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AI can map giant icebergs from satellite images 10,000 times faster than humans 
Researchers secure funds for brain health study on military veterans
Pictured are Dr Katherine Butler of Northumbria University and James Smith of the Lit & Phil standing holding a book each with rows of books in the background
A logo with the text 'A Writing Chance' in white writing on a red background
AI Citizen
an image of the planet Uranus
The land use of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Gateshead as surveyed by the Land Use Survey of Britain between 1931 and 1935 (Copyright Giles Clark, CC-BY-NC-SA)
New project to improve data on veteran health and social care provision in the UK
an illustration for the festival of social sciences
People talking about enterprise
Cyclists for HEWB at London Campus
Life On Our Planet
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