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Final year fashion students gear up for Graduate Fashion Week showcase in London
Press releases • May 29, 2019 13:14 BST
How to design and build better green environments in our towns and cities
Press releases • May 24, 2019 13:11 BST
The latest edition of the influential journal Town & Country Planning has been edited by a leading Environmental expert from Northumbria University, Newcastle.
Students take centre stage for new play inspired by the North East
Press releases • May 23, 2019 14:53 BST
Final year drama students from Northumbria University are preparing to give the debut performance of award-winning playwright Chinonyerem Odimba’s new work, Land: Beating the Bounds at Live Theatre, Newcastle from Wednesday 29 May – Saturday 1 June.
Off duty student nurse saves man’s life
Press releases • May 23, 2019 11:44 BST
A Northumbria University student nurse has helped to save a man’s life on her way into University.
Cracking the code this summer
Press releases • May 22, 2019 11:16 BST
Software developed by academics at Northumbria University and the University of Edinburgh has been chosen by Google to take part in its prestigious Summer of Code mentor scheme.
Out of the classroom and into the art gallery
Press releases • May 21, 2019 15:29 BST
A new project will bring literature to life for GCSE pupils by taking them out of their classrooms and into two North East art galleries.
Northumbria researcher invited to discuss the impact of Brexit on the Italian economy
Press releases • May 20, 2019 15:57 BST
Research by Ignazio Cabras, a Professor in Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development at Northumbria University, was the focus of a special conference hosted by the Fondazione Marcianum in Venice to address the impact of Brexit on the Italian economy.
Northumbria academic elected to the Council of Deans of Health Executive
Press releases • May 20, 2019 12:13 BST
A Northumbria University academic has been elected to the Council of Deans of Health executive leadership team to champion and drive the policy agenda for health workforce education delivered by universities across the country.
Northumbria University and St. George's University of Grenada Expand Joint Medical Education Programme
Press releases • May 15, 2019 13:13 BST
Northumbria University and St. George’s University have announced an expansion of their joint medical training programme which will double the amount of time that medical students spend in the UK.
Literature expert addresses House of Commons inquiry
Press releases • May 10, 2019 14:51 BST
A contemporary literature expert from Northumbria University has been invited to give evidence at the Performers’ Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) inquiry into the class ceiling in the creative sector.
New method developed to detect and trace homemade bombs
Press releases • May 10, 2019 11:36 BST
Academics from Northumbria have collaborated on a major research project led by King’s College London, to develop a new way of detecting homemade explosives which will help forensic scientists trace where the explosives came from.
Forensic science on trial
Press releases • May 07, 2019 09:11 BST
Academics from Northumbria University have provided written and oral evidence for a Parliamentary investigation into the quality and reliability of forensic science within the UK legal system.
Northumbria graduate takes to the Northern Stage in solo tour
Press releases • May 03, 2019 16:11 BST
A Northumbria MA Theatre and Performance graduate is touring the stage to explore ideas around stress and how we deal with it in modern day society.
Northumbria secures top 50 ranking in two national guides
Press releases • May 01, 2019 15:45 BST
Northumbria University is now ranked in the top 50 of two of the UK’s leading university guides.
Northumbria alumnus directs UK hit feelgood film: Fisherman's Friends
Press releases • Apr 30, 2019 12:55 BST
A Northumbria Film and TV Production alumnus was in the director’s chair for the recent inspirational UK Box Office hit film, Fisherman’s Friends.
Teach the Nation to Code: Databases
Press releases • Apr 26, 2019 11:06 BST
Northumbria University is once again teaming up with IT training company QA Consulting to deliver a free computer programming session as part of the Institute of Coding (IoC).
EXPERT COMMENT: Vox - how to understand the peculiarities of Spain's hard-right movement
Press releases • Apr 25, 2019 12:05 BST
Ahead of this weekend's Spanish General Election, Dr Carlos Conde Solares of Northumbria University, Newcastle, writes for The Conversation about the rise of the Vox party in recent years.
Animation brings family history to life in moving new film
Press releases • Apr 25, 2019 09:06 BST
A documentary featuring the animation expertise of a Northumbria University academic will make its North East debut next weekend.
Digital library brings Sterne and adaptations online
Press releases • Apr 18, 2019 09:06 BST
Rare books inspired by one of the 18th century’s most successful authors will be made available to the public for the first time through a new online library.
Awards shortlisting for student and school activities
Press releases • Apr 17, 2019 14:30 BST
Northumbria University, Newcastle has been shortlisted for two awards for the support it gives to school children and its students.