EXPERT COMMENT: New housing can be affordable and homely if builders learn lessons from the car industry – and IKEA
Associate Professor in Architecture and Built Environment, David Morton, discusses affordable housing for The Conversation.
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First student nurses start their training with a UK university in Malta
With a global reputation for high quality Nursing degrees, Northumbria University, Newcastle has started training more nurses in Malta to help the country’s national nursing shortage.
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Student nurses graduate from new UK nursing degree programme
The first students to study on a new 18-month full-time work-based nursing degree have graduated, and with flying colours.
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EXPERT COMMENT: How our minds construct the past, present and future depends on our relationship with time
Dr Sarah Duffy, Senior Lecturer in Languages and Linguistics at Northumbria University, discusses different perspectives of time for The Conversation.
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Humanities degrees and their value
Professor Julian Wright, Head of Humanities at Northumbria University, discusses why a humanities degree is more relevant today than it has ever been.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Peruvian women reflect on mining and development in the Andes
Katy Jenkins, Associate Professor of International Development and Co-Director of the Centre for International Development at Northumbria University, writes in Discover Society about her sociological photography project.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Cat Person: a creative writing expert on why you should read the short story for the #metoo age
Tony Williams, Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Northumbria University, discusses Kristen Roupenian's debut book: Cat Person, which has gone viral worldwide for it's take on modern-day dating.
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Woon prize winner opens first solo exhibition
The 2017 winner of one of the art world’s most generous awards is to launch her first solo exhibition next month.
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EXPERT COMMENT: The Dunciad: Giles Coren’s sexist attack on Jane Austen has unpleasant echoes of Alexander Pope
Claudine Van Hensbergen, Senior Lecturer in 18th Century English Literature, discusses language used by Giles Coren when criticising Jane Austen literature. In his latest documentary, and accompanying article, Giles Coren reinvents himself as a literary critic. The problem is, he’s not a very good one.
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Honorary Consuls meet international students to discuss their role – and Brexit
The Honorary Consuls for Sweden, Germany and France have visited Northumbria University to discuss their consular and cultural diplomacy initiatives, and how they can support international students.
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Northumbria leading global debate on volunteers in conflicts and emergencies
A team of Northumbria University academics are presenting the findings from a joint initiative with the Swedish Red Cross at a global conference in Stockholm, Sweden, this week.
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Academic recognised for distinguished contribution to sport psychology
A Northumbria University academic who specialises in the psychological factors around football has been recognised for her distinguished contribution to sport and exercise psychology.
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EXPERT COMMENT: How to talk to your doctor about information you find online
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Elizabeth Sillence and PhD Researcher and Demonstrator, Lauren Georgia Bussey, write about talking to your doctor about what you find online for The Conversation.
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Northumbria Law lecturer appointed to the Law Society’s Education and Training Committee
Northumbria law lecturer, Victoria Roper, has been appointed to the Law Society’s influential Education and Training Committee.
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Fishing for answers on the River Tyne
With tens of thousands of salmon currently preparing to lay their eggs in the upper stretches of the River Tyne, a new project hopes to bring their incredible journey to life.
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Northumbria graduate awarded top architectural prize
A Northumbria graduate, who has carried out unique research exploring the relationship between place and architectural design through extensive walked enquiry into the landscape, has been awarded one of the architecture profession’s most prestigious student prizes.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Why Hamilton reminds us of the roots of British musical theatre in political activism
Claudine van Hensbergen, Senior Lecturer in 18th century English Literature, writes about the links between stage musicals and political activism for The Conversation.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Q+A: What's going on with Brexit and the Irish border?
Dr Connal Parr writes about Brexit and the Irish border for The Conversation.
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Northumbria law academic advises Norwegian Government on international maritime safety laws
Research by a Northumbria University academic is helping an influential Norwegian Parliamentary Commission investigate and improve international maritime safety laws.
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EXPERT COMMENT: An end to ‘want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness’: why the Beveridge report flew off the shelves in 1942
Professor of Public Policy at Northumbria, Irene Hardill, collaborated with academics from the University of Southampton and University College London on an article for the Conversation.
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