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Football without the fans: new study reveals effect of empty stadiums during pandemic

As the new Premier League season kicks off with crowds of fans cheering on their teams, new research has revealed the hugely negative effect of playing professional football games in empty stadiums last season, with home advantage almost halved.

Suzanne Kobeisse, PhD researcher at Northumbria University, and Andrew Mitchell, Digital Officer at Northumberland National Parks Authority, pictured with the ARcheoBox at The Sill

Northumberland National Park and Northumbria University collaboration enables users to step back in time using enhanced technology

A collaboration between Northumberland National Park Authority and Northumbria University has seen the creation of ARcheoBox; a new walk-up-and-use interactive experience which uses augmented reality (AR) to allow the public to get hands on with 3D models of valuable historic artefacts.

EXPERT COMMENT: Paying with a palm print? We're victims of our own psychology in making privacy decisions

EXPERT COMMENT: Paying with a palm print? We're victims of our own psychology in making privacy decisions

With reports that Amazon is offering customers credit in exchange for using their handprints to pay at Amazon's stores, what are the impacts of using our biometric data for everyday purchases? Professor Pam Briggs, Research Chair in Applied Psychology at Northumbria University, writes for The Conversation, outlining the complex issues involved in giving up your biometric data to another party.

Breakdancing will make its sporting debut at 2024 Olympics games in Paris.

Olympics: why not all new sports will return at Paris 2024 – but breakdancing will make its debut

Following the appearance of several new sports at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management at Northumbria University, Dr Mikhail Batuev, provides expert commentary on how the most recent additions fared.

Designs by Northumbria University students Mollie Driscoll, Elli Munday, Rebecca Symonds and Hannah Vance - all part of Team Design Sphere.

Student designs support mental health charity

Graphic Design students from Northumbria University have teamed up with Sporting Chance to help promote the emotional and mental health support provided to athletes by the charity.

Northumbria ranks top 20 in the StudentCrowd’s University Awards

Northumbria ranks top 20 in the StudentCrowd’s University Awards

Northumbria University, Newcastle has been recognised in the 2021 Best Universities awards by StudentCrowd - the only awards based solely on student reviews.

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Innovative partnership to develop game-changing manufacturing solutions

A collaborative research project driven by The NBT Group, Northumbria University and Senseye has been awarded over a quarter of a million pounds to evaluate new and emerging 'smart' technologies, helping to digitalise and transform manufacturing supply chains.

A new state-of-the-art Fluorescence Spectrometer has been installed in a lab within Northumbria’s department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering.

Northumbria University becomes UK’s first home of world-leading spectrometer

Academics in search of solutions to creating more energy efficient phones and television screens now have high-performance machinery at their fingertips, after Northumbria University has invested in a suite of new state-of-the-art equipment to push its leading-edge research forward.

Startup Awards North East provided an opportunity for new business owners to pitch for support and build their professional networks.

Young entrepreneurs in the spotlight at awards

Students and graduates from Northumbria University were among more than 40 new business founders to have their talents showcased during a prestigious online awards event.

Young people learning at one of IntoUniversity Partnerships’ already established learning centres

Creating opportunities for thousands of young people in Newcastle

A new learning centre designed to support more young people to fulfil their potential and achieve a place at university will be launched in Newcastle.

Northumbria Professor invited to help select £10,000 literature prize winner

Northumbria Professor invited to help select £10,000 literature prize winner

Twenty-first century literature expert Professor Katy Shaw, of Northumbria University, has been invited to join the Society of Readers and Writers for The Portico Prize for Literature – the UK’s only award of its kind for Northern writing.

The new agreement aims to bring together the collective ‘power’ of both organisations

Collaborative Newcastle Universities Agreement

Northumbria and Newcastle Universities announce an innovative new partnership to support the economic and social recovery of our region post-Covid.

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