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Student comes to the rescue of ill man
A nursing student who cared for a mentally ill man who was self-harming on public transport…
Experts discuss consequences of Iraq war just months before controversial Chilcot report is published
Leading scholars from across the UK travelled to Northumbria University to discuss the legal…
COMMENT: Trump and Palin exist in an alternative universe of knowledge denial
Dr Randall J Stephens, Reader in History and American Studies at Northumbria University, explains…
Lighting the fuse for economic growth
A major new project is being launched to explore how the creative, digital and IT (CDIT) sector…
Northumbria University receives ‘outstanding’ rating for its Teach First programme
An Ofsted inspection of teacher training provided by Northumbria University has been rated…
Women's Everyday Resilience in Opposing Large Scale Mining
Mining in Latin America is big business and provides a substantial percentage of GDP, but is…
COMMENT: Five performances that show Bowie’s acting is worth a second take
Andrew Ross, Graduate Tutor and Lecturer in Film at Northumbria University, discusses David…
Exclusive award seeks to find next literary star from Northumbria
Northumbria’s final year students and alumni have the chance to show their literary promise…
Northumbria collects Athena SWAN Bronze award for gender equality
Representatives from Northumbria travelled to an award ceremony held at Oxford University to…
Pets are more than a piece of furniture when it comes to custody battles, according to Northumbria University expert
An expert in animal law at Northumbria University, Newcastle, has called for a revolution in…
The Queen honours Vice-Chancellor
The Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Northumbria University, Newcastle, Professor Andrew…
COMMENT: We didn’t solve many problems for women in 2015, but it’s good to talk
Karen Ross, Professor of Media at Northumbria University, discusses women in 2015 for The Conversation.
COMMENT: Who are the homeless and how do we count them?
Adele Irving, Senior Research Fellow, and Oliver Moss, Research Fellow, at Northumbria University,…
COMMENT: Five dark literary Christmases that don’t involve Ebeneezer Scrooge
Claire Nally, Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century English Literature at Northumbria University,…
COMMENT: What can science tell us about the Star of Bethlehem?
Carol Davenport, Director, Think Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Teaching…
COMMENT: The holly and the ivy: how pagan practices found their way into Christmas
Peter Glaves, Enterprise Fellow at Northumbria University, discusses how pagan practices found…
