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  • Book exploring dyslexia wins design award

    A project inspired by a Northumbria University graduate’s personal experience of dyslexia has led to her winning international recognition and a major industry award.

  • Northumbria team win prestigious outreach prize

    A team led by researchers from Northumbria University have been awarded the 2024 Outreach Prize by the Microbiology Society in recognition of their efforts and commitment to raising awareness of microbiology among future generations.

  • Major boost for North East space sector following £2.5 million investment

    The North East space sector has received a 2.5 million investment from EPSRC, establishing the North East Space Communications Accelerator (NESCA) to enhance research, innovation, and skills in space technology, aiming to create jobs and stimulate economic growth over four years.

  • The book that almost never was – a story of Victorian independent women

    A book written by two women, born 60 years apart, who never met, has finally been published, more than 30 years after work on it first began. Deserted Wives and Economic Divorce in 19th Century England and Wales: For Wives Alone highlights a little-known Victorian legislative clause which restored the financial and legal independence of married women whose husbands had left them.

  • New research centres the voice of children in how schools can provide support for domestic abuse situations

    During the Summer of 2024, researchers at Northumbria University worked with staff and children at a large primary school to undertake case study research on the implementation and impact of Operation Encompass, a police and education setting information sharing partnership enabling staff in those settings to offer immediate and ongoing support to children experiencing domestic abuse.

  • “Drowning” mangrove forests in Maldives signal global coastal threat

    Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests – which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines – are drowning in the Maldives. Their findings, published today (Tuesday 12 December) in Scientific Reports, indicate that rising sea level and a climate phenomenon known as the Indian Ocean Dipole have led to some Maldivian islands losing over half of their mangrove cover since 2020.

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