan, Lecturer in Humanities, who has now completed his PhD!
Having completed his undergraduate studies at Newman University and Masters in Contemporary History at the University of Birmingham, James teaches on the Foundation Year programme at Newman.
Among those celebrating at yesterday's Graduation were this year’s Honorary Graduates; those who have made a real difference in society. The 2018 Honorary Grads were
@noreenks
, President of
@NewmanU
& British Actress and Writer
@RachelShenton
. Read more:
We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the royal family at this very sad time. We share the nation’s gratitude for her service and sense of loss at her death.
🔔 | We're proud to announce we have retained Silver status in the latest Teaching Excellence Framework 🤩
Introduced by the Government in 2017, TEF assesses English universities' teaching quality to ensure that all students receive an excellent teaching experience.
What a great first ceremony! We’re now welcoming this afternoons graduates and looking forward to seeing even more successful Newman graduates! 🎓
#NewmanGraduation
Last month it was announced that a team from Newman had been nominated for a prestigious
@AdvanceHE
CATE award.
The team have now seen their work published in the Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education. Congratulations all. Read more:
Newman to host Cystic Fibrosis and Exercise Network Event
The event aims to bring together professionals with an interest in exercise & Cystic Fibrosis (CF) & will take place on Wednesday 11th March.
Book your tickets:
Ever wondered what Newman looks like from above? Now you can see! Spot our 3G pitch, Chapel, Halls, Library and even the Reservoir from a bird’s-eye view with this
#drone
footage!
#birmingham
#youruniversity
#bartleygreen
Last night
@NewmanSU
hosted our annual Excellence Awards where staff and students were celebrated. There was a record attendance at the awards with various guest speakers including
@AmateyDoku
@Smile_Education
@leoarnawrites
Read more about the event:
#NewmanUniversity
came 9th from 131 institutions in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards for course & lecturers
Students at Newman are positive about their course & lecturers.
Impressively we came top out of all universities in
#Birmingham
. 😊
#LoveNewman
📖 | Our very own Head of School of Nursing and Allied Health, Ronnie Meechan discusses via
@NursingTimes
the challenges affecting mature students and how education at a local level can benefit students and the wider community.
Read more now:
Newman University will be closed tomorrow (11/12/17) due to the adverse weather conditions. Please check back on the website and social media for further updates.
Newman Sport student, Sam Hart, was invited to Buckingham Palace last month to receive his
@DofE
Gold Award! Congratulations Sam 😀
Read more about Sam's award and the reasons he chose to study at Newman:
Why Not Teach: A Big Conversation taking place on Zoom right now with
@BranwenBingle
@lizpemtbnm
. Session one is discussing the importance of seeing the colour of our children.
#WhyNotTeach
The Health and Social Care department at Newman have donated valuable personal protective equipment (PPE) to ExtraCare, who manage numerous care homes throughout the UK.
The donation will allow staff to continue working whilst remaining protected.
It’s day 2 of our Cap and Gown Event! 👩🎓👨🎓 congratulations to our students celebrating their graduation. We wish you all the best for the future, but remember, you’ll always be a Newman Student. ❤️
#lovenewman