Four Northumbria University researchers have been awarded highly competitive fellowships to pursue groundbreaking research projects spanning the humanities, engineering, and social sciences.
New research involving a criminology expert from Northumbria University has found councils and police forces across the UK are failing to crack down on criminal landlords operating at the margins of the private rented sector.
Research led by polar scientists from Northumbria University has revealed new hope in natural environmental systems found in East Antarctica which could help mitigate the overall rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over long timescales.
The Autumn 2025 edition of Northumbria University’s newspaper is available to read online or pick up on campus now.
Pioneering research launches in Leeds to test new approach to assessing the risk to children from hidden lead exposure.
One of the UK’s largest conferences on student engagement and experience, organised by the Researching, Advancing and Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE) Network, will be hosted by Northumbria University in 2026.
Melt from ice sheets on Earth is already contributing to flooding across the globe and is expected to increase in the coming decades. Adaptation to reduce the destructiveness of future sea level rise is under way and depends critically, inch by inch, on the work of a newly-funded, international group of polar scientists.
Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in solar physics by providing the first direct evidence of small-scale torsional Alfvén waves in the Sun's corona – elusive magnetic waves that scientists have been searching for since the 1940s.
Equipment developed by researchers at Northumbria University, in collaboration with key industry partners, to improve the health and fitness of astronauts has received further research funding after being used in space for the first time.
Researchers from an outreach group at Northumbria University are celebrating after winning a prestigious 2025 Institute of Physics (IOP) award recognising their work with children and young people across the North East and beyond.
A former gym instructor from South Shields who left school with just five GCSEs has achieved a PhD while working full-time as a technician at Northumbria University and his groundbreaking research could change NHS exercise guidelines for older adults.
Global fashion leaders gathered at Northumbria University to address textile microfibre pollution through a research collaboration with The Microfibre Consortium and Fashion for Good. The Behind the Break project analyses fibre shedding, emphasising science-led solutions and sustainable practices to mitigate environmental impact from textiles.
Designers and creators from Northumbria University have unveiled a collaboration with English Heritage which has transformed Belsay Hall in Northumberland for a special event this autumn.
Professor Billy Clark from Northumbria University is launching a major research project exploring human communication processes, focusing on how we produce and evaluate communicative behavior. Funded by a Leverhulme Trust fellowship, the study aims to enhance understanding of everyday conversation.
A study of Saturn's atmospheric structure using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has revealed complex and mysterious features unseen before on any planet in our Solar System. The results were presented last week by Professor Tom Stallard of Northumbria University, at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki.
Two talented researchers from Northumbria University have been awarded a share of £120 million from UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) flagship Future Leaders Fellowship fund to help advance their work in space physics and book history.
Researchers in Vietnam, Thailand, India and the UK have been awarded more than £4 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to identify and evaluate inclusive methods of healthcare provision.
Seven leading researchers from Northumbria University have been selected to support the official panels for the 2029 Research Excellence Framework (REF), confirming the University’s reputation for excellence in research.
Northumbria University academics Dr Kate Hackett and Dr Allison Farnworth have won Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Awards from the NIHR, supporting research into nature-based health interventions and improved reproductive care, respectively, highlighting the university's commitment to impactful healthcare research.
Researchers are set to shine a different kind of light on the farming industry after receiving funding to explore how fluorescent materials used in TV and phone screens can be used to detect the presence of pesticides and herbicides in food production.
