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Student Amber Cummins examining microfibers collected on the dryer lint filter

“Sustainable” condenser tumble dryers create hundreds of tonnes of waterborne microfiber pollution

A new study has revealed that drying laundry using a condenser tumble dryer leads to hundreds of tonnes of potentially harmful microfibers being released into waterways and oceans across the UK and Europe.

The Crypt at Newcastle Cathedral will host the Story Chair in September.

Pioneering North East programme ready for national launch

Story Chair - a collaboration between national charity Changing Lives and Northumbria University - has been facilitated over the last 12 months and involved more than 50 women across Newcastle, Ashington, North Tyneside and Sunderland taking part in an eight-week programme.

View of the harbour from the Millennium Cross in Gdańsk.

EXPERT COMMENT: How Gdańsk is reclaiming its industrial waterfront

Assistant Professor, Jiayi Jin from Northumbria’s Architecture Department, explains how cities can return their waterfronts to residents following the regeneration in The Baltic port city of Gdańsk, Poland.

The Solar2Water team, L-R: Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Muhammad Ahmad Jamil, Mohammed Sanjid Thavalengal, Muhammad Mehroz, Nida Imtiaz (not pictured).

New portable system produces drinking water from just air and sunlight

Scientists at Northumbria University have developed a sustainable solution for clean drinking water, that can be deployed to rural communities and set up easily without scientific know-how.

New report highlights the power of partnership

New report highlights the power of partnership

A new report published today - By All, For All: The Power of Partnership - has mapped for the first time a decade of AHRC (Arts and Humanities Research Council) funded community and cross-sector collaborative research and development (R&D) projects.

Dr Patricia Canning

Northumbria academic part of panel to probe mother-and-baby homes in Northern Ireland

A Northumbria University academic has been appointed to a panel which will look to serve a future public inquiry into historical institutional abuse of women and girls through Northern Ireland's so-called mother-and-baby homes.

After capturing attention with Flipflopi dhow expeditions around East Africa, the Flipflopi project continues to find ways to inspire communities, governments and businesses to take action against environmental pollution. Photo by Umber Studios.

World tour for model boat inspiring citizen science against environmental pollution

A model sailing boat which represents a key part of a project working to banish single use plastics has embarked on a global tour that will help its message reach thousands more people and communities across the planet.

Areas in red highlighting changes to the thickness of Greenland's ice sheets between 1992-2020

Polar ice sheet melting records have toppled during the past decade

The seven worst years for polar ice sheets melting and losing ice have occurred during the past decade, according to new research led by IMBIE - part of Northumbria University's Centre for Polar Observations and Modelling - with 2019 being the worst year on record. The findings are published today in the journal Earth System Science Data.

A research team has assessed how past climate changes have affected how the composition of tree species in one area differs from the composition of neighbouring areas on six continents. Photo: Getty Images

Research shows the current diversity of tree species has been shaped by climate change over the last 21,000 years

A new global survey of 1,000 forest areas shows how past climate change has had a major impact on the diversity and distribution of the tree species we see today. The results can help to predict how ecosystems will react to future changes, helping to shape conservation management around the globe.

Northumbria University developed the EnCOP programme in partnership with the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Ageing Well Network

Innovative care for older people project celebrates success

Northumbria University researchers are celebrating a key milestone in the development and delivery of an innovative new programme designed to improve care for older people.

Dr Gerrit Hilgen, Assistant Professor in Neuroscience at Northumbria University

Research funding gives hope for sight loss breakthrough

A team of scientists led by a Northumbria University academic has won funding to research an eye disease suffered by over 190 million people worldwide.

Dr Nkumbu Mutambo (left) and Helen Simmons (right) join Deputy Head of Northumbria School of Design, Dr Rod Adams, for a Designamite podcast episode.

Study will examine whether popular podcast can influence research culture

A podcast which shares regular insights into the trailblazing research and teaching at Northumbria University’s School of Design is now the subject of a study aimed at uncovering the potential impact on research culture.

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