A team of scientists have successfully carried out regular measurements of the outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere for the first time – giving us a much better understanding of the magnetic field within this region, known as the solar corona.
The Sun’s magnetic field plays a key role in shaping its atmosphere, with activity such as solar eruptions and the heating of the corona to millions o
The five universities of North East England, which collectively contribute £2.7 billion and 33,500 jobs to the UK’s economy*, will later this year launch a new partnership to strengthen their collaboration to achieve even greater social and economic impact.
A Northumbria University space researcher has received a major award for her research into plasma physics from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing.
‘Picture This: Marking 20 Years of Facebook & 120 Years of Photographs’, a free exhibition organised by Dr Claire Bessant from Northumbria Law School and open to all ages, will take place at the Bellingham Heritage Centre, Northumberland between the 7th and 17th of November.
Although we’ve taken photos for over a century, Facebook’s landmark 2004 launch led to us sharing thousands of pictur
Three Architecture students from Northumbria University received accolades at the prestigious Architects for Health Student Design Awards, for design concepts that were up against entries from across the globe.
Cullercoats RNLI (The Royal National Lifeboat Institution) has enlisted the support of talented business students as it embarks on a marketing drive to celebrate its 200th anniversary.
Students from Northumbria University Business Clinic came up with a range of suggestions to help the lifeboat station promote events around the charity’s 200th anniversary and other activities that would help it
Northumbria University, Newcastle has welcomed higher education institutions from across the UK for a one-day event exploring how experiential learning can enhance life chances for students.
The event, held at Northumbria’s City Campus in Newcastle upon Tyne, attracted over 200 delegates from universities including Leeds, Keele, York, Dundee, Manchester Metropolitan, Newcastle, Anglia Ruskin,
Two nursing academics from Northumbria University have joined forces with the award-winning Alphabetti Theatre to produce a new musical using real-life stories and experiences of working in nursing.
Groundbreaking research led by Northumbria University has revealed how the use of an independent Data Ethics Advisory Committee by West Midlands Police has transformed the understanding of how to achieve responsible artificial intelligence (AI) in policing, offering a blueprint for a national model of oversight.
Over the past five years, the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner (WMOPCC)
Northumbria University has once again been recognised as one of the top universities in the UK after being awarded the title of Modern University of the Year 2025 by The Times and The Sunday Times.
Northumbria University has been praised by young people and local councils for its work to successfully provide a Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Plus programme for almost 100 North East teenagers during the school summer holidays.
In this article originally written for The Conversation*, from Northumbria University, Associate Professor Matthew Pound, and PhD candidate in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jessica McCoy, discuss the change in UK climate.
Northumbria University is a research-intensive university that unlocks potential for all, changing lives regionally, nationally and internationally.
Northumbria University, Newcastle
NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne
United Kingdom
