A leading expert in health and social care for older people from Northumbria University has shared his views on what could be done to improve care for older people at a special event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Over 140 delegates from more than 80 different organisations travelled from 40 countries for the prestigious annual International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) conference hosted by Northumbria University this year.
Professor John Woodward has been named the North East’s top business person of the year for his work to develop the new £50 million North East Space Skills and Technology Centre at Northumbria University.
Northumbria University has once again been recognised as one of the top universities in the UK after being awarded the title of Modern University of the Year 2025 by The Times and The Sunday Times.
In this article originally written for The Conversation*, from Northumbria University, Associate Professor Matthew Pound, and PhD candidate in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jessica McCoy, discuss the change in UK climate.
Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the Sun’s supersonic “solar wind,” a stream of energetic particles that flows out into the Solar System, continues to receive energy once it leaves the Sun. Now, thanks to a fortunate line up of two spacecraft currently in space studying the Sun, they may have discovered the answer.
Delegates can now register for the prestigious annual International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) conference, which is being hosted for the first time in Newcastle upon Tyne by Northumbria University and Comhlámh, the Irish Association of Development Workers and Volunteers.
An Early Career Researcher from Northumbria University has been recognised by the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) with one of 26 medals and annual awards presented to outstanding people and organisations for their notable contributions to geography.
In this article originally written for The Conversation*, Dr Thomas Cheney, Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at Northumbria Law School in Northumbria University, discusses the implications of Space Junk.
In this article originally written for The Conversation*, Victoria J E Jones, Associate Professor of Arts, Design and Social Science at Northumbria University, discusses the impact of the furlough scheme.
A group of nine Northumbria University students travelled to the U.S. Embassy in London to present their climate and environment policy recommendations after months of being mentored by a number of industry experts from the public, private and third sectors.
The British Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, India, has hosted a photography exhibition and the launch of a bilingual photobook showcasing the findings of research on the role of voluntary work in meeting the challenges of climate change.
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