Students support growth of County Durham community hub
Students from Northumbria University’s Business Clinic are helping a County Durham church to boost its income and provide an even greater variety of services to the local community.
Topics: Economy, Finance
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Northumbria researchers provide economic evidence base for shift away from animal testing
New research commissioned by Lush shows the UK's non-animal methods sector grew to more than £1.2 billion in turnover and has been cited by a leading parliamentary advocate for reform.
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Northumbria University helps launch £22.5m fund to turn research into new businesses
Northumbria University is one of five North East universities backing a new £22.5m fund designed to accelerate the region’s research into high-growth new businesses.
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Northumbria maintains prestigious Small Business Charter status
Northumbria University's Newcastle Business School has secured reaccreditation with the Small Business Charter Award, a mark of excellence recognising business schools which are centres of excellence in supporting small businesses, student enterprise, and the local economy.
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Report calls on the UK banking industry to consider interventions that “design out” economic abuse
Researchers have published the findings of a ground-breaking study which brought together victim-survivors and banking professionals to co-design ways of preventing economic abuse in the UK banking industry.
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The Academy of Social Sciences welcomes Northumbria Professor to its Fellowship
An economics expert from Northumbria University, whose research has highlighted the important links between community cohesion and regional development, has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Bishop of Newcastle visits Northumbria to tackle questions on the social economy
Northumbria University’s Newcastle Business School recently welcomed Bishop of Newcastle The Right Reverend Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, to an event focusing on driving inclusive growth in the North East social economy.
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Researchers elected to Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship
Three experts in public policy, accounting and international relations from Northumbria University are among 64 outstanding social scientists recognised by the Academy of Social Sciences today.
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Read the latest issue of Northumbria University News: Spring 2025 edition
The Spring 2025 edition of Northumbria University’s newspaper is available to collect on campus or read online now.
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Academics collaborate with charity for research on women’s safety
A study led by researchers from Northumbria University suggests not enough is being done to ensure women’s safety in the night-time economy.
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Northumbria retains prestigious ‘double’ AACSB accreditation for business and accounting
Northumbria University’s Newcastle Business School has once again cemented its reputation as a leading institution for business and accounting education by retaining its coveted accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
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New report proposes common sense policy solutions to key problems in British life
Researchers from Northumbria University have led the creation of a blueprint for policy reform which aims to bring an end to poverty and inequality in Britain.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Gordon Brown wants £3 billion for the 'austerity generation'. But the UK needs a more enduring solution
In this article originally written for The Conversation*, from Northumbria University, Elliott Johnson, Senior Research Fellow in Public Policy, Daniel Nettle, Professor of Community Wellbeing, and Matthew T. Johnson, Professor of Public Policy, discuss the interventions required to tackle poverty and inequality in the UK.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Rishi Sunak wants to cut the cost of ‘sicknote’ Britain. But we’ve found a strong economic case for benefits
In this article originally written for The Conversation*, from Northumbria University, Elliott Johnson, Senior Research Fellow in Public Policy and CAPE North of Tyne Combined Authority Policy Fellow, Howard Reed, Senior Research Fellow in Social work, Education, and Community wellbeing, and Matthew T. Johnson, Professor of Public Policy, discuss the economic case for benefits.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
In this article originally written for The Conversation*, Matthew T. Johnson, Professor of Public Policy at Northumbria University, and Matthew Flinders, founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics at the University of Sheffield, discuss the Labour Party's opportunity to address the country's economic pressures.
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Renewables toolkit aims to help smooth the road to net zero
Economists and environmental scientists from Northumbria University have joined forces with regional leaders across the North East to co-design a renewable energy toolkit.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Four reforms to stop English councils from going bankrupt
In this article originally written for The Conversation, Kevin Muldoon-Smith, Associate Professor in Strategic Public Sector Finance and Urban Adaptation at Northumbria University, and Mark Sandford, Honorary Professor of Local Government at the University of Bristol, discuss four reforms to stop English councils from going bankrupt.
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Northumbria University announces £50m space skills, research and development centre set to transform the UK space industry
Investments from Lockheed Martin, the UK Space Agency and Northumbria University forge pathway for NESST’s global prominence.
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Underappreciation of LGBT executives creates investment opportunity
A ‘rainbow ceiling’ contributes to LGBT-led companies being undervalued on the stock market, according to new research.
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Associate Professor leads new international analysis of local government finance
The Local Democracy Research Centre has commissioned experts at Northumbria University, led by Dr Kevin Muldoon-Smith, to look at how local government is funded in different countries around the world.
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