Northumbria University, Newcastle

Saturday Club Masterclass at Northumbria University: Young people took part in a cycle-inspired masterclass led by industry experts and attended by BMX star, Kriss Kyle. Photo by Eilidh McKibbin.

29 March 2023 14:00

Northumbria joins National Saturday Club network to offer creative opportunities for teenagers

Young people from across the North East aged 13 to 16 are being given the chance to experience art and design activities at Northumbria University as part of the National Saturday Club programme.

The research outcomes support work already taking place in Newcastle involving schools, the city council and other organisations to encourage and promote more sustainable and active travel on the school run. Graphic: Newcastle City Council

17 February 2022 10:00

Air quality research supports calls to clean up the school run

Research involving experts at Northumbria University outlines the health risks caused by harmful pollution from vehicles measured outside schools in Newcastle.

Northumbria University’s NUSTEM team works with young people, their families and teachers to encourage them to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths (STEM).

1 October 2021 09:32

Stereotypical views of scientists can be tackled in the classroom

Weekly sessions with primary school-aged children can have a positive impact at challenging stereotypical views of scientists, according to new research from Northumbria University.

Young people from Cumbria are being supported by Northumbria University academics to produce their own health and wellbeing research.

24 August 2021 16:11

Northumbria academics support teenagers to take the lead in wellbeing research

Empowering young people to help shape the future of health and wellbeing services by equipping them with their own research skills, is the focus of a project supported by Northumbria University academics.

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

28 July 2021 10:06

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.

18 March 2021 10:00

New Alliance calls for urgent action from local authorities to ensure £220m school holiday programme works for the most disadvantaged

Leading not-for-profit groups - including experts from Northumbria University - come together to offer invaluable practical expertise to help local authorities scale-up the Government’s £220 million Holiday Activities and Food programme.

4 September 2020 14:53

Teaching Martin Luther King and the US civil rights movement in the age of Black Lives Matter

The way in which Black British history and the US civil rights movement are taught in UK schools needs to be updated to include more emphasis on Britain’s racial minorities and imperial past, according to new research.

8 June 2020 08:30

Massive decrease in fruit and vegetable intake reported by children receiving free school meals following lockdown

In a study conducted by Northumbria University around half of the children who received free school meal vouchers are reporting a significant drop in their intake of fruit and vegetables since schools closed due to COVID-19 in March, yet many reported a large increase in consumption of sugary drinks and snacks.

20 May 2020 11:51

EXPERT COMMENT: Learning loss and implications for Covid-19 and school closures

The ongoing situation and school closures as result of Covid-19 have a number of different implications for the education sector. Dr Emily Mann and Dr Jackie Shinwell of Northumbria University’s Healthy Living Lab explored the impact of the coronavirus crisis in terms of learning loss in this blog for Schools North East.

27 June 2019 12:05

Where’s the money gone? The mystery of the ‘missing’ £88 million allocated to provide free school meals to disadvantaged children

MILLIONS of pounds allocated by the government to feed some of the poorest children in the country is unaccounted for, according to a new report from Northumbria University, being discussed in the House of Commons today (Thursday 27 June).

17 April 2019 14:30

Awards shortlisting for student and school activities

Northumbria University, Newcastle has been shortlisted for two awards for the support it gives to school children and its students.

Karthik Mysore (third from left) with a group of Big Bang North East award entrants

5 December 2018 12:20

Budding engineer impresses judges with his digital skills

A young student’s research placement with Northumbria University, Newcastle has earned him a regional engineering award.

Prof. Greta Defeyter with children growing vegetables in an allotment at Bridgewater Primary School holiday club

27 July 2018 09:17

Research reveals new benefits of school holiday clubs

With the Government’s announcement today (27 July) of a £2 million fund to provide holiday activities for children, newly-published research from Northumbria University, Newcastle has revealed that holiday clubs provide many more benefits for both children and parents than previously believed.

30 May 2018 17:28

Holiday clubs provide far more benefits beyond just providing food, study reveals

The largest study of school holiday clubs in England has found that as well as helping to combat childhood hunger, holiday clubs provide a number of social and health benefits including providing children a safe place to play. The extensive findings of the study were released today (Wednesday 30 May) at a special event at the Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne.

7 July 2017 15:41

Young Physics students celebrated at Northumbria

The North East’s physicists of the future have been recognised at an inaugural award ceremony celebrating young people’s achievements.

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