Northumbria University, Newcastle

Northumbria University Board member awarded OBE for services to higher education

31 December 2022 09:13

Helen Fairfoul, a member of Northumbria University’s Board of Governors, has been awarded an OBE for her services to higher education in the New Year Honours 2023.

Professor of Energy Innovation elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics

22 December 2022 08:30

Professor Neil Beattie, a physicist at Northumbria University, has been appointed as a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP), an accolade that signifies the highest level of membership attainable within the institute.

Northumbria ranks first-class for sustainability in the UK

21 December 2022 12:10

Retaining its top-tier People and Planet sustainability status, Northumbria also strikes Gold in a ‘Green Universities’ study by Uswitch.

Thousands tuned into inspiring programme at Design for Planet Festival

20 December 2022 15:00

It’s just over a month since festival fever gripped Northumbria after the University partnered with the Design Council for the 2022 Design for Planet Festival. Almost 7,000 participants registered for the online event across two days in November, providing more than 40 virtual events and live broadcasts, to coincide with COP27.

Northumbria shares continuing acts of kindness ahead of Christmas

20 December 2022 11:04

The kindness of Northumbria staff and students has been felt around the world, from raising money for children in war-torn countries to feeding those in need across the city of Newcastle.

Funding offers opportunities to talented students from under-represented backgrounds

19 December 2022 13:44

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.

EXPERT COMMENT: How wildlife in ponds has evolved to survive frozen water – and how you can help more animals stay alive

19 December 2022 10:00

When filled with ice-skaters or a clumsy Bambi on a Christmas card, a frozen pond is a merry sight. But spare a thought for the living things trapped below. The aerial wizardry of dragonflies and summer sculling of pond skaters are long gone. As the cold grips and shadows lengthen over the pond, its inhabitants face a terrible enemy: ice.

Lockdown hobby inspires award-winning business launch for Northumbria student

14 December 2022 11:38

Northumbria student Amelia has just been named `Most Inspirational Business Woman of the Year 2022’ at a regional awards ceremony following the success of her fast-growing embroidery brand.
The 21-year-old business student from Crossgates won the award at Inspire, an annual Leeds-based initiative celebrating inspirational women in Yorkshire. She also came second in the Young Achiever of the Y

New eLearning website supports transplant patients through life-saving surgery

13 December 2022 12:01

Undergoing a heart or lung transplant can be an incredibly worrying time, for both patients and their family and friends, and the information which needs to be explained by surgeons and understood by patients before major life saving surgery is lengthy and complex.

Making waves – Northumbria leads the way in dispersive hydrodynamics research

13 December 2022 08:47

Northumbria University, Newcastle has bolstered its reputation as a world leader in a newly emerging field of applied mathematics after hosting an international, six-month-long programme, featuring experts from around the world.

Northumbria University scores Knowledge Exchange award

12 December 2022 13:17

Northumbria University and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust have won the ‘Knowledge Exchange Strategic Partnership’ award from PraxisAuril, a world-leading association for Knowledge Exchange practitioners.

Northumbria student represents Great Britain in Goalball World Championships

9 December 2022 16:14

Lois Turner, an Occupational Therapy student at Northumbria University, Newcastle, has been selected to compete for Great Britain at the IBSA Goalball World Championships.

Inspiring events draw hundreds of people to Being Human Festival

9 December 2022 10:54

Between 10 and 19 November hundreds of people attended Treasures of the North East: a programme of nine events celebrating Hadrian’s Wall and the Lindisfarne Gospels, organised by Northumbria University and held at various locations across Newcastle and Gateshead as part of this year’s Being Human Festival.

University announces ambitious plans to develop its Centre for Health and Social Equity

8 December 2022 13:39

Northumbria University is taking forward ambitious plans to develop its Centre for Health and Social Equity after being awarded £5.8 million by the Office for Students.

Northumbria graduates named sustainability entrepreneurs of the year

7 December 2022 13:29

Graduate entrepreneurs Sophie and Charlotte Wilson have jointly been named Sustainability Entrepreneur of the year 2022 in the prestigious Great British Entrepreneur Awards.
The sisters won the award following the success of their business YANA Active, set up in 2019 to offer high-end activewear clothing for environmentally-conscious women. YANA Active is driven by a belief that every brand ha

Northumbria research included in national report to address digital inequality

7 December 2022 09:19

Recommendations by academics from Northumbria University have been included in a new report by the British Academy, exploring how to tackle the rise of digital poverty.

International Volunteer Day 2022

5 December 2022 10:00

Today, Monday 5 December, is the United Nations’ (UN) International Volunteer Day 2022 (IVD 2022) and this year the theme is solidarity through volunteering. The campaign aims to highlight the power of using collective humanity to drive positive change through volunteerism.