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Dr Elliott Johnson, a Vice Chancellor’s Fellow in Public Policy at Northumbria, was among the subject experts to receive an invitation to join a roundtable discussion with the Minister for Social Security and Disability.

Public policy researcher among experts invited to join roundtable

A Northumbria University academic who studies the health and social impacts of work and welfare systems, especially in relation to disabled people, was invited to take part in a roundtable discussion with the Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms.

UN Volunteers interview community members to assess basic health services in the rural areas of Rwanda. Copyright UNV, 2023

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.

General Secretary of the Microbiology Society, Professor Karen Robinson, presents Dr Helen Hooper and Dr Amanda Jones from Northumbria University with the 2024 Microbiology Society Outreach Prize. Photo: Courtesy of the Microbiology Society

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.

Liam Philpot is pictured in the Architecture studios at Northumbria University with some of his design work.

Scholarship success for architecture student

An architecture student from Northumbria University has been named as one of five students from across the country to be awarded a prestigious scholarship by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Wren Insurance Association.

‘Big Waters Recovery Project: Reimagining Addiction Rehabilitation’ by Lauren Cunningham

Success at Architects for Health Student Design Awards

Three Architecture students from Northumbria University received accolades at the prestigious Architects for Health Student Design Awards, for design concepts that were up against entries from across the globe.

Bec Nicholson, Fine Art graduate from Northumbria University, is pictured with some of her work on display.

Fine Art graduates receive coveted award

Two Fine Art graduates from Northumbria University have been awarded the 2024 New Graduate Award, presented in collaboration with Middlesbrough Art Week.

New Designers 2024 took place at London's Business Design Centre. Photo by Sam Frost

National award wins for graduate designers

Graduate product designers from Northumbria University have been recognised with national awards supported by household brand names at a prestigious annual showcase event in London.

Dr Craig Warren is pictured with a Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) system manufactured by Sensors & Software. The gprMax software can be used to inform interpretations of GPR data from systems such as this.

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.

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