Northumbria graduates support growth of local business
Newcastle based marketing agency expands their portfolio of clients with the help of Northumbria graduates.
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Student research honouring Chernobyl self-settlers attracts award nomination
A talented PhD student whose research aims to understand and document the traditional skills and values of an aging community of people living in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, has been named as a finalist in the 2022 North East Culture Awards.
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MAJOR NEW PROJECT TO REVEAL NEW INSIGHTS INTO 19TH CENTURY BRITISH AND OTHER IMMIGRANT SAILORS IN THE U.S. NAVY
A Northumbria University-led project is set to help tell the stories of British and other immigrant sailors in the American Civil War in ways never before possible.
The “Civil War Bluejackets” Project—so named because of the distinctive uniform worn by U.S. Civil War sailors—is a collaboration between historians at Northumbria University, Newcastle, and computer scientists at the University of -
City’s universities among UK best
Both universities in Newcastle nominated for University of the Year in the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards.
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Northumbria shortlisted for best university in the UK
Northumbria University, Newcastle has been nominated for University of the Year in the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2022. These national awards recognise exceptional performance as well as bold, imaginative and innovative initiatives that have advanced a Higher Education institution’s reputation during the academic year 2020/21.
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Technology and traditional craft combine to highlight women’s safety
An intercontinental project by a Northumbria University researcher is using traditional crafting techniques and the latest technology to explore the international issue of women’s safety.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Facial recognition: UK plans to monitor migrant offenders are unethical – and they won’t work
The difficulty working with darker skin tones reflects the experiences of people of colour who try to use facial recognition technology. In recent years, researchers have demonstrated the unfairness in facial recognition systems, finding that the software and algorithms developed by big technology companies are more accurate at recognising lighter skin tones than darker ones.
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Northumbria professor named president of global auditory display organisation
Professor Paul Vickers, an expert in computer science and sonification, or the use of audio to communicate data, has taken up his new position at the International Community for Auditory Display (ICAD). The real-world impact of these applications is wide-ranging, from helping visually impaired people to assimilate data to monitoring threats and network traffic at a security operations centre.
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Visiting professor shortlisted for prestigious Turner Prize
A visiting professor at Northumbria University is among the artists nominated for this year’s Turner Prize, an annual award that marks Britain’s most outstanding contributions to the arts.
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Northumbria students triumph in national marketing competition for leading whisky maker
Students from Northumbria University have come out on top in a national competition to find the cream of the country’s marketing talent.
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Scientists are a step closer to finding a low toxicity treatment for childhood leukaemia
Newly published research carried out using synthetic human bone marrow cells is paving the way for the development of safer and kinder treatments for children with leukaemia.
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Academic’s ‘coming of age’ memoir explores how art shapes identity
A lecturer in Creative Writing at Northumbria University has been awarded a British Academy Small Research Grant to explore how art – and music in particular – has a profound impact on our lives and makes us who we are.
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