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  • PhD student maps mysterious upper atmosphere of Uranus for the first time

    A Northumbria University PhD student has led an international team of astronomers in creating the first-ever three-dimensional map of Uranus's upper atmosphere, revealing how the ice giant's unusual magnetic field shapes spectacular auroras high above the planet's clouds.
    Using the James Webb Space Telescope, led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Age

  • Developing technology to help empower young innovators across the globe

    Northumbria University researchers have joined forces with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to deliver the third edition of the IFRC Limitless Youth Innovation Leadership Academy—a programme which has already reached thousands of young people across 150 countries with the aim of driving youth innovation.

    Limitless programmes have already attracted thousands of submissions from young volunteers.
  • Working-class roots drive North East graduate’s AI healthcare revolution

    A Northumbria University graduate has developed groundbreaking AI technology that could save thousands of lives by speeding up the timescales of cardiovascular diagnosis. It is a deeply personal passion for Jack Parker, founder of AIATELLA, as his father suffered a heart attack while waiting for his scan to be read – exactly the problem he aims to solve through rapid, accurate diagnosis using AI.

    Jack Parker sitting in a chair.

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