Huge fall in FGM among girls across Africa
The prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGMC) among girls up to the age of 14 has fallen sharply in most regions of Africa over the past three decades, reveals the first analysis of its kind.
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Giving is good
The GeNErosity Festival of Philanthropy and Giving launches in the North East tomorrow.
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International Northumbria alumnus and tech investor offers advice to business students
A US-based entrepreneur and start-up investor has returned to Northumbria almost 30 years after studying at the University, to meet current students and share his experiences in business.
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Extra! Extra! The new edition of Northumbria University News is out now
The Autumn edition of Northumbria University News is here. Packed with the latest news, features and interviews, Northumbria University News is the perfect way to ‘read all about’ the exciting developments taking place across the University.
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UN Sustainable Development Chairman makes an impact at Northumbria
Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, Chairman of the United Nations Global Compact Foundation – regarded as the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative - has delivered a public lecture at Northumbria University, Newcastle, on how to make a global impact through sustainable development.
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What it’s like growing up as a girl in the north of England
Sarah Ralph, senior lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies at Northumbria University, Newcastle and Sarah Winkler-Reid, lecturer in Social Anthropology at Newcastle University discuss what it's like to be a girl living in the North.
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Boot camp offers entrepreneur students STACKS of advice
Independent retailers based in STACK, Newcastle’s shipping container village and creative hub, recently teamed up with Newcastle Business School to share their enterprise experiences with students on Northumbria University’s Entrepreneurial Business Management (EBM) programme.
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LiFi research to revolutionise data downloads
A new form of high speed wireless internet, which uses the lights in homes and offices to transmit data, could revolutionise the way we download and upload information in the future.
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County lines: the dark realities of life for teenage drug runners
Robert McLean, lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University, Newcastle, along with Grace Robinson, PhD Candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant at Edge Hill University and James Densley, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Metropolitan State University, discuss the life of teenage drug runners.
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Rugby ace Matt Dawson tries Northumbria’s hospitality
Rugby star and TV presenter Matt Dawson touched down at Northumbria University, Newcastle, to explore the latest in student accommodation and catch-up with some of rugby’s rising talent.
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Top of the class for health and safety
For the third time in four years, a Northumbria University, Newcastle student has been named one of the best in the UK for studies relating to occupational health and safety.
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Anti-fracking activists released on appeal – but criminalisation of nonviolent protest is new norm
Nathan Stephens-Griffin, a lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University discusses the patterns of criminalisation in relation to protests.
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Northumbria subjects climb up the global rankings
Northumbria University is seeing further improvements in its international profile, with four subject areas featuring in Times Higher Education’s world rankings for the first time.
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Graduate surveyors demonstrate ‘high standards and integrity’
Northumbria University is officially one of the top providers of new chartered surveyors in the UK. New figures show that 1 in every 14 new surveyors accredited with Membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors is a Northumbria graduate.
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means at the special event for Black History Month
A Northumbria University academic is set to co-host a unique multi-media show at Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle.
Brian Ward, Professor in American Studies at Northumbria, whose book Martin Luther King in Newcastle upon Tyne underpinned last year’s Freedom City 2017 celebrations, has joined forces with Famous 4:15, one of the North East’s leading stage schools, to devise and present RESPECT 2 -
EXPERT COMMENT: Protecting marine areas seem a good idea – but they may have insidious political effects
Sue Farran, Professor of Laws at Northumbria University, Newcastle discusses the implications of Marine Protected Areas.
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Northumbria and Newcastle to train next generation of global change scientists
A new multimillion pound centre to train scientists to transform our understanding of planet Earth has been announced between Northumbria University and Newcastle University.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Newcastle’s iconic Tyne Bridge: how it became a symbol of the city’s changing fortunes
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Tyne Bridge. Northumbria University academics Laura O'Brien and Hannah E. Martin discuss the significance of the bridge and how it shaped the city.
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Global award for engineer with vegan vision
A talented PhD student from Northumbria University, Newcastle has won a major international award for his vision to create vegan-friendly buildings made of natural materials, such as mushrooms.
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Research on rural broadband goes global
New research by Northumbria University on methods to tackle the rural digital divide involving local communities in Cumbria has been showcased in front of an international audience of communication policy makers.
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