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  • Researchers selected to work with United Nations on flagship report

    Northumbria University has been selected as the lead research partner to work with United Nations Volunteers (UNV) on producing the next State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR). The flagship United Nations (UN) publication is designed to strengthen global understanding of volunteering, while demonstrating its universality, scope, and reach in the twenty-first century.

  • Northumbria team win prestigious outreach prize

    A team led by researchers from Northumbria University have been awarded the 2024 Outreach Prize by the Microbiology Society in recognition of their efforts and commitment to raising awareness of microbiology among future generations.

  • Major boost for North East space sector following £2.5 million investment

    The North East space sector has received a 2.5 million investment from EPSRC, establishing the North East Space Communications Accelerator (NESCA) to enhance research, innovation, and skills in space technology, aiming to create jobs and stimulate economic growth over four years.

  • First successful routine measurements of Sun’s magnetic field in the corona

    A team of scientists have successfully carried out regular measurements of the outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere for the first time – giving us a much better understanding of the magnetic field within this region, known as the solar corona.
    The Sun’s magnetic field plays a key role in shaping its atmosphere, with activity such as solar eruptions and the heating of the corona to millions o

  • Helping to uncover how the solar wind gets its energy

    Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the Sun’s supersonic “solar wind,” a stream of energetic particles that flows out into the Solar System, continues to receive energy once it leaves the Sun. Now, thanks to a fortunate line up of two spacecraft currently in space studying the Sun, they may have discovered the answer.

  • Software developers selected for Google Summer of Code

    Ground Penetrating Radar software developed by academics at the universities of Northumbria, Edinburgh and Aberdeen has been chosen by technology giant, Google, to be part of its prestigious Summer of Code mentor scheme for the fourth time.

  • Visitors to Life Science Centre to help with vital space research

    Visitors to Newcastle's Life Science Centre can participate in a study to help astronauts on the Artemis Moon exploration program. By applying K-tape to astronauts’ ankles, it is believed balance on the Moon's surface can be improved. Results will be shared with the European Space Agency. Northumbria University is leading space innovation.

  • Mystery of ‘slow’ solar wind unveiled by Solar Orbiter mission

    Scientists using data from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft have made progress in understanding the origins of the 'slow' solar wind, shedding light on how it forms and leaves the Sun. This research helps explain the variability and complexity of the solar wind, providing new insights into its behavior and composition.

  • Royal Geographical Society honours Northumbria geographer

    An Early Career Researcher from Northumbria University has been recognised by the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) with one of 26 medals and annual awards presented to outstanding people and organisations for their notable contributions to geography.

  • Telescope to provide insight into Solar System lightshows

    Professor Tom Stallard, a Planetary Astronomer from Northumbria University, has been granted access to the James Webb Space Telescope to study and capture images of the auroras on gas giants Saturn and Uranus. This unique opportunity will provide unprecedented insight into these spectacular light shows and planetary atmospheres.

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