This time around we’re showing off our co-working space at Hope Street Xchange, which has everything solo workers need to get started. Situated on our sixth floor, the space benefits from modern décor and stunning views of Sunderland City Centre, including the Empire Theatre and Sunderland Minister. Each hotdesker has their own desk set up… Read more: Showcasing our co-working space

As part of the University of Sunderland’s drive to support student and graduate venture creation, the Entrepreneurial Development team are seeking established tenants to mentor student and graduate businesses. The nascent businesses have been provided with funding from an accelerator fund and are ready to take their enterprise to the next level, with the help… Read more: Mentorship matching – a chance to support new business

This September is becoming Steptember as the Hope Street Xchange and St Peter’s Gate teams are challenging themselves to support the If U Care Share Foundation’s ‘Inside Out’ campaign. September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day and everyone at Hope Street Xchange and St Peter’s Gate is encouraged to mark the day by wearing an… Read more: Stepping up for suicide prevention

Next week, commencing 6 July, Hope Street Xchange will be hosting a series of live graduation ceremony screenings in the Enterprise & Innovation Suite, welcoming friends and families of graduates onto campus to view this year’s ceremonies. These screenings will provide a live broadcast of ceremonies taking place at The Fire Station. They offer an… Read more: Upcoming Graduation Ceremony Screenings at Hope Street Xchange

On Friday 31 July we’ll be hosting a get together at Hope Street Xchange. This is a very inclusive and very casual event where we’d really love everyone to make time and come see the team and your fellow tenants. Pizza, beer, and soft drinks are on us. We’ll have our new games on display… Read more: Summer Social at Hope Street Xchange

Sunderland-based organisations may be able to access support through the Sunderland Innovate and Grow Funding project, funded by the North East Combined Authority (NECA). This flexible funding offers organisations the chance to host a student intern or placement for between 100 hours and 12 weeks, focused on delivering innovation-led projects that can support business development… Read more: Student Interns & Placements – Sunderland Innovate and Grow Funding project

Remember those summer days of your youth, playing games in the sun? Well Hope Street Xchange is bringing back retro summer fun with larger than life games dotted around the building. We have Connect 4, Kerplunk, and Tetris Tumble as great ways to break out of the routine and engage in some semi-competitive play. If… Read more: Summer games at Hope Street Xchange

The University of Sunderland and Santander have signed an agreement to double the support the global bank offers to students to help them fulfil their potential.   Their long-running partnership, which has already seen Santander support hundreds of Sunderland students, will offer £100,000 of financial support each year until 2026-2027.  The new support package includes:   Among those receiving… Read more: Santander Entrepreneurship Award brings £100,000 of extra support for University of Sunderland students

This month, we’re throwing the tenant spotlight on Dataknead Ltd, a Hope Street Xchange tech company #StartedatSunderland by University of Sunderland Alumnus, Julius Onyancha. A cutting-edge start-up which seeks to empower organisations with IT solutions, Dataknead was founded on a simple but persistent observation that while data is everywhere, organisations are struggling to translate that… Read more: Dataknead – delivering value from data, from concept to reality

St Peter’s Gate and Hope Street Xchange staff and tenants united in support of World Autism Acceptance Week 2026 in April with a goal of clocking up 300 miles. We’re delighted to say that this target was well and truly smashed. Thanks to everyone’s support, we raised over £1,000 for National Autistic Society along the… Read more: Our 300 Mile Challenge was quite the ride!