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  • Enterprising student corners the market

    A business launched by a Northumbria University student as part of his undergraduate studies is expanding rapidly and attracting funding support.
    Having just completed his second year on an entrepreneurial degree programme at Northumbria’s Newcastle Business School, Matty Stokoe’s designer clothing business GarmGems has achieved early growth and is expanding.
    Students studying entrepr

  • UK-wide net zero target takes a step forward with CO2 recycling project

    Carbon dioxide and water could be recycled into renewable future fuels under a new system being developed by engineering experts at Northumbria University. Led by Dr Shahid Rasul, a senior lecturer in the University’s Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, the team has successfully used an inexpensive copper-based catalyst to convert CO2 into both gas and liquid fuels.

  • Northumbria’s Summer 2022 newspaper is out now

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

  • Entrepreneurial talent shines at awards

    Students and graduates from Northumbria University, Newcastle, were among the winners of a high-profile awards ceremony championing entrepreneurial talent in the North East.
    Organised and hosted by learning and development agency FIRST, the Startup Awards North East celebrates early stage entrepreneurs and also facilitates significant business support, mentoring and investment opportunities. A

  • International recognition for Fine Art student

    A talented Northumbria University student, known for her large-scale vibrant oil paintings, has been presented with the Student Artist of the Year award by the Fine Art Trade Guild.

  • New research is first-ever study on "blended volunteering"

    Running projects without international volunteers will not help “decolonise development”, according to new collaborative research by international development charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), and Northumbria University.

  • Historic castle will host design exhibition

    A collaboration between English Heritage and Northumbria University’s School of Design has produced a new exhibition for an historic Northumberland castle.

  • OBE awarded to Professor John Unsworth

    Northumbria University Deputy Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor and Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) Chair of Council, Professor John Unsworth, has been awarded an OBE for services to community nursing and community nurse education in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

  • Royal Garden Party invitation recognises services to education

    A Northumbria University professor attended the first Royal Garden Party of a celebratory Jubilee summer, following a special nomination from the Department of Education.
    Greta Defeyter, a Professor of Developmental Psychology was nominated to attend the Buckingham Palace Garden Party in recognition of her services to education and children services.
    Greta is Director of Northumbria Univer

  • Students explore the future of travel and tourism

    Students looking to develop future careers in travel and tourism have heard from industry experts about the range and diversity of opportunities available in the sector.
    The Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) Future You Roadshow, hosted by Northumbria University, was held recently in Newcastle with invited guest speakers and an audience of tourism students from Northumbria and Teesside univ

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