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Five MA Social Work students from Northumbria University (Alice Henderson, Ava Lister, Avi…
A leading academic in palliative and end-of-life care at Northumbria University has been recognised…
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Professor John Woodward has been awarded The Polar Medal in recognition of his outstanding…
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A Northumbria University research project has been highly commended at the 2025 Green Gown…
Northumbria University has been rated as ‘1st class’ for sustainability and is once again the…
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The North East Space Communications Accelerator (NESCA) has successfully awarded its first…
The inaugural cohort of Civil Engineering degree apprentices have graduated from Northumbria…
One year after Northumbria University was announced as the lead research partner on the 2026…
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