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17 January 2017 13:59

EXPERT COMMENT: 1953 storm surge: how Britain’s worst natural disaster kicked off the debate on climate change

Matthew Kelly, Professor of Modern History at Northumbria University, writes about causes and effects of the severe historical flooding in Britain for The Conversation.
Towns and villages along the east coast of England were put on red alert on Friday 13 January. A combination of strong winds and high tides led to fears a “storm surge” would wash over flood defences, and residents of Grea

16 January 2017 14:16

EXPERT COMMENT: Why some disabled people aren’t happy with Meryl Streep’s anti-Trump speech

Len Collin, Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting and Media Production at Northumbria University, writes about the outrage caused by Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech.

13 January 2017 16:11

Leading academic receives prestigious children's food award

A leading academic at Northumbria University, Newcastle has received a prestigious award for her pioneering work into school breakfast clubs and holiday hunger.

Artist Kathryn Elkin, who has been announced as the 2017 Warwick Stafford Fellow

12 January 2017 12:36

Video and performance artist named new Warwick Stafford Fellow

Kathryn Elkin has been selected as the latest recipient of the annual Warwick Stafford Fellowship – a unique opportunity hosted by Northumbria University and worth more than £20,000.

Professor John Reast, Pro Vice-Chancellor (International)

12 January 2017 12:36

Northumbria welcomes top US scholars through flagship exchange programme

Around 70 of the best American scholars travelled to Northumbria University, Newcastle, for a three-day conference and tour of the city’s cultural and historical hotspots.

The Vice-Chancellor's Masters Scholarship Scheme launched last year and is once again open for applications.

11 January 2017 11:46

Scholarship scheme provides support for postgraduate study

Students who have been offered places on postgraduate courses at Northumbria University are being encouraged to apply for one of 50 scholarships currently available.

9 January 2017 15:27

Top award for Northumbria law lecturer

Northumbria law lecturer Elaine Campbell has achieved a highly prestigious National Teaching Fellowship in the Higher Education Academy’s teaching awards.

9 January 2017 13:54

Prominent modern historian to discuss globalisation at Northumbria

One of the UK’s most respected historians, Professor Robert Gildea, will visit Northumbria University, Newcastle this week to deliver the latest in a series of free public lectures.

3 January 2017 10:48

EXPERT COMMENT: Always forget to keep your New Year’s resolutions? Smoking and drinking could be why

Anna-Marie Marshall, Colin Hamilton and Tom Heffernan from Department of Psychology at Northumbria University, write about the damage of excessive alcohol use and smoking on prospective memory.

23 December 2016 14:40

Experts’ pioneering research examines exercise referral schemes

People who have been referred to exercise referral schemes who smoke, are younger* and have more serious and complex health conditions are more likely to drop out before completing the scheme according to pioneering research carried out by Northumbria University, Newcastle.

23 December 2016 10:31

EXPERT COMMENT: Three radical political experiments for a new age of extremes

Michael Patrick Cullinane, Reader in US History at Northumbria, writes about political extremes for The Conversation.
Historian Eric Hobsbawm famously called the 20th century an “age of extremes”, one characterised by polarising ideological battles fought in the name of nationalism. Whether fascism, communism, or Western capitalism, Hobsbawm related how these ideologies transformed the politica

23 December 2016 10:02

EXPERT COMMENT: Scientists have discovered a new state of matter for water

Rodrigo Ledesma Aguilar, Senior Lecturer in Physics and Electrical Engineering at Northumbria, writes about a new state of matter for The Conversation.

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