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3 October 2023 13:00

EXPERT COMMENT: How community gardening could ease your climate concerns

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Jose Yong explores climate anxiety and how community gardening can be used as a tool to manage this.

3 October 2023 10:34

Northumbria student signs first major book publishing deal

An English Literature student at Northumbria University has had her mysterious and dark fantasy novel released by one of the leading publishing groups in Poland.

2 October 2023 10:00

Northumbria Professors named Academy of Social Sciences Fellows

Two environmental experts from Northumbria University are among 47 leading social scientists to be elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Northumbria University graduate Alice Kershaw is pictured with her work, Discarded Bottles.

27 September 2023 13:33

Fine Art alumni secure prestigious regional residency

Two of Northumbria University’s Fine Art graduates are being supported by the New Graduate Award scheme developed and hosted by Middlesbrough Art Week (MAW).

Medicane storms happen in this part of the world every few years, but Daniel has proved to be the deadliest.

25 September 2023 13:00

EXPERT COMMENT: Was the freak ‘medicane’ storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa’s future?

Mike Rogerson, Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Northumbria university, Dr Mahjoor Lone, Research Fellow in the department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Northumbria University, and Belkasem Alkaryani, Lecturer in Geology at the University of Tobruk, discuss the environmental situation facing North Africa.

25 September 2023 11:25

Research council invest half a million in new Creative Communities UK pilot

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative Communities programme at Northumbria University Newcastle has secured an additional £470,000 of investment, on top of the original 1.3 million award, to develop new knowledge about community and cross-sector partnership working in research & development (R&D).

21 September 2023 13:26

£1 million funding award supports leading new medical research at Northumbria University

Two renowned biomedical researchers have been awarded £1 million to undertake world-leading research into diseases such as prostate cancer and mitochondrial disease at Northumbria University.