Full programme released for Design for Planet Festival 2022
The full line up of speakers and workshops for the Design Council’s Design for Planet Festival, to be hosted by Northumbria University, has now been confirmed.
Topics: Social issues
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Assistant Professor appointed to senior lifeboat operations role at RNLI
An assistant professor at Northumbria University has been appointed to a senior role at Cullercoats Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboat station where she will use her skills and expertise to educate volunteers and the community about the importance of water safety.
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Putting an end to coercive practices in the criminal justice system – promoting humane interviewing and interrogation techniques
Under international law torture is always illegal, however, it is still regularly used during police and law enforcement interviews in some parts of the world to extract information, confessions or as a punishment.
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Unsung heroes of the Northern Ireland peace process to be recognised
New research will shine a light on the vital role that civil society organisations played in the Northern Ireland peace process.
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Report reveals how Universal Basic Income could help tackle cost of living crisis
Experts in politics and public health will gather in Newcastle this week to discuss how Universal Basic Income could provide a solution to the UK’s current economic and public health crises.
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MAJOR NEW PROJECT TO REVEAL NEW INSIGHTS INTO 19TH CENTURY BRITISH AND OTHER IMMIGRANT SAILORS IN THE U.S. NAVY
A Northumbria University-led project is set to help tell the stories of British and other immigrant sailors in the American Civil War in ways never before possible.
The “Civil War Bluejackets” Project—so named because of the distinctive uniform worn by U.S. Civil War sailors—is a collaboration between historians at Northumbria University, Newcastle, and computer scientists at the University of -
Technology and traditional craft combine to highlight women’s safety
An intercontinental project by a Northumbria University researcher is using traditional crafting techniques and the latest technology to explore the international issue of women’s safety.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Facial recognition: UK plans to monitor migrant offenders are unethical – and they won’t work
The difficulty working with darker skin tones reflects the experiences of people of colour who try to use facial recognition technology. In recent years, researchers have demonstrated the unfairness in facial recognition systems, finding that the software and algorithms developed by big technology companies are more accurate at recognising lighter skin tones than darker ones.
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Published research confirms benefits of community health programme
Research by academics at Northumbria University, Newcastle, has confirmed the health benefits of a strength and balancing programme prescribed for older adults who are at risk of falling and injury.
Working in collaboration with Newcastle-based community health charity Healthworks, the research team at Northumbria have just had their findings on the Staying Steady programme published in the in -
Northumbria Professor gives keynote academic address at Basic Income North conference
An interim research report by the royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce (RSA), examining the public health case for Universal Basic Income and endorsed by the First Minister for Wales, has been officially launched at the Basic Income North conference by Professor Matthew Johnson.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Domestic abuse: how survivors can get through family law court
In an article originally written for The Conversation, Dr Rima Hussein, Senior Lecturer in organisation studies, and Dr Imane El Hakimi, Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Human Resource Management at Northumbria University, highlight the challenges facing survivors of domestic abuse in our legal system and give advice on safely navigating through them.
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Funding boost to better connect research to North East communities
A new partnership between Newcastle’s two universities and four of the region’s public bodies has received significant funding to maximise opportunities for connecting academic research to the needs of local communities.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Hope from despair: how young people are taking action to make things better
Young people who have graduated during the pandemic have persevered in the face of immense challenges. They are already navigating issues – from racism to the climate crisis and gender fluidity – that many others are still making sense of. They are here, campaigning, starting, making, doing – learning. This is what hope as action looks like.
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Northumbria scholar wins award to study religious influence on modern conservationism
A Northumbria University academic has won a prestigious award to study the role of the Anglican parish in shaping the development of modern conservationism and the science of natural history.
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New research highlights young refugees’ voices and experiences
Experts from Northumbria University have revealed findings from a research study which examines the links between volunteer opportunities and the livelihoods of young refugees.
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New research reveals prejudice against people with Northern English accents
People form judgements about others from the way they speak, yet listeners are often unaware of their deeply embedded ‘implicit’ biases.
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New research is first-ever study on "blended volunteering"
Running projects without international volunteers will not help “decolonise development”, according to new collaborative research by international development charity Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), and Northumbria University.
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Royal Garden Party invitation recognises services to education
A Northumbria University professor attended the first Royal Garden Party of a celebratory Jubilee summer, following a special nomination from the Department of Education.
Greta Defeyter, a Professor of Developmental Psychology was nominated to attend the Buckingham Palace Garden Party in recognition of her services to education and children services.
Greta is Director of Northumbria Univer -
Northumbria University launches Social Mobility Impact Report
Northumbria University has launched a new report that sets out its social impact and identifies where it is spreading opportunity to those who need it most.
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Collaborative research to help plan North Tyneside’s digital future
Academics at Northumbria University are leading a study which is investigating how residents across North Tyneside access and use digital technology – and where there are barriers to its take-up. The results will help to shape the development of future services within the borough, from healthcare and housing to education and digital infrastructure.
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