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‘Lift Off’ for Northumbria University researchers!
Press Releases • May 25, 2018 16:36 BST
Northumbria University researchers will soon take to the sky as part of a partial gravity flight campaign that will determine how space travel affects astronauts’ spinal muscles.
Subglacial valleys and mountain ranges discovered near South Pole
Press Releases • May 24, 2018 19:00 BST
Researchers have discovered mountain ranges and three huge, deep subglacial valleys from data collected during the first modern aerogeophysical survey of the South Pole region. The findings are the first to emerge from extensive ice penetrating radar data collected in Antarctica as part of the European Space Agency PolarGAP project and have been published in Geophysical Research Letters.
Northumbria students to perform at Northern Stage
Press Releases • May 17, 2018 16:22 BST
Two thought provoking plays are being performed at Northern Stage next week as graduating Performing Arts students from Northumbria University, Newcastle stage their final degree shows.
EXPERT COMMENT: Refugees can actually create jobs for locals in growing cities – if given the chance
Press Releases • May 14, 2018 10:58 BST
Dr Aisling O'Loghlen, Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow in Global Challenges at Northumbria University, discusses how refugees can bring huge benefits to cities around the world.
Shortlist for Woon Prize 2018 revealed
Press Releases • May 08, 2018 15:56 BST
The 10 finalists for this year’s prestigious Woon Foundation Painting and Sculpture Prize have been announced after a record number of applications.
Northumbria graduates lead entrepreneurial league – again!
Press Releases • May 08, 2018 11:11 BST
Northumbria University, Newcastle, has been named the UK’s top ranked university for graduate business start-ups based on turnover, for a second year running.
Northumbria research helps shape the debate on AI
Press Releases • May 01, 2018 11:45 BST
Evidence submitted by a Northumbria University researcher has been cited in a House of Lords Select Committee report on artificial intelligence (AI).
Northumbria receives £754,000 to help establish how quickly a massive Antarctic glacier could collapse
Press Releases • Apr 30, 2018 14:18 BST
Researchers from Northumbria University have been awarded £754,000 to take part in one of the most detailed and extensive examinations of a massive Antarctic glacier ever undertaken.
Keep calm and carry on? Nostalgia and Brexit explored during Northumbria event
Press Releases • Apr 26, 2018 13:59 BST
The history of British nostalgia and the role it has played in the Brexit process will be explored during an event at Northumbria University.
Northumbria projects receive share of £11m digital data research funding
Press Releases • Apr 26, 2018 09:15 BST
Recent media reports about the use and exploitation of personal data have increased public awareness of the benefits and drawbacks of sharing information online.
Law school recognised for voluntary legal work
Press Releases • Apr 24, 2018 09:39 BST
A project run by law students and academics at Northumbria University to provide free community legal support has reached the finals of a highly prestigious national award.
EXPERT COMMENT: Daryll Rowe’s sentence could change the law’s approach to HIV transmission
Press Releases • Apr 23, 2018 11:32 BST
Cameron Giles, PhD Candidate in Law at Northumbria University, discusses how Daryll Rowe’s sentence could change the law’s approach to HIV transmission for The Conversation.
Law Academics Reach Finals of Prestigious Awards
Press Releases • Apr 20, 2018 14:28 BST
Two academics from Northumbria Law School have been shortlisted in the prestigious Northern Law Awards.
More than £480,000 to tackle religious hate crime
Press Releases • Apr 20, 2018 13:31 BST
Northumbria University, Newcastle, is working closely with students to create new and innovative projects to counter religion-based hate crime and harassment, thanks to new funding from the Office for Students (OfS).
EXPERT COMMENT - These ants have evolved a complex system of battlefield triage and rescue
Press Releases • Apr 19, 2018 11:38 BST
Teaching Fellow in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Northumbria University , Mike Jeffries, discusses ants having evolved a complex system of battlefield triage and rescue for The Conversation.
EXPERT COMMENT - No more water stains – we found a new way to control evaporation using maths
Press Releases • Apr 16, 2018 14:53 BST
Rodrigo Ledesma-Aguilar, Associate Professor in the department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering at Northumbria discusses a new way to control evaporation for The Conversation
Get Ready to Innovate with Northumbria University’s Creative Fuse Team
Press Releases • Apr 13, 2018 10:51 BST
As part of Creative Fuse North East, Northumbria University’s design innovation team is launching two new innovation support programmes: one for clothing and textiles organisations; the other for DJs and musicians.
BAFTA nomination for virtual reality game that helps dementia research
Press Releases • Apr 12, 2018 09:55 BST
An innovative virtual reality game co-designed by an architect at Northumbria University which aims to help the fight against dementia has been shortlisted for a BAFTA award.
New way to control the way liquids dry on surfaces could benefit car, computing and printing industries
Press Releases • Apr 11, 2018 11:13 BST
A new way to control how liquids dry on surfaces which could bring benefits to a range of industries, has been discovered by researchers from Northumbria University and The Open University. The findings of the research team have been published today, Wednesday 11 April, by the journal Nature Communications.
Only north-facing ice cliffs survive on debris-covered glaciers, find researchers
Press Releases • Apr 10, 2018 15:23 BST
Ice cliffs are causing mountain glaciers in High Mountain Asia to melt more rapidly, with only those facing north surviving over the glaciers, according to a new study published today (10 April) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS.