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Experts’ pioneering research examines exercise referral schemes

Experts’ pioneering research examines exercise referral schemes

​People who have been referred to exercise referral schemes who smoke, are younger* and have more serious and complex health conditions are more likely to drop out before completing the scheme according to pioneering research carried out by Northumbria University, Newcastle.

EXPERT COMMENT: Steampunk, Neo-Victorianism, and the Fantastic

EXPERT COMMENT: Steampunk, Neo-Victorianism, and the Fantastic

​A new exhibition on Steampunk and Neo-Victorian culture, entitled Fabricating Histories, opens this November. It explores the ways in which we can think about, and challenge, the legacy of history. Northumbria’s Dr Claire Nally, co-curator of the exhibition at the Discovery Museum (Tyne & Wears Archives and Museums) in Newcastle, explains what steampunk is, and why it might be important…

It’s delightful, it’s dynamic, it’s dewetting!

It’s delightful, it’s dynamic, it’s dewetting!

​How would you like a kitchen surface that cleans itself? Technological advances such as this could be one step closer after a breakthrough by Northumbria University and Nottingham Trent University.

Participants needed for University research projects

Participants needed for University research projects

Researchers from Northumbria University are looking for volunteers to take part in studies looking at the effects of a compound found in grapes and red wine which may boost mental functions.

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