News and Events
Northumbria Sport Lecturer Voted on to World Sport Board
Ruth Crabtree, a Principal Lecturer in the School of Life Sciences has recently returned from an overseas trip to Taiwan in which she witnessed and signed the new constitution for the World Association for Sport Management.
Date Posted: May 2012
Sport Coaching 'Think Tank' a Great Success
A two day Think Tank, 'Making a Difference in Sport with the Application of Research in Practice' was held by the Department of Sport Development on 2nd - 3rd May 2012 at Northumbria University.
Date Posted: May 2012
Northumbria Sport Lecturer Coaches World Champions
Karl Wharton, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Life Sciences, returned from his Easter break as Team GB Coach to the newly crowned 2012 Senior World Champions in Acrobatic Gymnastics.
Date Posted: May 2012
Northumbria's White Water Professor
A Northumbria scholar has joined an elite group of white water kayak instructors in becoming one of the country’s most highly trained coaches.
Date Posted: May 2012
Analysing the Environment
This is an informal meeting sponsored by the Newcastle and North East Coast Section of the Royal Society of Chemistry looking at chemical analysis of the environment.
Date Posted: May 2012
Second Successful Prozone Training Course
Thirty more students have gained invaluable hands-on experience using one of the world’s leading performance analysis sports softwares, Prozone. The thirty students completed the Level 1 qualification following a two day training workshop held in Sports Central at Northumbria University.
Date Posted: April 2012
The cost of caring
Parents of children with autism are more likely to get common ailments such as colds, coughs and headaches as a direct result of the increased stresses linked to their caring duties, according to research from Northumbria University.
Date Posted: April 2012
Science in slow motion
Northumbria academics have contributed to a film that shines a spotlight onto the world of sports sciences.
Date Posted: March 2012
Don’t look now – I’m trying to think
Children with autism look away from faces when thinking, especially about challenging material, according to new research from Northumbria University.
Date Posted: March 2012
Science of the Olympics Poster Competition
2012 is an Olympic year. The School of Life Sciences is holding a 'Science of the Olympics' Poster Competition aimed at school years 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10 in the North East.
Date Posted: March 2012
Weekend smoking can damage your memory
People who smoke only at weekends cause as much damage to their memory as those who smoke on a daily basis, according to research from Northumbria University.
Date Posted: March 2012
Exercising control of insulin
A new study being carried out by researchers at Northumbria University could help people with diabetes to better manage their blood sugar levels after exercise.
Date Posted: February 2012
School of Life Sciences to host PsyPAG Annual Conference
The School of Life Sciences will host the 2012 PsyPAG Annual Conference which runs from 18 - 20 July 2012.
Date Posted: November 2011
