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  • COMMENT: If you speak Mandarin, your brain is different

    Dr Larry Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, explains how new research which suggests that some languages like Mandarin require the brain to work in an entirely different way to languages such as English

  • Crime Story investigates the facts behind the fiction

    A unique series of events will offer readers and writers of crime fiction expert insight into the mysterious world of crime. From facial mapping to forensics, Crime Story will provide the facts behind the fiction.

  • FEATURE: Bringing IKEA to the classroom

    The creator of IKEA’s ‘flat-pack homes’, David Morton, talks about making the change from international architect to teaching the next generation of students at Northumbria University.

  • Election fever heats up

    Students from across the region are being invited to put senior North East politicians to the test during a Question Time debating session at Northumbria University, Newcastle.

  • Will your partner stay or stray?

    Both men and women may be genetically inclined to be either promiscuous or faithful according to new research from Northumbria and Oxford Universities.

  • ‘Star’ academic awarded by Royal Astronomers

    A Northumbria research fellow has been hailed as ‘a scientist of exceptional talent and promise’ after winning the Royal Astronomical Society’s Winton Capital prize.

  • INNOVATE at Northumbria

    Fresh from speaking at the Davos World Economic Forum, international design and business leader Tim Brown’s first priority was a visit to the UK to attend a conference on design for social innovation at Northumbria University’s INNOVATE hub.

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