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Northumbria University has been named as the first academic institution to host the prestigious International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) conference.

5 December 2023 09:00

First university hosting of international volunteering conference highlights value of collaboration

Northumbria University has been confirmed as the first academic institution to host the prestigious International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) conference organised annually by the International Forum for Volunteering in Development, known as Forum, in 2024.

Northumbria University’s Professor Ahmed Elmarakbi

1 December 2023 14:29

Northumbria Professor leads development of ‘wonder material’ for real applications

It’s the strongest material on Earth and has the potential to transform the performance and sustainability of everything from the cars we drive to the way we clean our drinking water.

1 December 2023 12:08

University appoints new members to Board of Governors

Northumbria University, Newcastle, has appointed three exciting new members to its Board of Governors. Professor Dame Janet Beer, Alison Fellows and Jan Thompson will take up their appointments on 1 December 2023.
A former Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of both the University of Liverpool and Oxford Brookes University, Professor Dame Janet Beer offers considerable experience within the

L-R: Saman Haque, Becca Hawkins and Ellie Belton from ACCESS: Policy, Professor Matthew Johnson from Northumbria University and Director of ACCESS: Policy, Piotr Mahey, are pictured with Northumbria University students taking part in the programme.

30 November 2023 09:00

Northumbria partners with ACCESS: Policy to give students unique access to the world of policy making

Ten students from Northumbria University are the first to take part in a new intensive programme providing an insight into addressing emerging global challenges through policy.

Multigenerational households are the fastest-growing household type in England and Wales. Image: Shutterstock

28 November 2023 09:31

EXPERT COMMENT: More young people in the UK are living with parents and grandparents – here’s what you need to know if you’re considering it

In an article written for The Conversation, Dr Prabash Edirisingha, Assistant Professor in Consumer Culture and Marketing at Northumbria University, discusses multigenerational living.

27 November 2023 14:30

EXPERT COMMENT: How music heals us, even when it’s sad – by a neuroscientist leading a new study of musical therapy

In an article written for The Conversation*, Leigh Riby, Cognitive-Neuroscience Professor at Northumbria University discusses the recent breakthrough in neuroscientific research which suggests that music – both sad or happy – has therapeutic healing powers linked with emotional recognition and brain re-engagement.

A new study outlining the implications of changes to how data is extracted and shared within and across social media platforms has been published in Nature Human Behaviour. Image: Unsplash.

27 November 2023 10:00

Social media research threatened by new data limitations

A new study outlining the implications of changes to how data is extracted and shared within and across social media platforms has been published in Nature Human Behaviour.

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