Have you heard? The North Edit is here. 🎉 Our new magazine packed with the stories that make us proud to be Northumbria. 🔗Read The North Edit in full here: issuu.com/northumbria_... #TheNorthEdit #NorthumbriaUniversity

Northumbria is now ranked 31st in the world for sustainability – its highest ever position – according to the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings. 🌍💚 @timeshighered.bsky.social

📣The ethical case for moving away from animal testing now has an economic case to match. Discover more from @plancommonsense.bsky.social and @lush.com ⬇️

How do places in Antarctica get names? 🚨 New article 🚨 on AntarcticGlaciers explores the historical, geopolitical and scientific placenames in Antarctica www.antarcticglaciers.org/antarctica-2... by Kate Winter @northumbriauni.bsky.social, Elena Field and Adrian Fox @bas.ac.uk

🎉Huge congratulations to our very own Dr Colin Richardson, an Assistant Professor in Business Information Systems and Data Analytics, who has been awarded an OBE for services to fire service operations and firefighter safety. 👏 Discover more:

📢 At #DSA2026: volunteerism & impact workshop (UN 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report). ✨ Co-hosted by @unv.org, @northumbriauni.bsky.social, @comhlamh.bsky.social & UCDVO 📅 7 July 2026 📍FREE hybrid: UCD + online. Find out more: buff.ly/0V8lu1o

We are investigating whether two nationally-delivered implementation strategies improve outcomes for young adults with type 2 diabetes: www.linkedin.com/posts/nihr-r... @northumbriauni.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

🎉Huge congratulations to Nigel Coates, founder of Northumbria University’s Business Clinic, who has been awarded an MBE for services to Higher Education and to Business. 👏 Discover more: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Big news for the North East 🎉 Northumbria University joins four regional universities and North East Mayor Kim McGuinness to launch the £22.5m North East Spinout Inspire Fund — turning world-class research into high-growth businesses. 🚀 unee.ac.uk/north-east-u... #NorthEast #Spinout

We're proud to announce that we've been awarded over £245,000 by @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk to establish the first North East and Cumbria Centre for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. Discover more and register for a free literary event on Wednesday 17 June. ⬇️

Very excited to be launching our @leverhulme.ac.uk funded project looking at why certain places become associated with extra familial harms for young people. More details here: www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...

The BA (Hons) Fine Art Graduate Exhibition preview at Baltic marks the culmination of three years of outstanding creative practice from @northumbriauni.bsky.social University's graduating cohort. Now open to the public until 31 May 2026 Wed–Sun | 10:00–18:00

⚽ Proud to announce a new strategic partnership with England Football Learning — the Football Association's education arm — to transform development for the next generation of football coaches and create more pathways to UEFA coaching qualifications. More here on Football Coaching and Performance ⬇️

📣 @pintofscience.uk is returning to Newcastle. 🔬 Over the next three nights, Northumbria researchers will be stepping out of labs and lecture theatres into a host of community spaces to share their research with those with a thirst for knowledge. 💡Discover more: pintofscience.co.uk/events/newca...

📣Northumbria has joined 11 of the North East's most influential organisations to sign the International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport’s Brighton Plus Helsinki Declaration as part of a landmark regional commitment to advancing gender equity in sport and physical activity. More here ⬇️

Emma, Nick & Gab are in Trail Valley Creek, Arctic Canada, measuring greenhouse gases and microbial processes beneath the ice and deploying low-cost tundra greenhouse gas emissions sensors. Thanks to funding from @northumbriauni.bsky.social and NERC. @njrutter.bsky.social @emmahocking.bsky.social

🎉It's official. #REVEAL2026 is under way. Thank you to the team @livetheatre.bsky.social. The programme continues until the end of June with events showcasing the work of final year students in Fine Art, Architecture, Music, Fashion and Design. Full info here: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

📣Ever wondered what Northumbria's creative students have been working on? 💡The annual REVEAL degree shows are your chance to find out! #ImagineLearnCreate #REVEAL2026 #NorthumbriaUniversity

"Crypto is a symptom of desperation, not innovation". Thoughts from me on #Iran #Bitcoin toll-booth in Strait of #Hormuz for @uk.theconversation.com @northumbriauni.bsky.social @nuglobaldev.bsky.social theconversation.com/crypto-tolls...

📣This May and June, Dr Stacey Pitsillides from our School of Design, Arts and Creative Industries is bringing the Afterlives Arts Festival to public libraries in Newcastle, Exeter and Redbridge — using art and storytelling to open up conversations about death, dying and end-of-life choices. More 👇

📣New research led by Dr Aarti Ratna along with @lborouniversity.bsky.social and @thefsa.bsky.social has been referenced by BBC Sport in an article on sexism in football. The study invites women who attend men's football matches to share their experiences to help make stadiums more inclusive.

Meet our Fellow @livinghealthy007.bsky.social Prof of Developmental Psychology & Director of the Healthy Living Lab at @northumbriauni.bsky.social! Greta's research explores social inequalities & develops interventions to help tackle child poverty & food insecurity. ➡️ acss.org.uk/professor-gr...

Our researchers have launched a free, searchable online directory to support people experiencing homelessness across the North East and Cumbria – uniquely bringing together housing and healthcare services with community and creative activities in one accessible place. @profmlhussier.bsky.social

📣 Research funding news 📣 Congratulations to Dr @joannaallan2020.bsky.social and Professor Ben Brock from our School of Geography and Natural Sciences who have been awarded more than £1.1 million from @ukri.org Indigenous knowledge to improve climate impact modelling in the Western Sahara.

