University News
Home to roost?
Towering structures that could be used to house people and birds at Blyth’s seafront are on view at Northumbria University’s Architecture Show which opens to the public at 6pm on Thursday, 20 June.
Date Posted: June 2013
Mixing it up at the V & A
A design for a hoarding which mixes up some of the best-known artefacts at the V&A has earned a Northumbria University student the title of Best of the Year in the D&AD awards.
Date Posted: June 2013
Perfect fit for breast cancer survivors
A Northumbria University student has designed a collection of attractive lingerie for women who have had mastectomies.
Date Posted: June 2013
Controlling portions at the sauce
A Northumbria University student has designed a product to help people control their food portions more easily.
Date Posted: June 2013
Using nature’s energy to harvest crops
A Northumbria University student’s design for a new tractor could bring down the cost of food production in the future.
Date Posted: June 2013
Work while you commute
An ‘office on rails’ for business class passengers has been designed by a Northumbria University student.
Date Posted: June 2013
Does Scottish nationalism include ethnic minorities?
The vision for an independent Scotland and Scottish identity must include ethnic and racial minorities, a Northumbria University academic has argued on the BBC.
Date Posted: June 2013
Design with a difference
Design graduates and designers will be encouraged to think about the difference design can make at a Northumbria University event this month.
Date Posted: June 2013
Breakfast scheme brings benefits
A free breakfast scheme in Blackpool has been deemed to be a success by Northumbria University academics.
Date Posted: June 2013
Report uncovers looming crisis in inequality for women
A Northumbria University academic has contributed to a report showing how austerity measures are impacting upon levels of gender inequality in the North East of England, published this month.
Date Posted: June 2013
The struggle for Newcastle
Newcastle city centre is the setting for a political drama that pits rich against poor, in a play written and directed by Northumbria University academics.
Date Posted: June 2013
Creative approach to mental health
A Northumbria University PhD student’s design talent has scooped a grant of more than £400k from the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) and transformed the culture of a Tyneside mental health charity.
Date Posted: June 2013
University helping businesses to grow
A new service which will unlock the growth potential of businesses across the region has been launched in Newcastle.
Date Posted: June 2013
Design students collaborate with industry innovators
A homecare medication box that senses and reminds the user when it is time to take their medicine, electronic sensors embedded in containers that detect whether home-cooked food is safe to eat, and counterfeit-detecting smartcards are just some of the commercial uses that Northumbria students have designed for a new technology called printable electronics.
Date Posted: June 2013
For love not money – what keeps circuses on the road?
Year-in, year-out the circus comes to town. But in 2013 circuses are in trouble. Seen by many as entertainment from a bygone age and facing Government action to ban circuses with wild animals, what is it that keeps circuses on the road? Why do they carry on going?
Date Posted: May 2013
Designing for transformed lives
Northumbria Design students have developed a logo and website for a new North East charity.
Date Posted: May 2013
Partnership working to improve lives
A new partnership between Northumbria University and Northumberland County Council will boost the county’s economy and improve the quality of life of its residents.
Date Posted: May 2013
Science... but not as you know it!
As part of its role as associate partner in the world-famous British Science Festival event, Northumbria University is gearing up to a six-day showcase to help answer the question, what is science?
Date Posted: May 2013
Managing an ageing prison population
Identifying and addressing the physical, mental health and social care needs of ageing prisoners is vital to improve the UK’s prison service, say Northumbria criminologists.
Date Posted: May 2013
Northumbria talent shines in design for disaster competition
Northumbria University students have dominated the final shortlist of a national design competition with their solutions for disaster relief.
Date Posted: May 2013
Skydiving is never plane sailing
Skydivers show the same level of physical stress before every jump whether a first-timer or experienced jumper, say Northumbria researchers.
Date Posted: May 2013
Testosterone makes you see red
Putting on a red shirt can give individuals and teams a physical and psychological advantage and is the colour chosen by men with high levels of testosterone, says new research.
