Subjects: Science, general

Dr Andy Smith of Northumbria University

Artificial intelligence used to predict space weather

A Northumbria University physicist has been awarded more than half a million pounds to develop artificial intelligence which will protect the Earth from devastating space storms.

A region in Central Asia where ancestors would have migrated

Central Asia identified as a key region for human ancestors

The interior of Central Asia has been identified as a key route for some of the earliest hominin migrations across Asia in a new study published in PLOS ONE today (Friday 21 October).

Researchers found bacterial DNA in the venom of all the snakes and spiders they tested

Study reveals evidence that bacteria can live in snake and spider venoms

Newly published research led by Northumbria University shows that, contrary to what is commonly believed, the venom of snakes and spiders is actually populated with microbes, including bacteria that could cause infection in people who have suffered a bite.

Credit: ESA/NASA/Yao/Dunn

Mystery behind Jupiter’s stunning ‘X-ray light shows’ finally explained

The 40-year mystery behind the cause of Jupiter’s spectacular natural light displays has finally been explained thanks to research by a team of international physicists, including Northumbria University’s Professor Jonathan Rae.

New research to provide safer and more accurate space weather predictions

New research to provide safer and more accurate space weather predictions

A team of space weather experts from Northumbria University has been awarded more than £400,000 to explore how to better predict the conditions in near-Earth space.

Supporting a diverse future for engineering

Supporting a diverse future for engineering

Northumbria University’s NUSTEM initiative is supporting global engineering companies, including Airbus, BP and Nissan, to develop the engineering workforce of the future by engaging more effectively with young people from diverse backgrounds.

Professor Ian Mann

UN space weather expert to join Northumbria University as Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellow

A leading physicist and Chair of the United Nations space weather expert group is to join Northumbria University for one year after being awarded a Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellowship.

Dr Richard Morton

Recognition for Northumbria physicist’s solar discoveries

A Northumbria University scientist, whose research has helped change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic waves, has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the field of solar physics.

An image depicting what the CubeSat is expected to look like

North East satellite partnership expected to boost UK’s share of global space market

Northumbria University has been awarded more than £360,000 of funding from the UK Space Agency to develop the world’s first commercially available laser-based satellite communication system.

Images taken by NASA's IRIS telescope have captured 'nanojets' within the Solar Corona

Reconnection Nanojets in the Solar Corona: a breakthrough shedding light on the mystery of the Sun’s million-degree atmosphere

A team of scientists has discovered new activity within the Sun’s atmosphere which could explain how it reaches temperatures of more than a million degrees.

A map of the coronal magnetic field strength superimposed on a coronal image taken by the AIA instrument on the Solar Dynamics Observatory (Yang et al. 2020, Science).

Global magnetic field of the solar corona measured for the first time

An international team of solar physicists, including academics from Northumbria University, Newcastle, has recently measured the global magnetic field of the outer most layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, the solar corona, for the first time.

Professor John R. Dean

Northumbria Professor receives inspirational award from Royal Society of Chemistry

A Professor in Northumbria University’s Department of Applied Sciences has won a top national award from The Royal Society of Chemistry.

The NUSTEM team from Northumbria University

Northumbria University project selected for the Airbus GEDC Diversity Award

​Northumbria University's NUSTEM project has been recognised for its innovative work in improving diversity in engineering education.

Design Engineer Saqib Ali and Dr Sterghios Moschos look at a prototype of the innovative breath collecting device

Northumbria professor develops breath collecting device that could change Coronavirus diagnosis around the world

An innovative breath collecting device developed by academics at Northumbria University, Newcastle, could revolutionise the way we diagnose diseases, such as the newly emerged strain of coronavirus, COVID-19.

A solar storm

Details of UK-led solar science mission revealed at National Astronomy Meeting

Named after a Celtic goddess of the Sun, SULIS is a UK-led solar science mission, designed to answer fundamental questions about the physics of solar storms.

Cold climates contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals

Cold climates contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals

Climate change may have played a more important role in the extinction of Neanderthals than previously believed, according to a new study published in the journal, Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences.

Prof. Robertus von-Fay Siebenburgen, University of Sheffield; Dr Eamon Scullion, Northumbria University; HE Dr Hang Chuon Naron, Minister for Education, Youth and Sport; Dr Viktor Fedun, Uni of Sheffield; Dr Sergiy Shelyag, Northumbria University

Northumbria supports the study of STEM subjects in former war-torn Cambodia

Astrophysicists from Northumbria University, Newcastle are working with the Cambodian government to help students in the former war-torn country to study science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects.

The Hi-C imager being fired into the Earth's atmosphere from a New Mexico missile range

Will NASA’s solar images reveal the secrets of the Sun?

Solar physicists at Northumbria University, Newcastle are poring over brand new images of the atmosphere of the Sun taken by NASA on a recent missile launch.

The site of the DKIST Telescope, Haleakala Mountain in Maui, Hawaii

Solar scientists visit North East to discuss international telescope project

Top physicists from around the world will meet in Newcastle next week to discuss the development of the world’s largest solar telescope.

3D Illustration of DNA molecule. Close of concept human genome

Research predicts how patients are likely to respond to DNA drugs

Research carried out by academics at Northumbria University, Newcastle could lead to improvements in treating patients with diseases caused by mutations in genes, such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and potentially up to 6,000 other inherited conditions.

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