Northumbria University

Northumbria University, officially the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, is a university located in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England

Using natural ingredients produced by marine microbes as alternatives to petrochemical agents currently being used

Another step towards self-cleaning surfaces

How would you like a kitchen surface that cleans itself? Technological advances such as this could be one step closer after a breakthrough by Northumbria University and Nottingham Trent University. Using experimental techniques, researchers have made the first ever direct observation of the elusive dewetting process, which takes place when a liquid film retracts to

Another step towards self-cleaning surfaces

Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power ‘life on Mars’

Martian colonists could use an innovative new technique to harvest energy from carbon dioxide thanks to research pioneered at Northumbria and Edinburgh Universities. The technique, which has been proven for the first time by researchers at the two Universities, has been published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications. The research proposes a new kind of engine

Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power ‘life on Mars’

‘Blood lab’ inside a mobile phone could detect cancer

Plans to design a smart phone app that can detect leukaemia will be among the innovations presented by Northumbria University researchers at the Centre for Life this weekend. Worawut Srisukkham, a PhD student at Northumbria University, Newcastle, is in the early stages of an ‘e-health technology’ project aimed at developing a mobile phone app that

‘Blood lab’ inside a mobile phone could detect cancer

Robo-pets may contribute to quality of life for those with dementia

Robotic animals can help to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, according to new research. A study has found that interacting with a therapeutic robot companion made people with mid- to late-stage dementia less anxious and also had a positive influence on their quality of life. The pilot study, a collaboration led

Robo-pets may contribute to quality of life for those with dementia

Self-Healing Concrete?

Cost-effective cure for ‘concrete cancer’? ‘Self-healing’ concrete is being developed by researchers at Northumbria University which could see cracks in concrete buildings become a thing of the past. Dr Alan Richardson, a Senior Lecturer in Construction in the School of the Built and Natural Environment, is using a ground-borne bacteria – bacilli megaterium – to

Self-Healing Concrete?

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One up for traditional media
on May 6, 2021 at 5:00 pm
who studied law at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle Upon Tyne from 2011 to 2013. After his coffee is brewed, he flips through the Daily Express, one of Sabah’s local newspapers ...
Three men die after taking Spice in Newcastle over Bank Holiday weekend with police arresting 11 suspected drug dealers as they probe the incidents
on May 3, 2021 at 6:56 pm
The three deaths in Newcastle took place over the bank holidays weekend, Northumbria Police said. Along with the eleven arrests, drugs have been seized following a 'thorough investigation into ...
'I still get really angry he is not here': Military widows share their stories for groundbreaking loneliness project
on April 30, 2021 at 3:47 am
That view is shared by Mary Moreland, former chair of the WWA who helped establish the project with Northumbria University and is now a part-time research assistant on it. Mary’s husband John ...
PulmoBioMed Wins National Life Science Competition
on April 27, 2021 at 7:42 am
Newly launched Northumbria University spinout PulmoBioMed has been handpicked as the winners of Onyx Health's ThinkBig competition Healthcare marketing communications agency, Onyx Health, have chosen ...
Blyth woman tells of the 'excruciating' pain of meningitis infection which almost killed her at 21
on April 24, 2021 at 4:12 am
In just 24 hours, bacterial meningitis left fit and healthy Northumbria University graduate Paula ... herself into fundraising for the Meningitis Research Foundation - a UK charity working to ...

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I've got an improved memory, by gum
on May 11, 2021 at 5:01 pm
The discovery will come as bad news for pavement ... Neuroscientists at the University of Northumbria assessed the effects on memory of various substances - including rosemary, ginseng and ...
Man in court on murder charge
on May 11, 2021 at 2:09 am
Officers made the discovery after calling at the house ... Tributes have been paid to the Northumbria University graduate, who lived with her father and 19-year-old sister in Hebburn, South ...
Remote Working Wave to Drive Citrix's (CTXS) Q1 Earnings
on April 26, 2021 at 6:43 am
Markedly, notable companies including Severn Trent, Grand Pacific Health, U.K.-based Northumbria University ... Today, that discovery is still the heart of the Zacks Rank. A wealth of resources ...
Speeding driver jailed after hitting student and leaving her to die in road
on April 7, 2021 at 10:01 am
A driver who ploughed into a university student and left her to die in the middle of the road has been jailed. Mohammed Youssaf, 33, hit 18-year-old Emma Guilbert as she crossed a road in Newcastle in ...
The Viking Great Army
on January 24, 2021 at 8:46 am
According to the Chronicle, the Vikings spent years campaigning through the territory of the four Anglo-Saxon kingdoms—East Anglia, Mercia, Northumbria ... Kershaw of the University of Oxford.