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  • Jupiter’s atmosphere around the Great Red Spot (NIRCam and NIRSpec). Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, Jupiter ERS Team, J. Schmidt, H. Melin, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)

    Telescope reveals unexpected activity above Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

    New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal surprising activity in Jupiter's ionosphere above the Great Red Spot. Scientists have discovered intricate structures and unexpected small-scale activity caused by gravity waves from the massive storm. This new insight challenges previous understanding of Jupiter's upper atmosphere.

  • The ESA Solar Orbiter (photo credit: European Space Agency)

    Mystery of ‘slow’ solar wind unveiled by Solar Orbiter mission

    Scientists using data from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft have made progress in understanding the origins of the 'slow' solar wind, shedding light on how it forms and leaves the Sun. This research helps explain the variability and complexity of the solar wind, providing new insights into its behavior and composition.

  • Greggs CEO Roisin Currie

    Pioneering businesswoman honoured by Northumbria

    Roisin Currie, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Greggs PLC, has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Northumbria University, Newcastle in recognition of her outstanding contribution to business, her commitment to diversity in the workplace and her support in creating positive futures for people leaving prison.
    Her appointment to lead Greggs in May 2022 created history for t

  • Aspiring Architect wins prestigious industry awards

    Aspiring Architect wins prestigious industry awards

    An Architecture student at Northumbria University recently achieved a series of industry accolades for a community-based project focused on reviving and regenerating a town in Leeds.

  • Northumbria Law student Natasha Nicholson with competition organiser Mr Siddhartha Luthra.

    Northumbria Law student takes top prize in India

    A Northumbria Law School student has demonstrated her debating and advocacy skills by being named Best Overall Speaker at a highly prestigious international mooting competition.
    Final year MLaw Exempting Bar student Natasha Nicholson won the stand-out award at the K.K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court held annually at the Campus Law Centre in Delhi University, India. The 22-year-old from Northern Ir

  • Saturn

    Telescope to provide insight into Solar System lightshows

    Professor Tom Stallard, a Planetary Astronomer from Northumbria University, has been granted access to the James Webb Space Telescope to study and capture images of the auroras on gas giants Saturn and Uranus. This unique opportunity will provide unprecedented insight into these spectacular light shows and planetary atmospheres.

  • GETM4 researchers

    Northumbria-led global research and innovation project secures new European funding

    A global research and innovation project led by Northumbria University since 2017 has secured a further four years of EU funding worth in excess of €1.5m.
    Global and Entrepreneurial Talent Management 3 (GETM3) was an international consortium of higher education institutions and businesses undertaking research and staff exchange projects to explore why employers across the world can struggle to

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