Northumbria University, Newcastle

Pictured from left to right: Thomas Pollet, Jamie Callahan and Clare Cook.

28 July 2023 08:30

Traditional male gender roles still dominate in entertainment industry

The characters that actors portray in films, television and on stage conform too closely with traditional gender roles – according to new research by academics at Northumbria and Durham universities.

Jim Gillon, Energy Services Manager, Gateshead Council, with Cllr John McElroy, at Gateshead’s Energy Centre.

2 June 2023 09:21

Psychologists encourage Gateshead households to expand use of innovative heat networks

Experts in consumer behaviour and behaviour change from Northumbria University are working with Gateshead residents to understand how households are using heat networks, in a bid to expand their use across the borough.

Professor Gavin Oxburgh and Dr Laura Farrugia

10 May 2023 10:21

New technology to improve police interviews

Researchers from Northumbria University have developed new software which will allow police and law enforcement officers to evaluate and improve their interview technique.

2 February 2022 19:30

Anxiety and neuroticism linked to ability to experience ASMR

New research from Northumbria University suggests a link between personality traits and the ability to experience the relaxing sensory phenomenon known as ASMR. The findings also show that it reduces anxiety in those who experience the sensation.

26 January 2021 14:59

EXPERT COMMENT: Lockdown, quarantine and self-isolation: how different COVID restrictions affect our mental health

In an article written for The Conversation, Dr Tom Heffernan, Programme Leader in Psychology with Criminology, Northumbria University, explores how different COVID restrictions affect our mental health.

14 February 2017 16:22

Sick and tired – not just a figure of speech

Large-scale study looks at tiredness and its associations with environment, genes, and mental and physical health.

3 January 2017 10:48

EXPERT COMMENT: Always forget to keep your New Year’s resolutions? Smoking and drinking could be why

Anna-Marie Marshall, Colin Hamilton and Tom Heffernan from Department of Psychology at Northumbria University, write about the damage of excessive alcohol use and smoking on prospective memory.

24 November 2016 15:33

EXPERT COMMENT: Smoking harms not just your physical health, but your mental health too

Tom Heffernan, Programme Leader in Psychology with Criminology, and Anna-Marie Marshall, PhD researcher and demonstrator at Northumbria University, write about smoking for The Conversation.

20 September 2016 14:01

Participants needed for University research projects

Researchers from Northumbria University are looking for volunteers to take part in studies looking at the effects of a compound found in grapes and red wine which may boost mental functions.

16 May 2016 12:02

All in the mind – new exhibition to uncover secrets of the brain

A new exhibition at the Life Science Centre will help us understand what’s going on inside our heads.

29 April 2016 15:36

Herbs that can boost your mood and memory

The herbs peppermint, chamomile, rosemary and lavender have been proven to have an impact on mood and memory, with significant benefits displayed for older people, according to new research from Northumbria University.

14 April 2016 14:33

COMMENT: Hirsutes you sir: but that beard might mean more to men than women

Tamsin Saxton, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Northumbria, writes about beards for The Conversation.

25 February 2016 15:20

COMMENT: Why we are secretly attracted to people who look like our parents

Tamsin Saxton, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Northumbria, writes about attraction for The Conversation.

25 February 2015 00:00

COMMENT: If you speak Mandarin, your brain is different

Dr Larry Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, explains how new research which suggests that some languages like Mandarin require the brain to work in an entirely different way to languages such as English

9 February 2015 00:00

Will your partner stay or stray?

Both men and women may be genetically inclined to be either promiscuous or faithful according to new research from Northumbria and Oxford Universities.

27 October 2014 00:00

Northumbria academic to take part in BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival

A Northumbria University academic is taking part in a BBC Radio 3 debate as part of the station’s Free Thinking festival.

3 September 2014 00:00

Psychologist launches guide book for humans

A senior lecturer and health psychologist at Northumbria University, Newcastle, has published a new book that explores what makes us who we are and why we are so resistant to change.

12 September 2013 00:00

Seeing the benefit of art

The effect of viewing art on people’s cognitive processes and emotions is being analysed as part of a research project by Northumbria University.

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