Anti-fracking activists released on appeal – but criminalisation of nonviolent protest is new norm
Nathan Stephens-Griffin, a lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University discusses the patterns of criminalisation in relation to protests.
Northumbria subjects climb up the global rankings
Northumbria University is seeing further improvements in its international profile, with four subject areas featuring in Times Higher Education’s world rankings for the first time.
Graduate surveyors demonstrate ‘high standards and integrity’
Northumbria University is officially one of the top providers of new chartered surveyors in the UK. New figures show that 1 in every 14 new surveyors accredited with Membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors is a Northumbria graduate.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Find out what it means at the special event for Black History Month
A Northumbria University academic is set to co-host a unique multi-media show at Gosforth Civic Theatre, Newcastle.
Brian Ward, Professor in American Studies at Northumbria, whose book Martin Luther King in Newcastle upon Tyne underpinned last year’s Freedom City 2017 celebrations, has joined forces with Famous 4:15, one of the North East’s leading stage schools, to devise and present RESPECT 2
EXPERT COMMENT: Protecting marine areas seem a good idea – but they may have insidious political effects
Sue Farran, Professor of Laws at Northumbria University, Newcastle discusses the implications of Marine Protected Areas.
Northumbria and Newcastle to train next generation of global change scientists
A new multimillion pound centre to train scientists to transform our understanding of planet Earth has been announced between Northumbria University and Newcastle University.
EXPERT COMMENT: Newcastle’s iconic Tyne Bridge: how it became a symbol of the city’s changing fortunes
Today marks the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Tyne Bridge. Northumbria University academics Laura O'Brien and Hannah E. Martin discuss the significance of the bridge and how it shaped the city.
International Fellowship award enables further Antarctic research
A leading Polar specialist from Northumbria University, Newcastle will shortly be returning to Antarctica to undertake more ground-breaking research after winning a prestigious international award.
Uncertain future for EU citizens in the UK post-Brexit
More than 3.7m EU citizens living in the UK could find themselves in a state of “eternal limbo” following Brexit, according to the findings of a new report by a Northumbria University academic.
Howzat: Limitations of batsmen rankings revealed
Current systems for ranking the best batsmen in test cricket have been bowled out by a new study. In a paper which could give sleepless night to cricket statisticians all over the world, researchers from Newcastle and Northumbria universities delivered their ‘out’ verdict to current methods after analysing the two most popular test cricket rankings.