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  • Dr Tanya Wyatt.

    A Northumbria University academic has been made a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

    The accolade is conferred upon the most outstanding social scientists from around the UK each year, and Professor of Criminology, Dr Tanya Wyatt will this autumn join an elite group of distinguished individuals representing the full spectrum of the social sciences across academia, the public sector, business, and the area of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE).

  • Laura McClorey’s project ‘Belfast Stories' looked at an existing space in a new way.

    Northumbria student architects celebrate success at RIBA awards

    The North East branch of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) named Evelina Somoglou and Laura McClorey as the winners of this year’s Student Awards following a rigorous process judged by representatives from international firm Ryder Architecture and independent practice ALT Studios.

  • Is Levelling up working for the North East?

    Is Levelling up working for the North East?

    Academics from Northumbria University have published a research paper questioning whether the Government’s flagship Levelling Up policy is working for the North East.
    Levelling Up was introduced as a flagship policy of the Boris Johnson Conservative government to address the north-south divide and focus on deep-seated inequalities in regions like the North-East.
    Using data collected from c

  • John Williams, Chief Executive Officer for The Institute.

    Funded scholarship opportunities for business students

    Northumbria University, Newcastle, has today announced a partnership with The Institute of Leadership & Management (The Institute) to offer postgraduate scholarships for business students.
    The three-year agreement includes financial support from The Institute, match-funded by Northumbria, worth £24,000. It will help students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds study for a Maste

  • PBM-Hale™ is a hand-held aerosol collecting device that allows sampling of the lung in a non-invasive way - by patients simply breathing into it.

    Breathing new life into disease diagnosis

    New research shows 100 per cent effectiveness of an innovative breath sampling device developed by Northumbria University medtech spinout, PulmoBioMed, that could revolutionise diagnosis of a range of diseases, including COVID-19.

  • Civil War Bluejackets

    MAJOR NEW PROJECT TO REVEAL NEW INSIGHTS INTO 19TH CENTURY BRITISH AND OTHER IMMIGRANT SAILORS IN THE U.S. NAVY

    A Northumbria University-led project is set to help tell the stories of British and other immigrant sailors in the American Civil War in ways never before possible. 
    The “Civil War Bluejackets” Project—so named because of the distinctive uniform worn by U.S. Civil War sailors—is a collaboration between historians at Northumbria University, Newcastle, and computer scientists at the University of

  • Northumbria shortlisted for best university in the UK

    Northumbria shortlisted for best university in the UK

    Northumbria University, Newcastle has been nominated for University of the Year in the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2022. These national awards recognise exceptional performance as well as bold, imaginative and innovative initiatives that have advanced a Higher Education institution’s reputation during the academic year 2020/21.

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