Date Posted: May 2013
Planning for success
A Northumbria academic is in the running for the national title of Young Planner of the Year.
Date Posted: May 2013
Unbeatable Team Northumbria Volleyball is England’s best
Team Northumbria’s women’s volleyball squad is celebrating a record-breaking season, having won all 47 of its matches and securing five trophies.
Date Posted: May 2013
Northumbria student is top of the shops
A Northumbria University student has been named as an inaugural winner in the Graduate Design Programme – the latest initiative to support graduate talent.
Date Posted: May 2013
Milestone for Gateshead regeneration project
The final stone has been laid in a new town centre square in the North East’s biggest regeneration project – in which Northumbria University is a key player.
Date Posted: May 2013
Taking on the world
Northumbria University will welcome the world in 2015 after celebrating the news that Rugby Union is coming home.
Date Posted: May 2013
Students guide the way in environmental initiative
Students from Northumbria University have partnered up with employees at a North East business park to provide their insight towards new environmental plans.
Date Posted: May 2013
Research on the menu
A Northumbria University academic has joined forces with a care home company to analyse and optimise their menus for each season.
Date Posted: May 2013
Nursing a reputation for excellence
Nursing students have voted Northumbria University’s continuing professional development programmes the best in the country for two years in a row.
Date Posted: May 2013
Stateside honour for Northumbria academic
A Northumbria University academic has been named a Distinguished Lecturer by the Organisation of American Historians (OAH).
Date Posted: May 2013
Student satisfaction on the rise
Northumbria University has climbed eight places to 23rd position in the latest Student Experience Survey carried out by the Times Higher Education, with students rating its facilities among the best in the UK.
Date Posted: April 2013
Exploring art at a stroke
A unique app which allows you to peel back the layers of a masterpiece and uncover a previously hidden world has been developed by experts from Northumbria and Newcastle universities.
Date Posted: April 2013
Art Prize shortlist unveiled
Northumbria University has announced the 10 finalists for the inaugural Woon Foundation Painting and Sculpture Art Prize 2012-13.
Date Posted: April 2013
Partnership working is simply the best
Northumbria University has won the Best Arts and Business Partnership in the Journal Culture Awards.
Date Posted: April 2013
Northumbria Academic chosen as ‘Super Author’
Northumbria University’s Dr Nasar Meer has been named a ‘Super Author’ by a leading publisher.
Date Posted: April 2013
Northumbria designers unlock commercial potential
Northumbria University Designers have combined cutting-edge research and design to create innovative fundraising initiatives for a Newcastle museum.
Date Posted: April 2013
Research to combat cross-border crime
Northumbria University academics are playing a key role in a new project aimed at fighting crime in Europe.
Date Posted: April 2013
Charity challenge produces groundbreaking research
Northumbria experts are hoping to unlock the secrets of fatigue by monitoring the endurance challenge of charity fundraiser Tony ‘The Fridge’.
Date Posted: April 2013
Football referees cope by thinking they are better than other refs
Football referees at all levels think they are better than their colleagues – and that may be how they cope with the pressures of this difficult and often thankless task, according to researchers at Northumbria University.
Date Posted: April 2013
Highlighting the positives
The relationship between a fitness instructor and their participants is crucial in motivating people to keep up their exercise regime, according to research from Northumbria University.
Date Posted: April 2013
Rosemary aroma may help you remember to do things
The aroma of rosemary essential oil may improve prospective memory in healthy adults – say Northumbria researchers.
Date Posted: April 2013
Northumbria is newest iSchool member
Northumbria University has become an iSchool – joining an international collective of institutions dedicated to advancing information sciences in the 21st Century.
Date Posted: April 2013
City council and Northumbria work in partnership for city pool swimmers
Northumbria University and the City Council have worked together to offer discount swimming at the Sport Central Swimming Pool following the closure of the City Pool.
Date Posted: April 2013
Volleyball's invincibles
Team Northumbria’s men’s and women’s volleyball teams are now the UK's national champions after winning their respective BUCS Championship Finals.
Date Posted: March 2013
