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Northern Accelerator programme leads

Multi-million pound boost for North East company creation

Having launched an impressive 34 businesses to date, North East university collaboration Northern Accelerator has been awarded a further £3.6m from Research England to continue its successful programme, expanding its partnership in the North East and rolling out its flagship support model to universities in the South of England.

The team will develop a computer program to screen mutations for potentially increased transmission and potential immune escape

An ‘early warning system’ for Covid-19 variants

Northumbria University is set to develop new methods for detecting Covid-19 ‘Variants of Concern’ and identifying potential ‘Variants of Interest’ following new funding from the national genome sequencing consortium, COG-UK.

The 5k running events are set to resume on Saturday July 24, following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions.

Can parkrun be an antidote to pandemic pressures?

Academics from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have published a research paper explaining why parkruns are so popular, particularly among those in managerial and professional positions.

There is a need to better understand what people require at the end of their lives

Vital research for end-of-life care

Academics at Northumbria University, Newcastle, are evaluating Rapid Response Services to improve end-of-life care in new research funded by Marie Curie.

27 writers share £47,000 worth of awards at Northern Writers’ Awards

27 writers share £47,000 worth of awards at Northern Writers’ Awards

The winners of the 2021 Northern Writers' Awards, sposored by Northumbria University, have been announced this week, with 27 writers receiving awards worth over £46,000 to enable their new writing in progress, across forms including prose, poetry and television.

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