Northumbria University, Newcastle

Rethinking the future: the importance of responsible innovation

19 November 2015 13:47

Northumbria University’s Salon initiative was just one of the innovative projects discussed at a recent panel debate exploring the future of design.

Supreme Court Justice inspires law students at Northumbria University

19 November 2015 10:40

A leading member of the UK’s highest judicial body spoke with law students before delivering a public lecture at Northumbria University, Newcastle, recently.

COMMENT: The Last Witch Hunter: why modern visions of witches don’t conjure up reality

16 November 2015 14:30

Claire Nally, Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century English Literature at Northumbria University, comments on witch trials for The Conversation.

Newcastle Business School entrepreneurs lift top national accolade

16 November 2015 12:26

Budding entrepreneurs from Newcastle Business School, at Northumbria, have scooped the top prize in a national competition for successful business start-ups.

Northumbria University hosts national transport and cycling debate

12 November 2015 14:38

Northumbria University are partnering with newcycling.org alongside the Economic and Social Research Council to stage a special debate around transport during November’s Festival of Social Sciences.

Newcastle Business School gain CIPD programme approval

12 November 2015 13:49

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has recently approved Newcastle Business School’s BA Human Resource Management (HRM) programme.

Sounding Off! Northumbria academics create interactive ‘sound-walk’ about street homelessness

12 November 2015 12:38

Interactive signage is to go up around Newcastle city centre this week to help raise public awareness and understanding of street homelessness.

Return of the Flymo for Northumbria University and Live Theatre Writer-in-Residence

11 November 2015 16:26

Live Theatre and Northumbria University’s joint writer-in-residence Paddy Campbell brings his latest play back to the stage this week after a sell-out run earlier in the year.

Northumbrian Water and Northumbria University make a splash in innovation festival

11 November 2015 13:59

Exhausted students from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have completed a 24-hour challenge to explore our relationship with water and how to use it more sustainably.

COMMENT: Parents can’t answer everything children ask about science – and that’s OK

10 November 2015 15:39

Carol Davenport, Director, Think Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Environment at Northumbria University, comments on talking science with children for The Conversation.

AACSB opening doors on international stage

10 November 2015 14:28

Newcastle Business School is building partnerships with some of the world’s leading teaching institutions thanks to its double AACSB accreditation.

Northumbria at the heart of GENESIS 2015

10 November 2015 09:51

Northumbria University, Newcastle, is set to play a key role alongside the business community this month in the North East’s first inclusive celebration of enterprise and entrepreneurship.

COMMENT: US election: what the 2016 candidates can learn from 1916’s ‘bearded iceberg’

9 November 2015 11:31

Michael Patrick Cullinane, Senior Lecturer in US History at Northumbria University, comments on the upcoming US election for The Conversation.

From Northumbria to Silicon Valley

5 November 2015 11:10

A leading venture capitalist from Silicon Valley recently returned to Northumbria University, Newcastle, where she graduated, to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs.

Research shows how online reviews are taking over the consumer marketplace

5 November 2015 09:30

When it comes to booking a summer holiday or eating out for the first time at a swanky-looking restaurant, online customer reviews are now carrying greater clout than most other marketing communications, according to new research by Northumbria University, Newcastle.