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Northumbria graduate business turns up the heat
Press Releases • Feb 15, 2017 12:13 GMT
Things are hotting up for Northumbria University graduate start-up Summer Takeover which is on track to turnover £1.3m following the launch of two new companies and an office expansion.
EXPERT COMMENT: Rural pubs really do make countryside communities happier – but they are closing at an alarming rate
Press Releases • Feb 14, 2017 17:06 GMT
Ignazio Cabras, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development at Northumbria University, discusses findings of his recent study into the impact of pubs on communities.
Sick and tired – not just a figure of speech
Press Releases • Feb 14, 2017 16:22 GMT
Large-scale study looks at tiredness and its associations with environment, genes, and mental and physical health.
Global medical students celebrate tenth anniversary of studying in the UK
Press Releases • Feb 14, 2017 09:52 GMT
A partnership where medical students from across the world study the first year of their medical degree in the UK is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Could a return to nature be the key for future growth?
Press Releases • Feb 10, 2017 10:42 GMT
The role of nature and the environment in future planning and housing developments will be the focus of a free lecture taking place at Northumbria University on Tuesday 14 February.
Northumbria hosts degree apprenticeship event
Press Releases • Feb 09, 2017 16:28 GMT
Businesses are being invited to an event at Northumbria University to find out more about degree apprenticeships – the government-backed qualifications which allows students to gain a degree while working and earning at the same time.
New research trial tests benefit of exercise before and after cancer surgery
Press Releases • Feb 09, 2017 13:44 GMT
A national research trial has been launched to see if patients can benefit from a structured exercise programme before and after major abdominal surgery for colorectal cancer, also known as bowel cancer.
Highest level of professional recognition for lecturer
Press Releases • Feb 03, 2017 16:51 GMT
Northumbria University lecturer Susan Bickerton has been named a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Business lands biggest order to date following Northumbria partnership
Press Releases • Feb 02, 2017 16:30 GMT
A Northumberland business has landed the largest contract in its history following a successful partnership project with Northumbria University which led to the creation of a new type of ink.
University forensic experts advise on use of DNA
Press Releases • Feb 02, 2017 12:05 GMT
Researchers from the European Forensic Genetics Network of Excellence (EUROFORGEN), including Northumbria University, have called for the truth about what DNA can and can’t tell us in criminal investigations and in court to be made clearer.
EXPERT COMMENT: Groundhog Day: the truth about these furry forecasters
Press Releases • Feb 02, 2017 09:52 GMT
Mike Jeffries, Teaching Fellow in Ecology at Northumbria, writes about the truth behind Groundhog Day for The Conversation.
National Teaching Excellence award for Northumbria’s Student Law Office
Press Releases • Feb 01, 2017 14:28 GMT
Northumbria University’s Student Law Office has won a national award in recognition of its work providing students with an excellent professional education through a project which offers free legal services to the public.
Student project set to shed light on the Sun
Press Releases • Jan 30, 2017 15:59 GMT
Our understanding of the Sun and its impact on the Earth could soon become clearer thanks to a unique science project involving a Northumbria University student.
It’s history, but not as we know it
Press Releases • Jan 27, 2017 15:15 GMT
A steam-punk rhinoceros, secret drawings of a Lambton Worm-powered Turbinia and a corset based on a parasol – all fantastical reimaginings of Victorian history and part of a unique exhibition capturing the imagination of visitors to Newcastle’s Discovery Museum.
Leading academic elected President of international professional body
Press Releases • Jan 25, 2017 14:40 GMT
A leading academic at Northumbria University, Newcastle has been appointed President of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences.
Northumbria graduate wins internship in Parliament
Press Releases • Jan 24, 2017 11:26 GMT
A History graduate is using his internship in the House of Commons to help raise awareness of Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
Key research appointment at Northumbria
Press Releases • Jan 23, 2017 15:27 GMT
Professor Catherine Exley has joined Northumbria as Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation in Health and Life Sciences.
Information Commissioner speaks ‘on the record’ at Northumbria University
Press Releases • Jan 23, 2017 13:51 GMT
The UK Information Commissioner is to talk in the North East for the first time as the keynote speaker at a Northumbria conference looking at how records and archives are managed.
EXPERT COMMENT: ‘Wheelchair vs buggy’: a step in the right direction for people with disabilities?
Press Releases • Jan 20, 2017 14:40 GMT
Angela MacFarlane, Senior Lecturer in Law at Northumbria University, writes about the different angles that need to be considered following disabled man's court case win against a bus company.
Holocaust survivors’ stories shared during remembrance symposium
Press Releases • Jan 20, 2017 14:30 GMT
Academics from Northumbria University have joined forces with international colleagues to host a free event which will look at how we engage in the act of remembrance.