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  • Unveiling Jupiter’s upper atmosphere

    A North East planetary astronomer has been granted rare access to the world’s largest deep-space telescope, providing him with a unique opportunity to discover more about the largest planet in our solar system – Jupiter.

  • NortHFutures: New Digital Health Hub across the North East and North Cumbria

    Northumbria University, Newcastle, is part of a groundbreaking £4.17m Digital Health Hub for the North East and North Cumbria (NENC), in collaboration with five regional universities, and seven NHS Trusts within the Integrated Care System (ICS) for NENC.
    The EPSRC-funded Northern Health Futures (NortHFutures) hub aims to create a world-leading healthcare technology (health-tech) research and in

  • Scotland and Northern England’s UNESCO sites come to Northumbria to help understand their shared value

    Academics from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have received seed funding to measure the economic, environmental and cultural value of UNESCO designation status.
    UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. It contributes to peace and security and to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Gaining UNESCO designation, such as being declared

  • Northumbria students launch green awareness campaign for Metro operator

    Public transport executive Nexus has teamed up with a group of talented Northumbria University business students to work out ways of promoting its green credentials to encourage more customers to use the Tyne and Wear Metro.
    The four students, who are all from the Business Clinic at Northumbria, were tasked with capturing Metro’s environmental credentials as a unique selling point in order to b

  • Northumbria named Best Design School at showcase New York Show

    Northumbria University has won a highly prestigious international award for the work of its globally recognised Design School.
    A team from the University travelled to New York recently to take part and exhibit alongside some of the world’s leading design schools in the highly anticipated International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) – a showcase event for contemporary design held annually a

  • Northumbria technicians shortlisted for acclaimed Papin prize

    Inspirational technicians from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have just been shortlisted for the UK’s only award ceremony dedicated to celebrating technical excellence and innovation in higher education and research.
    The Papin Prizes are among the most highly regarded awards for technicians in the higher education sector, celebrating the varied and valuable role they play in research and t

  • Jiu Jitsu club stage physical assaults to help advance forensic research

    Researchers from Northumbria University and King’s College London have published findings outlining the extent that textile fibres transfer during controlled assault scenarios. Their work, recently published in the academic journal Science & Justice, is the first time the number of fibres transferred between garments during physical assaults has been assessed by simulating the act with real people

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