“This city is what it is because our citizens are what they are”, or so the philosopher Plato once said. But what does it mean to be a citizen? And how have Newcastle’s citizens shaped our city through the ages?
Life expectancy across the world is growing, but the number of those extra years in which we’re healthy is not rising at the same rate.
Research by a Northumbria academic could have a significant impact on the teaching of chemistry after he developed a radical new interpretation of a 99-year-old rule featured in all standard textbooks.
In the very first line of Legend, the new Kray twins film starring Tom Hardy (and Tom Hardy), we hear that everyone in the East End has a story about the Krays and that therefore separating the truth from the lies is rarely straightforward.
Smoking is the number one cause of death in the UK – which has also seen an increase in deaths due to alcohol use – according to a new global study published today in The Lancet (Friday 11 September).
Northumbria University’s new student sports president has returned from a six-week trip to Africa inspired to get more students involved in sport at every level.
Lucy Winskell OBE DL, Northumbria’s Pro-Vice Chancellor of Business and Engagement, has been appointed to the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
Staff from Northumbria University have attended the first ever conference discussing how to develop sport in Zambia this week.
Michael Jopling, Professor in Education, Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, Northumbria University, comments on the risk of extremism in school children for The Conversation.
A Northumbria University lecturer has been jointly awarded the prestigious Advancing Healthcare award for his work to improve access to health services for people with learning disabilities.
Goalkeeper Alice Harkness has hit the back of the net after graduating from Northumbria University, Newcastle, with first class honours.
Five Northumbria University students have been presented with a prestigious award for their efforts while training to become nurses and midwives in local hospitals.
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