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26 April 2022 11:45

Geography Professor appointed as special adviser to Select Committee

One of the UK’s leading experts on nature and sustainable land use has been appointed as the sole special adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee investigating land use in England. Professor Alister Scott of Northumbria University will provide the Select Committee with specialist advice over the structure and content of the inquiry, which is due to report at the end of this year.

Inside the latest issue, you’ll find comprehensive coverage of the day Princess Anne visited Northumbria to hear about the vital research the Northern Veteran Hub team are doing to support members of military veteran community across the UK.

21 April 2022 10:00

Northumbria’s Spring 2022 Newspaper is out now

Packed full of the latest news, features and interviews, Northumbria University News is the perfect way to keep up to date with the exciting developments taking place across the University. The Spring edition is available to read online now.

Dr Kelly Sheridan and PhD student Chimdia Kechi Okafor with a test load in a tumble dryer

7 April 2022 09:20

Thousands of tonnes of air pollution could be reduced by changing the way we dry our laundry

Tumble drying a load of laundry releases almost the same amount of potentially harmful microfibres into the air as those released down the drain during machine washing of the same load, finds new research from Northumbria University and Procter & Gamble.

Thanks to a grant from UK Aid, academics from Northumbria University have spent time working with environmentalists and the local community close to the northern coast of Kenya, to help establish a new Heritage Boat Building Training Centre.

30 March 2022 10:00

Heritage boat building will support mission to reduce plastic pollution

Academics from Northumbria University have travelled to Kenya to help establish a new Heritage Boat Building Training Centre which will use indigenous knowledge and skills to transform single use plastics into traditional sailing vessels.

7 March 2022 17:58

Designing homes that are fit for the future

A team of Northumbria University academics has been awarded funding to design and develop a purpose-built home office within a prototype home, that will allow people to age in place and work effectively from home.

The research outcomes support work already taking place in Newcastle involving schools, the city council and other organisations to encourage and promote more sustainable and active travel on the school run. Graphic: Newcastle City Council

17 February 2022 10:00

Air quality research supports calls to clean up the school run

Research involving experts at Northumbria University outlines the health risks caused by harmful pollution from vehicles measured outside schools in Newcastle.

16 February 2022 10:57

EXPERT COMMENT: We reconstructed Britain of millions of years ago to see what climate breakdown will involve

Dr Matthew Pound, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, and Dr Martha Gibson, Research Fellow in Paleoclimatology at Northumbria University, explore how the climate crisis will affect the UK in an article originally written for The Conversation.

9 February 2022 15:41

EXPERT COMMENT: NFTs: WWF tried raising money with digital art but backtracked – environmental charities should follow suit

Dr Peter Howson, Senior Lecturer in International Development at Northumbria University, explores the environmental issues surrounding non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in an article originally published on The Conversation.

Heavy rainfall and degrading peatland are putting archaeological artefacts at increased risk of decay.

2 February 2022 10:56

EXPERT COMMENT: How climate change is washing away precious evidence of our distant past

Dr Rosie Everett, Lecturer in Forensic Science at Northumbria University, and Dr Gillian Taylor, Associate Professor in Archaeology at Teesside University, explore how climate change is damaging ancient artefacts and how they can be preserved for future generations in an article orginally written for The Conversation.

Dr Kate Winter undertaking a radar survey to identify subglacial lakes in Antarctica in 2020

11 January 2022 15:03

Almost 800 subglacial lakes catalogued for first time in new global inventory

The world’s first inventory of subglacial lakes has been compiled, providing researchers with a comprehensive directory of where the lakes are and how they are changing in a warming climate.

22 December 2021 13:00

EXPERT COMMENT: Is Santa’s sleigh zero carbon? The answer lies in reindeer poo

In an article originally published for The Conversation, Dr Mike Jeffries, Associate Professor in Geography and Environmental Sciences at Northumbria University, explores whether reindeer are an environmentally friendly form of transport in the lead up to Christmas.

The People & Planet University League is the only comprehensive and independent league table of universities ranked against sustainability and ethics criteria.

21 December 2021 08:30

Northumbria rated as top university in the North East for sustainability

Northumbria University has been rated as ‘first class’ for sustainability and is the highest ranked university in the North East in the latest People & Planet University league table.

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