New research will help diabetics exercise more safely
Reducing insulin dosage can help diabetics avoid blood sugar dips at night after exercising in the evening, a new study from Northumbria University has found.
What has the immune system ever done for me?
Members of the public are invited to attend a free lecture exploring how the human immune system defends the body – and how scientists can use immunity to fight deadly diseases.
Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power ‘life on Mars’
Martian colonists could use an innovative new technique to harvest energy from carbon dioxide thanks to research pioneered at Northumbria and Edinburgh Universities.
COMMENT: If you speak Mandarin, your brain is different
Dr Larry Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, explains how new research which suggests that some languages like Mandarin require the brain to work in an entirely different way to languages such as English
Northumbria to help build world’s biggest solar telescope in £220 million project
Experts from Northumbria University, Newcastle are taking part in an international project to build the world’s biggest and most revolutionary solar telescope.
Will your partner stay or stray?
Both men and women may be genetically inclined to be either promiscuous or faithful according to new research from Northumbria and Oxford Universities.
‘Star’ academic awarded by Royal Astronomers
A Northumbria research fellow has been hailed as ‘a scientist of exceptional talent and promise’ after winning the Royal Astronomical Society’s Winton Capital prize.
INNOVATE at Northumbria
Fresh from speaking at the Davos World Economic Forum, international design and business leader Tim Brown’s first priority was a visit to the UK to attend a conference on design for social innovation at Northumbria University’s INNOVATE hub.
Northumbria experts help unveil the secrets of Jamaican sprinting success
RESEARCHERS have discovered that symmetrical knees are the secret behind Jamaica’s sporting prowess.
INNOVATE at Northumbria
An ‘Industry Sandpit’ event hosted by Northumbria on renewable energy has triggered greater research collaboration to help make electric vehicles (EVs) more affordable to a mass market.
Northumbria is UK’s ‘biggest riser for research power’
Northumbria University, Newcastle is now in the UK top 50 for research power and has been recognised by Times Higher Education as having the biggest rise in research power of any university in a national assessment of research quality in UK universities.
Northumbria announces £6.7 million funding to drive STEM excellence
THE next generation of scientists and engineers will benefit from ambitious new investment in world-class STEM education by Northumbria University, Newcastle.
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