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The Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Gillian Keegan, visited Northumbria University,…
The West Antarctic ice sheet will continue to increase its rate of melting over the rest of…
In an article written for The Conversation, Claudine van Hensbergen, Associate Professor in…
A scale model of Newcastle’s core urban area produced as part of a partnership known as Virtual…
A Northumbria University academic has been awarded an acclaimed Philip Leverhulme Prize for…
Satellite technology developed by Northumbria University scientists has been adapted for a…
Northumbria University KTP Associate and data scientist Rohit Venugopal has won the Future…
Northumbria will host a conference with Dynamo North East, exploring Artificial Intelligence…
We in the UK already know a lot about how technology should be regulated and controlled, and…
A Northumbria University PhD student has won an esteemed studentship award to support her research…
Climate-conscious business students are helping South Tyneside Council to educate the next…
A terrifying new exhibition featuring a series of rare movie posters for horror films of the…
Northumbria is delighted to be part of the British Council’s Venice Fellowship Programme. Two…
A Northumbria University academic is part of a team of scientists to be awarded a prestigious…
In an article written for The Conversation, Cameron McEwan, Associate Professor in Architecture…