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  • Designing homes that are fit for the future

    Designing homes that are fit for the future

    A team of Northumbria University academics has been awarded funding to design and develop a purpose-built home office within a prototype home, that will allow people to age in place and work effectively from home.

  • The results of the study will be used to help inform local plans and to address inequalities caused by digital exclusion.

    Collaborative research to help plan North Tyneside’s digital future

    Academics at Northumbria University are leading a study which is investigating how residents across North Tyneside access and use digital technology – and where there are barriers to its take-up. The results will help to shape the development of future services within the borough, from healthcare and housing to education and digital infrastructure.

  • Peter Rolton, Chairman of Rolton Group and Executive Chairman of Britishvolt

    Scholarships and work experience for aspiring engineering graduates

    Northumbria University, Newcastle, has announced a new scholarship programme funded by leading engineering consultancy Rolton Group to support women from minority ethnic backgrounds interested in studying engineering.
    The Rolton Group Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships will start in September 2022. Worth £6,000 each, the scholarships will be awarded to academically gifted Black, Asian and M

  • Haskap berries

    Haskap berries could hold the key to endurance runners’ success

    A recently discovered edible berry has the potential to improve the performance of endurance runners by a potentially game-changing 2%, according to new research at Northumbria University.
    The Haskap berry (botanical name Lonicera caerulea) is an edible blue honeysuckle native to the boreal forests and low-lying wet regions of northern hemisphere countries including Canada, Japan and Russia. Th

  • Professor Andy Long

    Northumbria appoints new Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive

    Northumbria University, Newcastle, has today announced the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive.
    Professor Andy Long will take up his role as Northumbria University’s fifth Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive on 1st August 2022, following an extensive and competitive recruitment and selection process. With a wealth of experience in academic leadership, Professor Long is cur

  • HRH The Princess Royal speaking with Mrs Gill McGill and Professor Matthew Kiernan, Co-Directors of Northumbria's Northern Hub for Veterans and Military Families Research.

    Northumbria welcomes Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited Northumbria University, Newcastle, to hear about the quality and impact of its research helping to transform services and support for the UK military veteran community.

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