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Top 10 for the 16th consecutive year

Top 10 for the 16th consecutive year

Northumbria University has been ranked top in the North East for graduate business start-ups based on estimated turnover, according to the latest Higher Education Business and Communities Interaction (HEBCIS) survey.
And by placing fourth in the UK for the academic year 2023/24, Northumbria has now been in the top 10 nationally for graduate enterprises in each of the past 16 years under this me

Northumbria University won two awards and was highly commended in another category at the 2025 Educate North Awards.

Northumbria celebrates success at the Educate North Awards

Northumbria University has been recognised for the support it provides to students and other young learners after scooping two awards, and highly commended in a third category, at the prestigious Educate North Awards.

Association for Art History Fellowship awarded to Professor Gavin Butt

Association for Art History Fellowship awarded to Professor Gavin Butt

Professor of Fine Art, Gavin Butt has been announced by the Association for Art History as one of their 2025 Fellows, an honour awarded on the basis of his innovative research in the field, and its engagement with audiences beyond academic art and art history worlds.

Professor Marion Oswald

Royal Statistical Society Honorary Fellowship for Northumbria academic

The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) has awarded a highly prestigious Honorary Fellowship to Northumbria University academic Professor Marion Oswald MBE.
Each year, the influential RSS awards honorary fellowships to a small and select group of outstanding individuals of great eminence working in fields related to statistics who are not necessarily or primarily members of the statistical profess

The original set of the play 'In the Middle of the West' when it was first performed in Oklahoma

Anniversary of American bombing marked with updated play

On April 19, Oklahoma marks the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing. Playwright Steve Gilroy’s updated verbatim play, "In the Middle of the West," engages students, teaching them about the bombing's legacy through performances and educational initiatives.

Linda Lightley

Northumbria technician shortlisted for acclaimed prize

An inspirational technician from Northumbria University, Newcastle, has been shortlisted for a Papin Prize - the only national awards dedicated to celebrating the success and achievements of technical staff.
A Scientific Officer in fashion at the Northumbria School of Design, Linda Lightley, is now in contention for the Papin Excellence in Sustainability category. She is among 68 technicians sh

Northumbria University Fashion student Kamile Kartunaviciute

Gen Z fondness for moments of self-care inspires winning fashion collection

A final year Fashion student from Northumbria University has been named the winner of the prestigious Next Graduate Fashion Foundation Design and Trend Competition.
The competition, which challenged emerging designers to forecast trends and design a capsule collection for Autumn/Winter 2025, attracted entries from fashion students across the country.
But it was a collection by Northumbria’s

Neptune’s auroras as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope.

Deep space telescope captures Neptune’s auroras for the first time

Scientists from Northumbria University captured Neptune's auroras for the first time using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. This groundbreaking discovery, revealing unique auroral characteristics and significant atmospheric cooling, enhances understanding of Neptune's magnetic field and its interactions with solar particles.

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