Some students who have been leaving their mark at Teesside University which has recently moved into a striking new building on its Darlington campus.
The question for the university was how to make the design look as good inside as it does on the outside.
Staff turned to their own students - and they responded to the challenge.
It is still a work in progress but we had a look at what they've been up to.
A drive is taking place today on Teesside to encourage more young people to donate blood. The NHS Blood and Transplant service will be at Teesside University from noon to try and recruit more students to sign up.
It follows a drop in 17-24 year olds registering to give blood in recent years. The visit is part of a national campaign to recruit 100,000 new blood donors in 100 days. NHS Blood and Transplant needs more than 1,000 new registrations every day to replace those donors who can no longer donate.
A centre dedicated to studying the extreme far right and anti-Muslim attacks has been established by Teesside University.
The Centre for Fascist, Anti-Fascist and Post-Fascist Studies will look at the historical developments of far-right politics.
Professor Nigel Copsey, along with his colleague, Dr Matthew Feldman, will open the centre at an event to commemorate National Holocaust Memorial Day later this month.
– Professor Nigel Copsey, Teesside UniversityOver the last year there is no evidence for increased support for the far right. The BNP are fragmented and split and there is growing disillusionment with the EDL.
All these developments mean we argue it could lead right-wing extremists to think of more extreme actions, like Breivik.
I'm not saying this will definitely happen but, because of the developments in the far right, there's a vacuum and it raises the potential for more violent actions.
The centre will also look at the opposition to far-right groups and how successful anti-fascist protests are, as well as far-right anti-Muslim activity.
– Dr Matthew Feldman,Teesside UniversityAn important development in radical right activism this century is, without doubt, the turn from anti-Semitism toward anti-Muslim politics.
One of the things we will be looking at is a quantifiable analysis of far right participation in anti-Muslim attacks.
Teesside University is set to host the regional finals of the First Lego League Robotics Tournament - which will see up to 180 pupils from local schools taking part.
Teams of up to ten pupils will travel to Teesside University today to represent their school, designing, constructing and programming a Lego Mindstorm robot to complete a series of missions which will be battled out in timed rounds on tournament tables.
It is the fourth year that the regional final is being held at Teesside University and this year's theme focuses on improving the quality of life for senior citizens by helping them continue to be independent, engaged and connected in their communities.
– Vicky Rushin-Chape, Senior Lecturer in Computing at Teesside University"This is an excellent opportunity for Teesside University to engage with young people who may well become the next generation of computer scientists."
Universities and Science Minister David Willets is to meet academic and business leaders at Teesside University. He will visit the university's new campus in Darlington on how education and business can work in partnership to help economic growth.
The event is jointly hosted by the University and the North East Economic Forum.
With teenage pregnancy at its lowest rate for more than 40 years, a Teesside University academic is challenging the popular stereotype of the teenager mother.
Dr Lisa Arai, a Senior Lecturer in Research Methods in the School of Health & Social Care, said that far from being "prophets of doom" as teenage mothers are often depicted, the majority of teenage mothers enjoy motherhood and their lives do not change drastically as a result of having a baby.
With teenage pregnancy is at its lowest rate for over 40 years, a University Academic from Teesside is challenging the stereotype.
Read the full storyWith teenage pregnancy at its lowest rate for more than 40 years, a Teesside University academic is challenging the popular stereotype of the teenager mother.
Dr Lisa Arai, a Senior Lecturer in Research Methods in the School of Health & Social Care, said that far from being "prophets of doom" as teenage mothers are often depicted, the majority of teenage mothers enjoy motherhood and their lives do not change drastically as a result of having a baby.
