Northumbria University, Newcastle

The Deep Discoveries project was launched to explore ways of creating a computer vision search platform that can identify and match images across digitised collections on a national scale. © The National Archives, V&A, and RGBE

16 September 2021 11:41

Design meets artificial intelligence to create new visual search engine

Novel methods of searching the nation’s gallery, library and museum collections could soon be revolutionised by a visual search platform designed in collaboration with Northumbria University.

Professor Mohamad Kassem has been awarded the 2021 Scherer Award for outstanding service to the computing community in the context of EC3.

31 August 2021 11:21

Outstanding service of Northumbria Professor recognised with international award

The European Council for Computing in Construction (EC3) has bestowed a prestigious honour on Northumbria University’s Professor Mohamad Kassem.

15 July 2021 17:40

Northumbria University launches new Skills Bootcamps to connect people into employment in construction

The Institute of Coding (IoC) is a collaborative national consortium of industry, educators and outreach providers that are working together to respond to the UK’s digital skills gap through the delivery of employer-led digital skills education.

Previous research has revealed concerns around the suitability of current remote healthcare.

10 June 2021 16:05

New funding for research into remote healthcare for eating disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond

Northumbria University health and cyber psychologist Dr Dawn Branley-Bell has been awarded a Medical Research Foundation Fellowship – one of four projects supported by £1.1 million of new funding to tackle eating disorders and self-harm.

Our route to high-performance and scalable solar cells (right) is through understanding the relationship of solution-processing to the atomic-structural ordering and optoelectronic properties of the semiconducting-materials (left).

26 February 2021 09:18

New technology could see solar panels integrated into windows and cladding

A team of researchers, including renewable energy experts from Northumbria University, has received significant funding to revolutionise the fabrication and application of photovoltaic devices used to produce solar energy.

6 May 2020 16:15

New app boosts support for armed forces community

As the country gears up to commemorate VE Day, academics at Northumbria University are delighted to have played a vital role in the development of a new smartphone app which helps UK military veterans find support services they need; whether that’s health services, jobs or housing.

The surface of the Sun, as revealed by the Inouye Solar Telescope. Credit: NSO/Aura/NSF

30 January 2020 09:00

The Sun as we've never seen it before: clearest and most detailed images yet of the Sun revealed

The clearest and most detailed images of the Sun have been captured by the largest telescope in the world.

24 January 2020 11:01

Exploring the ethics of emotional artificial intelligence

The ethical implications of machines being able to read human emotions will be explored in a ground-breaking new research project, involving Northumbria University criminologist Dr Diana Miranda.

The winning project will improve the lives of elderly people in parts of China.

9 January 2020 14:19

Northumbria Professor wins prestigious Newton China Prize

A project which uses smart devices and big data to improve the lives of elderly people in parts of China has been named the winner of the prestigious £200,000 Newton China Prize 2019.

Liquid droplets on a dark surface. Credit pexels.com

28 January 2019 11:27

£700,000 award funds new research into ways to control liquid droplets

Academics from Northumbria University are to continue their ground-breaking research into the behaviour of liquids, leading a new project to investigate how to control the way liquids form into droplets.

Students from Northumbria’s Mechanical, Automotive and Electrical Engineering programmes, with Dr Ulugbek Azimov (centre), Programme Leader in Automotive Engineering.

30 July 2018 10:16

Northumbria automotive designs set to electrify NE1 Newcastle Motor Show audience

Visitors to this year’s NE1 Newcastle Motor Show on the weekend of Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 August will be given a glimpse into the future of automotive technology as Northumbria University unveils an electric racing car built by its students.

8 November 2017 10:07

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.

14 March 2017 11:08

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.

29 September 2016 10:01

It’s delightful, it’s dynamic, it’s dewetting!

How would you like a kitchen surface that cleans itself? Technological advances such as this could be one step closer after a breakthrough by Northumbria University and Nottingham Trent University.

Subjects: Technology, general