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Jupiter’s atmosphere around the Great Red Spot (NIRCam and NIRSpec). Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, Jupiter ERS Team, J. Schmidt, H. Melin, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)

Telescope reveals unexpected activity above Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal surprising activity in Jupiter's ionosphere above the Great Red Spot. Scientists have discovered intricate structures and unexpected small-scale activity caused by gravity waves from the massive storm. This new insight challenges previous understanding of Jupiter's upper atmosphere.

Front row l-r Matt Hutnell, Director of Santander Universities UK and Northumbria Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Professor Andy Long with colleagues and students from Santander and Northumbria

Decade long partnership with Santander has social mobility at its core

Northumbria has renewed its partnership with Santander Universities in a move designed to offer even greater life-changing opportunities for students from all backgrounds.
The new agreement runs to 2028 and represents a 10-year-long partnership with Santander with financial support totalling more than £1.3 million. This has included the funding of more than 300 internships with regional busine

L-R Lord Karan Bilimoria, CBE, DL, Professor Robert MacIntosh, Nigel Coates and Nicola Burnip from the Business Clinic, and Michael Hayman MBE, DL, Chair, Small Business Charter

Prestigious award for Business Clinic

The Business Clinic at Northumbria University has been named a winner at the 2024 Small Business Charter Excellence Awards.
Part of Newcastle Business School at Northumbria, the Business Clinic won the Outstanding Commitment to Encouraging Student Enterprise and Entrepreneurship category. Six universities were shortlisted in this category and the Business Clinic was was recognised by the judge

Business Clinic students with David Fairlamb

Northumbria’s Business Clinic hits new milestones in anniversary year

The Business Clinic at Northumbria University has hit a series of notable milestones in its tenth anniversary year.
Since the Business Clinic was launched by Nigel Coates in 2014, it has delivered 780 consultancy projects involving more than 3,100 students across all business subjects. It offers pro-bono consultancy support to SMEs, multi-national organisations, charitable organisations, educa

Pictured from left to right are Northumbria University academics Dr Qiang Wu, Dr Juna Sathian, Professor Zabih Ghassemlooy, Dr Yongtao Qu and Dr Xicong Li.

Optical wireless technologies research set to change the future of communication

Northumbria University academics have secured funding for research projects that could revolutionise communication. One project aims to provide internet to underserved areas using lasers and satellites, while another involves transmitting data to devices through LED lights. The university continues to lead in optical wireless technology research.

The ESA Solar Orbiter (photo credit: European Space Agency)

Mystery of ‘slow’ solar wind unveiled by Solar Orbiter mission

Scientists using data from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft have made progress in understanding the origins of the 'slow' solar wind, shedding light on how it forms and leaves the Sun. This research helps explain the variability and complexity of the solar wind, providing new insights into its behavior and composition.

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