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  • Simon Scott-Harden from Northumbria University is pictured in Kenya.

    Toolkit shares real lessons from the frontlines of plastic recovery

    The team behind a circular economy initiative aimed at tackling plastic pollution, which includes experts from Northumbria University, is celebrating the launch of a toolkit designed to provide practical guidance on setting up recycling schemes across the world.

  • From left to right, Dr Amélie Addison and Dr Rachael Durkin of Northumbria University and Bill Griffiths of North East Museums, pictured outside Northumbria's Sutherland Building

    A musical celebration of the North East’s rich heritage

    Northumbria University and North East Museums present "Small Pipes – Big History," a musical event celebrating the Northumbrian Small Pipes. Scheduled for May 14, it features performances, talks, and insights into the instrument's cultural significance and rich heritage. Admission is free.

  • Study identifies attitudes towards personal data processing for national security

    Study identifies attitudes towards personal data processing for national security

    Almost 80 per cent of UK adults support national security agencies collecting and processing personal data to investigate terrorism and serious crime, according to new research by the Centre for Emerging Technology and Security (CETaS) at The Alan Turing Institute, in collaboration with Savanta and Hopkins Van Mil, published on Tuesday.

  • Professor Howell is one of 56 new Fellows and four Honorary Fellows announced by the LSW in 2025. Image: Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University

    Northumbria University Professor Elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales

    Professor Kerry Howell from Northumbria University’s Newcastle Business School has been elected as a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (LSW)—joining a distinguished group of leading academics and professionals recognised for their contributions to research, innovation, and public life.

  • Lifetime Brands brings student design concept to life

    Lifetime Brands brings student design concept to life

    A cafetière for loose-leaf tea, originally conceived by a group of MA Design and MA Fashion Design students at Northumbria University is landing on shelves across the world, in a fantastic turnaround from concept to product.

  • Top 10 for the 16th consecutive year

    Top 10 for the 16th consecutive year

    Northumbria University has been ranked top in the North East for graduate business start-ups based on estimated turnover, according to the latest Higher Education Business and Communities Interaction (HEBCIS) survey.
    And by placing fourth in the UK for the academic year 2023/24, Northumbria has now been in the top 10 nationally for graduate enterprises in each of the past 16 years under this me

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