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.
Topics: Science, technology
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Research provides insight into diffusive instability of particle flow
A Northumbria academic’s research into the impact that a magnetic field has on the movement of gases and liquids has been published in a world-renowned journal.
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Extra dimension creates stronger, safer concrete
A new type of concrete, which could significantly lower the number of deaths during bomb blasts, earthquakes and other disasters, is being developed by an expert from Northumbria University, Newcastle.
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Project explores digital library for Africa
Experts from around the world will visit Northumbria University, Newcastle next month to discuss how the creation of a Pan-African digital library could transform the lives of people living across the continent.
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Northumbria in pole position following F1 appointment
A former Williams Formula One aerodynamics expert has joined Northumbria University, Newcastle, to lead new research using its recently installed, state-of-the-art wind tunnel facilities.
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Academic cements long-standing family ties to city Freemen
A Northumbria academic, who has led ground-breaking research into the development of self-repairing concrete, has been sworn-in as a City of Durham Freeman.
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Northumbria Professor leads design debate
Northumbria University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Enterprise) Professor Steven Kyffin has been invited to give the opening talk at TEDx Eindhoven, a prestigious technology and design conference in The Netherlands.
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Northumbria University launches pioneering biotechnology degree in Sri Lanka
As Sri Lanka looks toward emerging sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle has become the island’s first UK University to launch a biotechnology degree.
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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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Northumbria research unlocks secrets of the Sahara
A peat bog in Romania provides a new insight into our knowledge of when the Sahara began to transform from grassland into the desert we know today, and the impact this had on dust deposition within Eastern Europe.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Why decisions on emoji design should be made more inclusive
Selina Sutton, PhD student at Northumbria University, writes about the complex issues surrounding emoji design in the modern society.
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Business leader Adam Serfontein honoured by Northumbria University
Adam Serfontein has received a Doctor of Civil Law from Northumbria University, Newcastle, for his vast contribution to the region’s economy.
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Young Physics students celebrated at Northumbria
The North East’s physicists of the future have been recognised at an inaugural award ceremony celebrating young people’s achievements.
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Shining a light on solar flares and particles
Researchers at Northumbria are helping increase understanding of the spectacular space phenomenon known as solar flares and their potential impact on the Earth.
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Global recognition for Northumbria's Art, Design and Architecture courses
Two degree subjects offered by Northumbria University, Newcastle have been rated as among the best in the world.
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Medical guidelines for astronauts to be launched by Northumbria University in the US
Scientists at Northumbria University, Newcastle, are helping to write the medical rulebook that will keep astronauts fit and healthy during long trips through the solar system.
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Northumbria scientists win national photography prize
Researchers from Northumbria University, Newcastle have won a prize in a prestigious national science photography competition with a stunning image depicting their work into smart surfaces.
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Northumbria academic to address United Nations conference
A biostatistics expert from Northumbria University, Newcastle has been invited to talk at a prestigious United Nations conference about eliminating the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
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Creative trio join Northumbria for Fuse project
Northumbria University has appointed three creative researchers as part of its role in a £4m project designed to develop and share talent within the region’s creative, digital and IT sector.
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Mysteries of the Sun unveiled
A Northumbria academic is helping to unravel one of the greatest mysteries in physics – why the Sun’s outer layer is many times hotter than its surface.
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