Researchers from @solarspacenu.bsky.social have partnered with Whytrig Middle School in Seaton Delaval for a @royalsociety.org funded project that is turning big questions on the future of space science into hands-on experiences and career insights for pupils. #BritishScienceWeek #BSW26 #STEM

🎉Congratulations to Professor Greta Defeyter OBE, Dean of Social Mobility Policy Engagement and Director of our Health Living Lab, on this prestigious @acadsocsciences.bsky.social Fellowship. @livinghealthy007.bsky.social #Research #Impact 💡Discover more: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Analysis by glaciologists @alibanwell.bsky.social from @cpom-uk.bsky.social, based at Northumbria, and Dr Jan De Rydt from our School of Geography and Natural Sciences features in this important paper. 💡More information here: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Northumbria researchers are driving youth-led innovation on a global scale through a pioneering partnership with the @ifrc.org. #IFRCSolferinoAcademy #NorthumbriaUniversity #TogetherWeAreLimitless 💡Read all about the Limitless Peace programme here: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

I am exciting to co-lead one of these teams, PHIRST Fusion, with Peter Craig to work closely with local authorities across the UK in evaluating their #public #health interventions and supporting #mobilisation of research evidence into their decision making.

Delighted to receive this Changing Policy and Practice funding 🎉 With @pactlab.bsky.social colleagues, REDCAN (redcan.org.uk) & award-winning comedian and mental health campaigner Dave Chawner, we’ll develop practical guidelines to embed remote care into a national eating disorder policy ✨

🚨New £1.3m national mental health research study launched🚨

Professor @alibanwell.bsky.social (University of Colorado Boulder & @northumbriauni.bsky.social) is currently conducting field research in Antarctica, with a team of scientists from @cires.colorado.edu, The University of Colorado and Uni of Maine.

📣 Innovative research, supported by an EPSRC/UKFin+ feasibility grant and led by Assistant Professor in Criminology at Northumbria, Dr Clare Wiper, calls on the UK banking industry to consider interventions that "design out" economic abuse.

A Northumbria academic is leading pioneering training to support police forces across the country to tackle victim-blaming language during investigations, with a particular focus on Violence Against Women and Girls.

🚀Here is the current list of @northumbriauni.bsky.social, Lancaster University, @universityofleeds.bsky.social, Reading University and @bas.ac.uk Net Zero Polar Science DTP projects 👇 📅Deadline: 7 Jan 2026 nzps-dtp.ac.uk/nzps-project...

🗞️ Article in @uk.theconversation.com Dr Inès Otosaka (@northumbriauni.bsky.social), who leads on the @esa.int Cryotipping Project, discusses 3 ice sheet instabilities scientists are worried about 👇 🔗https://theconversation.com/three-things-that-might-trigger-massive-ice-sheet-collapse-267275

The State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR) stands as the United Nations' flagship publication, offering deep insights into the power of volunteering in shaping our world. Researchers from our @nuglobaldev.bsky.social worked with @unv.org as the lead research partner for the 2026 report.

🎨 From student placement to community artwork 🎨 We're thrilled to share the story behind the vibrant mural you may have spotted on the Northumbria Students'​ Union building at our Newcastle City Campus. #CommunityArt #StudentPlacement #ExperientialLearning

Our @nuglobaldev.bsky.social researchers have played a key role in this global @unv.org report so it's exciting to see plans for tomorrow's launch on International Volunteer Day. 💡Discover more: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new... #NUGlobalVolunteering #SWVR2026 #IVD2025

New research 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.

Local heroes honoured ⚽ Congrats to Eddie Howe and Dan Burn, awarded honorary Doctor of Civil Law degrees today. Recognised for leading @newcastleunited.com to their first trophy since 1955 and inspiring 70,000+ people across the North East through community programmes. Full story: bit.ly/49S2z1U

❄️ Could Antarctica's melting ice reveal a hidden climate ally? Research led by Dr Kate Winter from our School of Geography and Natural Sciences has uncovered a fascinating natural system in East Antarctica that could help absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide over long timescales. #ClimateScience

Don't miss our next Centre for Health and Social Equity (CHASE) public lecture with Dima Karout, Paul Nataraj and @d6culture.bsky.social 💡Find out more and register free below 📸 Image credit: Paul Nataraj, detail from 'We sound each other', 2025. Photo by Matt Denham

🎧Listen to @bbc5live.bsky.social to hear Kevin Muldoon-Smith, Associate Professor of Strategic Public Sector Finance speaking to Adrian Chiles about all things local government finance, including council tax. @muldoonsmith.bsky.social 💡Catch it here from 46 mins: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

📣One of the UK’s largest conferences on student engagement and experience, organised by @raise-network.bsky.social, will be hosted by Northumbria University in 2026. #RAISE26 #AnnualConference 💡Discover more: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

We're thrilled to announce that Northumbria University has joined the Northern Health Science Alliance @thenhsa.bsky.social working together to drive health research and innovation across the North of England. Find out more here www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

🎉A word from our new Chancellor. #GeorgeClarke #NewNorthumbriaChancellor #NorthumbriaUniversity #NorthumbriaUni

📣Welcome to Northumbria George Clarke 📣 We are thrilled to announce that renowned architect, author and TV presenter George Clarke has been appointed as the new Chancellor of Northumbria University. #NewNorthumbriaChancellor #GeorgeClarke

📣Researchers from our @nustem.bsky.social outreach group are celebrating after winning a prestigious @instituteofphysics.bsky.social award recognising their work with children and young people across the North East and beyond. 🥇 #STEM #outreach #NorthumbriaUniversity 💡Discover more:

🎓 Interior Architecture graduates from Northumbria have presented their innovative solutions to addressing today’s global housing challenges on an international stage as part of the 2025 Venice Biennale. #BiennaleArchitettura2025 #UnconventionalAffordableHousing 💡Discover more: