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Northumbria physicist elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Dr Juna Sathian, an Associate Professor at Northumbria University, has been elected a Fellow…
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Northumbria University has played a key role in shaping a new national plan designed to help…
Northumbria researcher joins appeal to Downing Street on free school meals and holiday support
A Northumbria University academic, whose research has played a key role in bringing breakfast…
Ancient wildfires near the South Pole shaped Earth's earliest peat bog
Wildfires raging through prehistoric rainforests helped create the earliest known peat bog…
Northumbria astronomer helps reveal secrets of rare interstellar visitor
A Northumbria University astronomer has helped uncover new clues about a rare icy object from…
Two Northumbria professors elected Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
Two leading academics from Northumbria University have been elected to the Fellowship of the…
New scientific review involving Northumbria researchers identifies Antarctic coastal blind spots limiting sea level projections
A new international, community-led, scientific review warns that major gaps in knowledge along…
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