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30 September 2026 15:31
Northumbria researchers investigate how facial recognition failures harm people with facial differences

Northumbria researchers investigate how facial recognition failures harm people with facial differences
Northumbria physicist elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics
17 September 2026 11:30
Dr Juna Sathian, an Associate Professor at Northumbria University, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP) in recognition of her contributions to physics research and her work widening access to the subject across the North East.
Speeding glaciers drive half a century of polar ice loss
16 September 2026 12:41
The longest satellite record ever assembled shows that Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice since the 1970s, raising global sea levels by more than 3 centimetres – and that most of the loss has come from glaciers flowing faster into the ocean, not from melting at the surface.
Northumbria researcher joins appeal to Downing Street on free school meals and holiday support
10 September 2026 14:00
A Northumbria University academic, whose research has played a key role in bringing breakfast clubs and holiday activities to millions of children across the country, has joined a coalition calling on the Government to reverse a decision that would sever the long-standing link between Free School Meal (FSM) entitlement and the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.
Northumbria helps shape national plan to boost graduate employability
10 September 2026 10:42
Northumbria University has played a key role in the development of a newly-launched plan designed to help get more graduates into good jobs and to help business better connect with the higher education sector.
Ancient wildfires near the South Pole shaped Earth's earliest peat bog
9 September 2026 11:31
Wildfires raging through prehistoric rainforests helped create the earliest known peat bog near the South Pole, according to new research co-led by a Northumbria University scientist.
Northumbria astronomer helps reveal secrets of rare interstellar visitor
8 September 2026 09:01
A Northumbria University astronomer has helped uncover new clues about a rare icy object from outside our Solar System, revealing that it formed in extremely cold conditions, far away from any star.