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North of Tyne back scientists in green revolution
Press releases • Aug 27, 2020 12:14 BST
The North of Tyne Combined Authority is backing the scientists of the future with plans to boost green technology and manufacturing in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
Northumbria students’ award-winning designs to tackle global challenge
Press releases • Aug 25, 2020 12:04 BST
Two Northumbria students are tackling tomorrow’s most pressing social and environmental issues after being awarded prestigious prizes at the RSA Student Design Awards.
Research reveals toll of pandemic on those with eating disorders
Press releases • Aug 24, 2020 08:37 BST
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound, negative impact on nine out of ten people with experience of eating disorders, a new study from Northumbria University, Newcastle, reveals.
Northumbria University renewable energy expert to head up international event
Press releases • Aug 21, 2020 09:05 BST
Professor Nicola Pearsall, Emerita Professor of Renewable Energy at Northumbria University and a world-leading expert on photovoltaics, has been announced as the general chair for this year’s European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC).
Northumbria appoints former MI5 Director General as Visiting Professor
Press releases • Aug 17, 2020 11:26 BST
Forensic research proves that textile fibres can be transferred between clothing without contact
Press releases • Aug 14, 2020 09:00 BST
Breakthrough forensic research at Northumbria University, Newcastle, has revealed for the first time that textile fibres can, under certain circumstances, be transferred between clothing in the absence of contact.
North East consortium in the running to secure £50million to boost regional economy
Press releases • Aug 11, 2020 11:19 BST
All hands to the sanitiser pump for young entrepreneur
Press releases • Aug 10, 2020 12:00 BST
A Northumbria graduate has turned a free hand sanitiser project into a £100,000 per month business in just 12 weeks.
North East academic entrepreneurs set for £1.7m funding boost
Press releases • Aug 10, 2020 12:00 BST
North East university partnership Northern Accelerator has launched a new £1.7m seed investment fund that aims to grow the region’s economy, building on its successful record of creating innovative spin-out businesses.
Watch this space – Northumbria graduate designers tipped as rising stars
Press releases • Aug 07, 2020 13:12 BST
The skills and vision of Graphic Design graduates from Northumbria University have been recognised during the UK’s biggest annual celebration of up-and-coming design talent.
Businesses hit by Covid-19 to access support through Northumbria University
Press releases • Aug 06, 2020 10:43 BST
Small businesses hit by Covid-19 in the North of England can access support through a multi-million pound government-funded partnership with Northumbria University, Newcastle.
Blanket of rock debris offers glaciers more protection from climate change than previously known
Press releases • Aug 05, 2020 12:01 BST
A new study has revealed that the expanse of rock debris on glaciers, a factor that has been ignored in models of glacier melt and sea level rise, could be significant. The Northumbria University study is published in Nature Geoscience this week and is the first to manually verify the rock debris cover on every one of the Earth’s glaciers.
New study to investigate financial hardship and food poverty within the UK’s Armed Forces Community
Press releases • Aug 01, 2020 13:08 BST
The UK’s oldest national tri-service charity, in partnership with Northumbria University has announced the launch of a programme of research into financial hardship and food poverty within the Armed Forces Community.
Impact and resistance training boosts bone strength and muscle function in those with Crohn’s disease, according to new research
Press releases • Jul 30, 2020 09:24 BST
Research from Northumbria University, Newcastle, has shown the important role specific types of exercise can play in the management of bone loss, fatigue and muscle dysfunction for those with Crohn’s disease.
Support for SMEs and students through Northumbria paid internship scheme
Press releases • Jul 24, 2020 13:30 BST
Businesses working in the creative and cultural sectors have been among the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, with many smaller organisations facing a massive loss of revenue.
EXPERT COMMENT: To save our leisure centres from closure, we may need to hand them to the community
Press releases • Jul 22, 2020 11:34 BST
Many leisure centres survived austerity by transferring their management to the local community. In an article written for The Conversation, Dr Lindsay Findlay-King, Principal Lecturer in Sport Management at Northumbria University, discusses whether this tactic could work again in today's crisis.
Global accolades for patient safety research
Press releases • Jul 21, 2020 14:51 BST
Research into patient safety across Europe, led by Northumbria University, has received international acclaim.
EXPERT COMMENT: Why allotments offer urban oases for bees and butterflies
Press releases • Jul 21, 2020 12:33 BST
Senior Lecturers Rinke Vinkenoog, Katherine Baldock and Matthew Pound as well as Research Fellow Mark Goddard, discuss urban biodiversity.
Fashion students make the cut – Northumbria designers named as finalists in prestigious industry awards
Press releases • Jul 20, 2020 16:27 BST
The design talents of students from Northumbria University have been highlighted after six were named as finalists in the influential Graduate Fashion Foundation Awards.
EXPERT COMMENT: Does design thinking hold the key to business growth during COVID-19
Press releases • Jul 15, 2020 19:38 BST
With the IMF warning that the ‘Great Lockdown’ global recession will be the worst since the Great Depression, organisations are being forced to reset and reinvent faster than ever before. The race is on for entrepreneurs and business owners to craft new plans, develop new products and deliver new solutions in order to survive.