Northumbria graduate named Guardian’s Leader of the Year
A Northumbria graduate has received a national award for her business which specialises in providing marketing support for small businesses in the rural Northumberland area.
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Graduates wanted for unique cinema residency
Artists can now apply for the next Northumbria University and Tyneside Cinema graduate residency following the success of the programme’s first year.
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Success for Northumbria at student housing awards
Northumbria University has beaten off stiff competition to walk away with two awards for its student accommodation.
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COMMENT: What does exposure to environmental chemicals mean for our health?
Ivy Shiue, senior research associate at Northumbria University, Newcastle, explores the impacts of exposure to environmental impacts, on our health.
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Paralympic champion named as Chancellor
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson as the new Chancellor of Northumbria University, Newcastle. Baroness Grey-Thompson takes up her duties on 27 July 2015.
The 11-times Gold Medal winner was appointed Chancellor by the Board of Governors earlier this year, and succeeds Lord Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, who ha -
New cases rise, but death rates decline – how cancer became about quality of life
Over the past 25 years, the number of cancer cases that are most common in men (prostate) and women (breast) has jumped. Prostate cancer has tripled, while breast cancer has doubled since 1990. This upward trend is true globally across 188 countries, regardless of income levels.
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Hair and textiles go under the microscope at gathering of forensic science specialists
Northumbria University is hosting a delegation of leading forensic science experts specialising in hair and textiles evidence at an international gathering in Newcastle.
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Dealing with learning disabilities
Northumbria University is working in partnership with MENCAP between Monday 15 – Friday 19 June to raise awareness amongst students and staff of how people can be affected by learning disabilities.
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COMMENT: Fox shake-up will show if Rupert has oiled the Murdoch machine
Anthony Devine, from Newcastle Business School, discusses who will take the reins from Rupert Murdoch as he stands down as CEO of 21st Century Fox.
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Cutting-edge drones put to the temperature test
Northumbria University’s state-of-the-art environmental chamber has been used to test how drones respond under extreme temperature conditions for a leading UK drone supplier.
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COMMENT: Disappearing hedgehogs show familiarity may be a curse
Dr Mike Jeffries, Teaching Fellow, Ecology at Northumbria University, examines the plight of the European hedgehog against a backdrop of falling numbers.
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Graduates wanted for unique cinema residency
Artists can now apply for the next Northumbria University and Tyneside Cinema graduate residency following the success of the programme’s first year.
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It’s all in the mind as new exhibition uncovers secrets of the brain
One of the largest biomedical research charities in the world, the Wellcome Trust, has pledged £650,000 towards a new exhibition opening in 2016 that will tell the story of the brain and how it works, revealing some of its secrets and exploring the techniques scientists use to study it.
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Join us to host world-record attempt
Members of the public are being invited to join staff and students at Northumbria, and more than 300 business representatives who are set to create the ‘world’s largest currency symbol’ at the NECC’s Member Showcase Exhibition on June 11 in Northumbria’s Sports Central.
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Researchers and public explore what it means to be human
Northumbria University has been announced as a regional hub for Being Human 2015, the UK’s only national festival for the humanities.
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Can exercise help older people with vision problems avoid falls?
Older people with visual impairments are participating in a major study looking at how exercises can help to prevent falls.
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Golden Jubilee of Building Services celebrated
Students and staff from the last five decades came together recently to celebrate 50 years of Building Services Engineering at Northumbria University.
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First Northumbria University and Live Theatre joint Writer in Residence announced
Northumbria University and Live Theatre are delighted to announce its first joint Writer in Residence, which will launch a three-year collaborative programme.
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Removing the financial barriers for EU students
Northumbria University is helping graduates enhance their future careers by removing the financial barriers for EU students to study Masters courses.
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Northumbria fashion students return triumphant from graduate fashion week
Final year students from Northumbria University celebrated sixty years of fashion in style with more than 20 award nominations at Graduate Fashion Week 2015 in London.
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