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A new study outlining the implications of changes to how data is extracted and shared within and across social media platforms has been published in Nature Human Behaviour. Image: Unsplash.

Social media research threatened by new data limitations

A new study outlining the implications of changes to how data is extracted and shared within and across social media platforms has been published in Nature Human Behaviour.

Northumbria University Autumn 2023 Newspaper.

Read the latest issue of Northumbria University News: Autumn 2023 edition

The Autumn 2023 edition of Northumbria University’s newspaper is available to collect on campus or read online now.

Corporate manslaughter charges can be brought against organisations that have been grossly negligent, resulting in death.

EXPERT COMMENT: Lucy Letby investigation: UK corporate manslaughter cases tend to be complex and can take years to reach a finding

Victoria Elizabeth Roper, Associate Professor in Law at Northumbria University, discusses the difficult nature of corporate manslaughter cases, in relation to the Lucy Letby investigation.

Northumbria Professors named Academy of Social Sciences Fellows

Northumbria Professors named Academy of Social Sciences Fellows

Two environmental experts from Northumbria University are among 47 leading social scientists to be elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.

With the Story Chair are Andrew Weatherhead and Pearl Saddington from the National Trust, Dawn Harrison from Changing Lives, Jon Canessa from Newcastle Cathedral, Dr Angelika Strohmayer from Northumbria University and furniture maker, Nick James.

The tree that’s helping women in the criminal justice system tell and own their stories

The ‘Story Chair’ programme is a creative collaboration between social justice charity, Changing Lives and the School of Design at Northumbria University and is supported by the North East Probation Service.

Dr Sarah Hughes explains why approval of an asylum application is not an instant guarantee of a safe and secure life in the UK. Photo: Getty Images.

EXPERT COMMENT: 'When you get status the struggle doesn’t end': what it's like to be a new refugee in the UK

When someone applies for asylum in the UK today, they may be waiting months or even years for their application to be decided, thanks to the record-high backlog that the government is failing to tackle.

Northumbria University News, Summer 2023 edition is out now!

Read the latest issue of Northumbria University News: Summer 2023 edition

Packed with the latest news, achievements, features and interviews, the newspaper is the perfect way to keep up to date with the exciting developments taking place across the University.

Knowledge of the number of fibres transferred during a physical activity is essential for the interpretation of forensic evidence in many criminal cases. Photo: Getty Images

Jiu Jitsu club stage physical assaults to help advance forensic research

Researchers from Northumbria University and King’s College London have published findings outlining the extent that textile fibres transfer during controlled assault scenarios. Their work, recently published in the academic journal Science & Justice, is the first time the number of fibres transferred between garments during physical assaults has been assessed by simulating the act with real people

Representatives from Northumbria University, the Norwegian Police University College, and Northumbria Police during the recent visit.

International policing partnership

Policing experts from Norway and Newcastle have spent time working together as part of a new partnership between the Norwegian Police University College and Northumbria University.

The Crypt at Newcastle Cathedral will host the Story Chair in September.

Pioneering North East programme ready for national launch

Story Chair - a collaboration between national charity Changing Lives and Northumbria University - has been facilitated over the last 12 months and involved more than 50 women across Newcastle, Ashington, North Tyneside and Sunderland taking part in an eight-week programme.

Professor Gavin Oxburgh and Dr Laura Farrugia

New technology to improve police interviews

Researchers from Northumbria University have developed new software which will allow police and law enforcement officers to evaluate and improve their interview technique.

Research leads to new data on number of victims of terrorist group

Research leads to new data on number of victims of terrorist group

Painstaking new analysis of activity linked to the terrorist organisation ETA, responsible for waging a campaign for independence in northern Spain and south-west France, suggests the total number of victims could have been underestimated by more than 100.

Professor Raymond Arthur

Prestigious Fellowship conferred on Northumbria Law Academic

Professor Raymond Arthur, from Northumbria Law School, has been awarded a Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of excellence in his field and contributions to social sciences.
The Academy’s Fellowship comprises 1,500 leading social scientists from academia, the public, private and third sectors. Their expertise covers the breadth of the social sciences, and their practic

Professor Xuemei Bian

Hear from global experts in counterfeit crime at Northumbria workshop

Global experts in counterfeiting are coming to Northumbria University for a Workshop to discuss and share their knowledge on measuring and tackling trademark infringement.
The event at the University’s city centre campus on March 9th is part of a series of events being organised by Professor Xuemei Bian from Northumbria’s Newcastle Business School. These follow a £79,000 grant she was awarded l

Northumbria University's Law School

Funding offers opportunities to talented students from under-represented backgrounds

Northumbria University law student Ami Leake has been awarded a bursary worth up to £7,500 over three years to help with accommodation and living costs during her studies.

Should I post photos of my children online? Here’s what new parents need to know about sharenting

EXPERT COMMENT: Should I post photos of my children online? Here’s what new parents need to know about sharenting

Many of us share life updates on social media, but should we be sharing photos of our children online? In an article written for The Conversation, Claire Bessant, Associate Professor in Law at Northumbria University, discusses the potential implications of “sharenting”.

Stade de France, Paris

Report finds football fans suffered ‘extreme violence’ at Champions League final

An independent panel report that tells how fans experienced extreme violence before, during, and after the European Champions League Final in Paris earlier this year has been released.

Professor Gavin Oxburgh (fifth from left) pictured in Kenya with representatives from Fair Trials, the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum and the East African Police Chiefs Cooperation Committee.

Putting an end to coercive practices in the criminal justice system – promoting humane interviewing and interrogation techniques

Under international law torture is always illegal, however, it is still regularly used during police and law enforcement interviews in some parts of the world to extract information, confessions or as a punishment.

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).

Facial recognition technology struggles to recognise darker skin tones. Nazar Kantora/ Shutterstock

EXPERT COMMENT: Facial recognition: UK plans to monitor migrant offenders are unethical – and they won’t work

The difficulty working with darker skin tones reflects the experiences of people of colour who try to use facial recognition technology. In recent years, researchers have demonstrated the unfairness in facial recognition systems, finding that the software and algorithms developed by big technology companies are more accurate at recognising lighter skin tones than darker ones.

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