https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university Mynewsdesk RSS - Press releases, News, and Blog Posts. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university https://www.mynewsdesk.com/assets/graphics/logos/logo-small-3b24ab90.png 128 23 en 15 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:35:58 +0100 A new national network led by Newcastle University and Northumbria University, in partnership with Sunderland Software City, will help develop sustainable coatings and accelerate industrial innovation. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/uk-network-to-accelerate-the-development-of-sustainable-surface-technologies-3473988?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/uk-network-to-accelerate-the-development-of-sustainable-surface-technologies-3473988?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:49:52 +0100 A Northumbria University criminologist has been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize, one of the UK’s most prestigious awards for early-career researchers whose work has had an international impact. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/criminologist-wins-acclaimed-philip-leverhulme-prize-to-pioneer-a-new-criminology-of-the-offshore-world-3473572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/criminologist-wins-acclaimed-philip-leverhulme-prize-to-pioneer-a-new-criminology-of-the-offshore-world-3473572?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:15:00 +0100 A new data platform has used anonymised data from charities to map how and where the Armed Forces community interact with support services providing a clearer insight into who is seeking support and what support they need. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/new-platform-maps-charity-support-for-the-armed-forces-community-3472786?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/new-platform-maps-charity-support-for-the-armed-forces-community-3472786?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:40:23 +0100 A major study co-led by Northumbria University will test whether attachment assessments lead to better and fairer decisions about children’s mental health and safeguarding. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-co-leads-study-on-fairer-support-for-families-3472699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-co-leads-study-on-fairer-support-for-families-3472699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:42:31 +0100 New research published today by the AHRC Creative Communities programme provides fresh evidence of how greater devolution can drive innovation, inclusive growth and stronger communities across the UK. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/new-ahrc-research-shows-how-community-innovation-can-power-the-next-phase-of-devolution-3472069?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/new-ahrc-research-shows-how-community-innovation-can-power-the-next-phase-of-devolution-3472069?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0100 Northumbria University's award-winning Student Law Office is launching SEND Decoded, a series of free information sessions to help parents and carers understand their rights when seeking the correct support for their child. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/free-sessions-to-help-families-navigate-the-send-system-3472015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/free-sessions-to-help-families-navigate-the-send-system-3472015?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0100 The Net Zero Polar Science (NZPS) Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) has welcomed its first cohort of PhD researchers, marking the launch of a new UK-based multi-institute initiative to develop the next generation of scientists to deliver high-impact environmental science with a reduced carbon footprint. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/new-doctoral-training-programme-will-tackle-key-polar-science-questions-with-a-reduced-carbon-footprint-3471772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/new-doctoral-training-programme-will-tackle-key-polar-science-questions-with-a-reduced-carbon-footprint-3471772?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:03:53 +0100 A new drop-in service is bringing health and wellbeing support for students at both Newcastle University and Northumbria University together under one roof for the first time. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/new-student-health-hub-brings-joint-health-and-wellbeing-support-to-newcastle-and-northumbria-students-3471759?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/new-student-health-hub-brings-joint-health-and-wellbeing-support-to-newcastle-and-northumbria-students-3471759?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100 A new project led by Northumbria University aims to grow optical fibres using proteins, mimicking a process that has occurred in nature for millions of years. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/researchers-aim-to-grow-optical-fibres-using-biology-instead-of-machinery-3471422?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/researchers-aim-to-grow-optical-fibres-using-biology-instead-of-machinery-3471422?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0100 https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/training-the-next-generation-of-space-scientists-3471084?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/training-the-next-generation-of-space-scientists-3471084?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0100 Researchers at Northumbria University and Imperial College London have launched an international competition inviting designers, architects, artists and makers to create with a new generation of self-pigmenting, lab-grown materials. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/international-design-competition-to-grow-the-colour-of-the-future-3471158?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/international-design-competition-to-grow-the-colour-of-the-future-3471158?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:14:49 +0100 Graduate entrepreneurs from Northumbria University are celebrating after winning recognition at the grand final of the North East Business Awards 2026. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-graduates-celebrated-at-the-north-east-business-awards-3470524?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-graduates-celebrated-at-the-north-east-business-awards-3470524?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:31:06 +0100 Northumbria researchers investigate how facial recognition failures harm people with facial differences https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-researchers-investigate-how-facial-recognition-failures-harm-people-with-facial-differences-3470124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-researchers-investigate-how-facial-recognition-failures-harm-people-with-facial-differences-3470124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0100 Dr Juna Sathian, an Associate Professor at Northumbria University, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP) in recognition of her contributions to physics research and her work widening access to the subject across the North East. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-physicist-elected-fellow-of-the-institute-of-physics-3467163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-physicist-elected-fellow-of-the-institute-of-physics-3467163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:41:10 +0100 The longest satellite record ever assembled shows that Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice since the 1970s, raising global sea levels by more than 3 centimetres – and that most of the loss has come from glaciers flowing faster into the ocean, not from melting at the surface. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/speeding-glaciers-drive-half-a-century-of-polar-ice-loss-3466594?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/speeding-glaciers-drive-half-a-century-of-polar-ice-loss-3466594?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0100 A Northumbria University academic, whose research has played a key role in bringing breakfast clubs and holiday activities to millions of children across the country, has joined a coalition calling on the Government to reverse a decision that would sever the long-standing link between Free School Meal (FSM) entitlement and the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-researcher-joins-appeal-to-downing-street-on-free-school-meals-and-holiday-support-3466458?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-researcher-joins-appeal-to-downing-street-on-free-school-meals-and-holiday-support-3466458?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:42:16 +0100 Northumbria University has played a key role in the development of a newly-launched plan designed to help get more graduates into good jobs and to help business better connect with the higher education sector. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-helps-shape-national-plan-to-boost-graduate-employability-3466454?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-helps-shape-national-plan-to-boost-graduate-employability-3466454?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:31:46 +0100 Wildfires raging through prehistoric rainforests helped create the earliest known peat bog near the South Pole, according to new research co-led by a Northumbria University scientist. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/ancient-wildfires-near-the-south-pole-shaped-earths-earliest-peat-bog-3466225?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/ancient-wildfires-near-the-south-pole-shaped-earths-earliest-peat-bog-3466225?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:01:41 +0100 A Northumbria University astronomer has helped uncover new clues about a rare icy object from outside our Solar System, revealing that it formed in extremely cold conditions, far away from any star. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-astronomer-helps-reveal-secrets-of-rare-interstellar-visitor-3465332?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/northumbria-astronomer-helps-reveal-secrets-of-rare-interstellar-visitor-3465332?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:13:28 +0100 Two leading academics from Northumbria University have been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS), in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the social sciences and to tackling major societal challenges. https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/two-northumbria-professors-elected-fellows-of-the-academy-of-social-sciences-3462183?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news https://www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbria-university/pressreleases/two-northumbria-professors-elected-fellows-of-the-academy-of-social-sciences-3462183?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Subscription&utm_content=current_news Northumbria University