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Academic cements long-standing family ties to city Freemen
Press releases • Nov 14, 2017 16:50 GMT
A Northumbria academic, who has led ground-breaking research into the development of self-repairing concrete, has been sworn-in as a City of Durham Freeman.
EXPERT COMMENT: Hydroelectric dams threaten Brazil's mysterious Pantanal - one of the world's great wetland
Press releases • Nov 07, 2017 12:58 GMT
Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Dr Bronwen Whitney, contributes to an article discussing Hydroelectric dams threatening Brazil’s mysterious Pantanal for The Conversation.
Northumbria’s engineering courses ranked among best in the world
Press releases • Oct 24, 2017 16:49 BST
Northumbria University’s engineering and technology courses now rank in the top 300 in the world, according to Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2018.
A new, world-class home for Northumbria University's flagship Architecture degrees
Press releases • Oct 20, 2017 09:30 BST
Northumbria University, Newcastle, has unveiled its stunning vision of a world-class new home for its flagship Architecture degrees.
Soaring success for STEM awareness project with school children
Press releases • Oct 11, 2017 15:39 BST
More than 37,000 school children, parents and teachers have benefitted from a pioneering £3 million project designed to help engage young people with science, according to new figures released this week.
Northumbria key partner in European Horizon 2020 Project on Visible Light Communications
Press releases • Sep 25, 2017 15:47 BST
Northumbria University, Newcastle has been chosen to take part in a multi-million pound research project exploring how light could be used to allow electronic devices to communicate in the smart homes, cars, factories and businesses of the future.
EXPERT COMMENT: Why decisions on emoji design should be made more inclusive
Press releases • Jul 17, 2017 13:14 BST
Selina Sutton, PhD student at Northumbria University, writes about the complex issues surrounding emoji design in the modern society.
University teaching excellence recognised nationally
Press releases • Jun 22, 2017 11:26 BST
Northumbria University’s teaching excellence has been recognised in a Silver Award in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF). The new national scheme is aimed at assessing the quality of undergraduate teaching in universities, colleges and other higher education providers.
Policing cybercrime on the Dark Web
Press releases • Jun 20, 2017 10:09 BST
Academics from Northumbria University, Newcastle, are part of team that has secured a £1 million international research project to improve how the dark web is policed.
Highest ever ranking for Northumbria
Press releases • May 16, 2017 17:09 BST
Northumbria University, Newcastle, has climbed to 48th place in the 2018 Guardian University League Table – its highest ever position.
EXPERT COMMENT: How to embrace urban living, but avoid an apocalypse
Press releases • Apr 13, 2017 13:58 BST
Paul Jones, Professor of Architecture at Northumbria, writes about the future of cities for The Conversation.
Northumbria scientists win national photography prize
Press releases • Apr 10, 2017 15:12 BST
Researchers from Northumbria University, Newcastle have won a prize in a prestigious national science photography competition with a stunning image depicting their work into smart surfaces.
KTP success celebrated at Northumbria
Press releases • Mar 30, 2017 11:58 BST
A senior UK Government representative for innovation and industrial collaboration has visited Northumbria University following the success of a scheme which connects academics, graduates and businesses.
Read All About It!
Press releases • Mar 10, 2017 15:00 GMT
Celebrate the arrival of Spring 2017 with the new issue of Northumbria University News - available on campus from Monday 13 March!
Northumbria research could power life on Mars
Press releases • Feb 23, 2017 09:00 GMT
A prototype engine based on a solid-to-vapour transformation, which could be used for harvesting energy on the surface of Mars and other extreme environments, is being developed by scientists at Northumbria University.
Making the case for the arts in schools
Press releases • Feb 21, 2017 10:53 GMT
Representatives from Northumbria University, Newcastle have been chosen to talk to MPs about the vital role of teaching arts in schools.
EXPERT COMMENT: Ruffled feathers: angry Britons’ battle with dive-bombing birds moves inland
Press releases • Feb 15, 2017 13:40 GMT
Mike Jeffries, Teaching Fellow in Ecology, writes about the problem of dive-bombing seagulls for The Conversation.
Information Commissioner speaks ‘on the record’ at Northumbria University
Press releases • Jan 23, 2017 13:51 GMT
The UK Information Commissioner is to talk in the North East for the first time as the keynote speaker at a Northumbria conference looking at how records and archives are managed.
Scholarship scheme provides support for postgraduate study
Press releases • Jan 11, 2017 11:46 GMT
Students who have been offered places on postgraduate courses at Northumbria University are being encouraged to apply for one of 50 scholarships currently available.