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Professor Tom Stallard

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 Hub

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

UNESCO sites study group

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

Business Clinic students Nathan Binns, George Dawson, Ella Craggs and Elliot Cowie with David Turton and Matt Godwin of Nexus

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 Designer in Residence Joe Smith (right) greeting a visitor at the International Furniture Fair in New York

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

l-r Northumbria technician Johnny Hayes with senior lecturer Simon Scott-Harden with the Flipflopi boat

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

Knowledge of the number of fibres transferred during a physical activity is essential for the interpretation of forensic evidence in many criminal cases. Photo: Getty Images

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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