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  • Partnership offers scholarship opportunities for British Muslim students

    Northumbria University, Newcastle, has announced a partnership with the Aziz Foundation to provide scholarships for Masters’ students from British Muslim communities. The move is part of the University’s commitment to widening participation and promoting fair access to higher education for students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds.
    Established as a family charity in 2015, the Azi

  • Architect apprentice has designs on career progression

    Degree Apprenticeship student Laura McClorey is studying at Northumbria University, while working for leading international design studio FaulknerBrowns Architects in Newcastle.
    The 31-year-old from Belfast says the degree apprenticeship route has allowed her to stay in her chosen profession.
    Laura was recently named among the winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects awards 2022

  • Glacial lake outburst floods could threaten millions

    The lives of millions of people around the world could be in danger due to flooding from glacial lakes – according to new research by a team of academics including Northumbria University’s Dr Matt Westoby.

  • Hear from global experts in counterfeit crime at Northumbria workshop

    Global experts in counterfeiting are coming to Northumbria University for a Workshop to discuss and share their knowledge on measuring and tackling trademark infringement.
    The event at the University’s city centre campus on March 9th is part of a series of events being organised by Professor Xuemei Bian from Northumbria’s Newcastle Business School. These follow a £79,000 grant she was awarded l

  • The Power of Five

    How the North East’s universities are working together to help drive forward the Levelling Up agenda and grow the region’s economy.

  • EXPERT COMMENT: Jacinda Ardern resignation has people wondering when to quit – but that’s the wrong way to think about burnout

    As Jacinda Ardern leaves office as New Zealand's outgoing prime minister after citing that she no longer had “enough in the tank”, conversations about workplace burnout continue. In an article written for The Conversation, Anthony Montgomery, Professor in Occupational & Organisational Psychology, explains how thinking of burnout as an individual-level responsibility is missing the bigger picture.

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