UK youth justice – out of step and unacceptable!
An expert law conference at Northumbria University, Newcastle, has today said the Government must follow the example of other countries and stop criminalising children as young as ten.
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Travel scholarship helps business students’ tuk-tuk trek across India
Two intrepid students from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have spent their summer tackling a gruelling 2,600 mile ride across India - in a rickshaw.
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COMMENT: Living longer, sicker lives? Make lifestyle changes to remain healthier in old age
Life expectancy across the world is growing, but the number of those extra years in which we’re healthy is not rising at the same rate.
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Northumbria researcher redefines the rules of chemistry
Research by a Northumbria academic could have a significant impact on the teaching of chemistry after he developed a radical new interpretation of a 99-year-old rule featured in all standard textbooks.
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Newcastle Business School professor leading debate on UK’s National initiative to China
Professor Yu Xiong from Northumbria University, Newcastle, has addressed two top level events recently on strengthening business collaboration between China and the UK.
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COMMENT: How the Republican Party became a haven of resentment and rage
The latest Republican presidential primary debate had it all: denunciations of President Obama, angry rants about America’s future, and all manner of bile.
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Northumbria steps up presence in Africa
Northumbria University, Newcastle, has appointed a new recruitment manager in Africa to help look after rising numbers of applications from students in Nigeria and Ghana.
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COMMENT: Legend portrays Kray twins through prism of current attitudes to violent crime
In the very first line of Legend, the new Kray twins film starring Tom Hardy (and Tom Hardy), we hear that everyone in the East End has a story about the Krays and that therefore separating the truth from the lies is rarely straightforward.
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Smoking and drinking are in top 10 causes of death in UK
Smoking is the number one cause of death in the UK – which has also seen an increase in deaths due to alcohol use – according to a new global study published today in The Lancet (Friday 11 September).
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Children’s champion Dr Tshering Lama back in Newcastle to promote award-winning movie
A Northumbria University graduate returned to Newcastle to promote an internationally acclaimed film, SOLD, which tells the story of a teenage girl who is trafficked from her home in rural Nepal to a brothel in India.
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Karate kid praises university
Sports Coaching student Paul Lineham has secured three medals at an international karate tournament while studying for his master’s degree.
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Students abandon rail adventure to bring refugee relief
Two Northumbria University graduates have halted their European backpacking adventure and pitched up at a refugee camp in Budapest to help families who have fled war torn Syria.
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