Economic austerity, welfare reform and the Coalition Government’s Big Society agenda is serving to highlight the true value of volunteers to the nation’s economy, argues a Northumbria University, Newcastle academic.
A Northumbria University researcher will investigate childhood attachment in a study that could influence the decisions being made in child care proceedings or custody battles.
Plans to design a smart phone app that can detect leukaemia will be among the innovations presented by Northumbria University researchers at the Centre for Life this weekend.
A leading expert on innovation will be delivering a free public lecture at Northumbria University, Newcastle, next week.
Business-savvy Northumbria University students will represent the North East in a national enterprise competition after winning the regional finals.
Northumbria University, Newcastle, has secured a record five research grants in this year’s British Academy / Leverhulme Small Research Grants programme. These grants support primary research in humanities and social sciences and are awarded to established scholars.
The notoriously short fuses of some sports coaches could be explained by excessive concern with how they will be seen by others, according to new research.
Two organisations committed to shaping the future of science in the North East have joined forces in a new alliance that will draw the public into the world of science.
Northumbria researchers are working on a £2m project to investigate sustainable sunlight-harnessing materials.
Similarities between human and insect brains could be the reason why humans are attracted to plant-derived chemicals, such as tea, coffee, tobacco and drugs, according to a new book.
Northumbria University, Newcastle has joined forces with Blyth-based Solar Capture Technologies to develop new concepts for using energy from sunlight.
Frazzled parents are being offered tips on how to help excited children get to sleep on Christmas Eve from a prominent sleep researcher at Northumbria University, Newcastle.
