Applications open for The Woon Foundation Painting & Sculpture Prize 2019
Applications for one of the UK’s most generous art prizes are now open, with three prizes worth a total of £40,000 on offer to undergraduate artists studying in the UK.
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Student entrepreneur launches business with a social mission
A student at Northumbria University has launched his first business with a social mission to help raise awareness of ocean pollution and save marine life.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Climbing Scottish mountains: why ‘munro-bagging’ is on the up and up
David Brown, Senior Lecturer and Tom Mordue, Professor of Tourism at Northumbria University, discuss why "munro-bagging" is becoming more popular.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Making cities more walkable by understanding how other people influence our journeys
Ruth Dalton, Professor of Building Usability and Visualisation at Northumbria University, Newcastle, writes about how urban spaces can be designed to be better for walkers if planners understand 'social wayfinding' - or how other people can influence where we choose to walk.
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Gatwick experience for engineering students
Fourteen engineering students from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have enjoyed a VIP behind-the-scenes visit to Gatwick Airport to learn how Britain’s second largest airport operates. The visit was arranged by Stewart Wingate, the Chief Executive Officer of Gatwick, who graduated from Northumbria in 1994 and continues to support his alma mater.
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Smart sensors could transform how buildings are designed and lived in
Mould, mildew and damp cause misery for thousands of people in homes across the UK, and cost housing associations, landlords and homeowners millions of pounds a year in repairs.
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Partners in detecting and preventing crime: university and police join forces
Northumbria University and Northumbria Police have joined forces in an exciting partnership to help educate the next generation of officers.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Emoji are becoming more inclusive, but not necessarily more representative
Selina Jeanne Sutton, PhD Researcher at Northumbria University, explores the latest emoji list released this year, and the social and cultural impact of their usage.
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Researchers find evidence for a new fundamental constant of the Sun
New research undertaken at Northumbria University shows that the Sun’s magnetic waves behave differently than currently believed. Their findings have been reported in the latest edition of the prominent journal, Nature Astronomy.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Ponds can absorb more carbon than woodland – here’s how they can fight climate change in your garden
Mike Jeffries, Associate Professor in Ecology, discusses how ponds are more than just a decorative garden piece and how they could be a good tool in helping combat climate change.
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New world-class Architecture Studios open at Northumbria University, Newcastle
Students and staff from Northumbria’s flagship Architecture programmes are starting to move in to their new, purpose-built studios.
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New technologies for renewable energy to be developed by region’s universities
The North East’s reputation for renewable energy research has received a major boost, with confirmation that the UK’s next generation of doctoral researchers in this field will train in the region.
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