University News
Improving access to legal advice
One of the largest legal aid firms in the North East has teamed up with Northumbria University’s School of Law on a new project that aims to improve access to legal advice for people living and working in the Newcastle area.
Date Posted: February 2012
Nursing research rewarded
A Northumbria University graduate’s dissertation findings will help cancer patient care in the North of England by reducing risks of death from serious infection.
Date Posted: January 2012
Apple innovator receives knighthood
Jonathan Ive, a Northumbria University graduate and head of design at Apple, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list.
Date Posted: January 2012
Looking back inspires the future
A stunning 1911 evening dress has been restored to its former glory – thanks in part to the expertise of Northumbria University’s School of Design.
Date Posted: December 2011
Bringing homelessness into view
Graphic Design students from Northumbria University are at the forefront of a new campaign to raise awareness of homelessness.
Date Posted: December 2011
Honorary degree for man of vision
A man who has played a key role in transforming the cultural, social and economic development of the North East has been awarded an Honorary Degree by Northumbria University.
Date Posted: December 2011
Northumbria academic named ‘Coach Educator of the Year’
A Northumbria University sporting academic has won one of the country’s most coveted coaching awards.
Date Posted: December 2011
Designer takes winning prize for inventive windscreen design
A Northumbria student’s design for a car windscreen that displays driver information, directions and road conditions has won first place in a national transportation competition.
Date Posted: November 2011
Assessing the goals of outreach work
Academics are to assess the social impact and value of a broad range of innovative wider family learning programmes run by Sunderland Football Club’s charitable foundation.
Date Posted: November 2011
Professor appointed to lead new art institute
The creation of the new Institute of Contemporary Art in Newcastle has moved a step closer with the appointment of a BALTIC Northumbria University Professor.
Date Posted: November 2011
Northumbria scientists working to halt breast cancer spread
Scientists at Northumbria University are working towards understanding how breast cancer spreads, thanks to a research grant worth almost £20,000 from Breast Cancer Campaign.
Date Posted: November 2011
New Dean for Northumbria’s School of Law
Kevin Kerrigan has been appointed Dean of Northumbria University's School of Law, the largest law school in the North of England which is renowned for its integration of legal theory and practice, in particular its commitment to professional skills development and learning through experience.
Date Posted: November 2011
Leading lawyers to deliver lectures
Some of the most influential figures in the British legal profession will be delivering lectures at the School of Law this academic year.
Date Posted: November 2011
Antarctic rocks help uncover clues about sea level changes
Ancient rocks embedded in the West Antarctic ice sheet could help scientists improve predictions of rising sea levels.
Date Posted: November 2011
Northumbria academic in finals of law teacher awards
A Northumbria University lecturer has been shortlisted for a prestigious national teaching award.
Date Posted: November 2011
Engineering team heads to Antarctica to explore hidden lake
A Northumbria University scientist’s work has helped pave the way for a British engineering team to launch the first stage of their mission to explore a hidden lake in Antarctica.
Date Posted: October 2011
Northumbria unveils public lecture programme
The director of human rights organisation Liberty, Shami Chakrabarti, and journalist Peter Kellner will be among the guest speakers included in Northumbria University’s new public lecture series.
Date Posted: August 2011
