🚨Our new report reveals England's schools face a £310m annual shortfall in free school meals (FSM) funding – equivalent to 7,700 teachers' salaries. Urgent reform is needed so that schools don’t have to choose between feeding children and educating them. Full report ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2kjhwt6a

Excited to see the Creative Communities programme, funded by the UKRI AHRC and led by Northumbria University, has extended its signature award, the Community Innovation Practitioner (CIP) Awards, for a new 2025-26 cohort. @news.ukri.org: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

One in every three students commutes to university, rather than moving into student accommodation. Our VC @andylong6.bsky.social spoke to the BBC about the financial challenges students are facing & new initiatives from Northumbria to support our commuter students. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🏆 Professor Billy Clark has been awarded a prestigious Major Research Fellowship from The Leverhulme Trust for his groundbreaking project 'Producing and evaluating style' - research that will transform our understanding of human communication. 🧵1/5 www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

🪐 BREAKTHROUGH: Researchers have discovered mysterious dark beads in Saturn's atmosphere using the James Webb Space Telescope. Professor Tom Stallard and an international team have revealed complex structures in Saturn's sub-auroral ionosphere never seen before. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

📣Research findings from the national evaluation of Project CARA, or Cautioning and Relationship Abuse, were presented at a conference held at Northumbria which explored ways to improve outcomes for families involved with the justice system. Huge thanks to Dame @verabaird.bsky.social for joining us.

🏆 HUGE news for healthcare education! Northumbria University's nursing courses have achieved outstanding results in The Guardian University Guide 2026 rankings: ✨ 1st place - Children's Nursing ✨ 2nd place - General Nursing ✨ 6th place - Mental Health Nursing www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Good to see Professor @mattbailliesmith.bsky.social, Co-Director of our @nuglobaldev.bsky.social, in Cambodia at the International Volunteer Cooperation Organisations (IVCO) conference. It was a privilege to host last year's event at our Newcastle City Campus. #NUGlobalVolunteering #IVCO2025

The announcement of a new AI Growth Zone in the North East is fantastic news for the region, creating a new tech hub that will drive innovation and create thousands of jobs. It is clear recognition of the North East’s leading expertise across the AI industry. www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/news/finance...

📣Two talented Northumbria researchers have today been awarded a share of £120 million from @ukri.org's flagship Future Leaders Fellowship fund to help advance their work in space physics and book history. 🎉Congratulations to Dr @charlottestalks.bsky.social and Dr @drwilliams.bsky.social

#IVCO2025 has officially commenced with Dr Bianca Fadel from @northumbriauni.bsky.social setting the scene - Respect, Kindness, Hope. Welcome to our speakers, delegates & new Bluesky community. #ForumStandards #VolunteeringInDevelopment #Volunteering

CPOM Director Professor Andrew Shepherd @andyshepherd.bsky.social (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) comments in this article from the Guardian discussing a recent review on polar geoengineering 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Public policy experts examining the case for transformative welfare policy and the impact on public health outcomes have outlined their research in a new editorial published by The British Medical Journal – known as @bmj.com @plancommonsense.bsky.social #BasicIncome 📰Discover more:

Looking forward to day two of the UK AI Research Symposium hashtag#UKAIRS2025, hosted here at Northumbria: @ukri.org www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

We're proud to be spotlighted twice in @universitiesuk.bsky.social campaign, highlighting the role universities play in supporting the government’s Industrial Strategy across eight priority growth sectors.

📣 Congratulations to Professor Ignazio Cabras who has today been elected to the Fellowship of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social in recognition of his substantial contribution to social science for public benefit. 📰Discover more: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Congratulations to all 7 Northumbria colleagues who have been appointed to a number of panels in the 2029 Research Excellence Framework - a major national exercise to assess the quality of research in UK universities www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

🎧🚀 Excited to launch Pivotal - our new podcast series created with @newwritingnorth.bsky.social We're exploring cultural concepts through academic insight and creative storytelling. Think deep conversations that actually matter. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

📢 New research to boost preventative healthcare We’re proud to be leading a study evaluating the success of the Making Every Contact Count healthcare initiative across Bolton. (1/4) @nihrsphr.bsky.social @fuseonline.bsky.social Learn more about the project⤵️ bit.ly/4lZkBBI

📰🚨 £600 million funding for Holiday Activities and Food programme announced today – with research from Northumbria University being instrumental in the government's decision to commit funding for the next three years. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

We're proud to announce that two of our academics have been awarded the prestigious Senior Clinical and Practitioner Research Award (SCPRA) by @nihr.bsky.social – the first from Northumbria to receive this competitive national recognition! 🏆Full story: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

New paper in @spaceandpolity.bsky.social with @sarah-mills.bsky.social on volunteering and points for citizenship following UK Immigration White paper, exploring idea's legacy, workability and consequences. Details ⬇️ @northumbriauni.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social @nuglobaldev.bsky.social

With results day fast approaching, many students and parents will be anxiously awaiting their grades. This year, for the first time, our expert staff will be based at schools and colleges across the region, meeting students as they receive their results. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Organic light-emitting diodes - more commonly known as OLEDs - are usually found in our TV and phone screens, but now Northumbria researchers think they may have found a new way to use them... to detect pesticides being used in the farming industry. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Huge congratulations to Elisabeth Griffiths from @NorthumbriaUni Law School, who’s been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by @advancehe.bsky.social Recognised for her sector-leading impact on inclusive legal education - 👏 Well done, Elisabeth! Find out more: shorturl.at/8U9qn

Researchers are set to begin a major study that will examine how counter-fraud measures are delivered in the NHS across England, aiming to reduce financial losses, protect public trust, and safeguard the quality and safety of healthcare services.

Great interview with Northumbria's Dr Elliott Johnson on @lbc.co.uk radio, as he discusses the research of the Common Sense Policy Group into the benefits of basic income.

The 21st International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar is coming to Northumbria! The University will host @gpr2026.bsky.social after Dr Craig Warren led a successful campaign during the bidding process in China last year. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

As the UK sets out ambitions to become a leading provider of small satellite commercial launches by 2030, Dr @peterjhowson.bsky.social is carrying out important research to understand more about the impact spaceports have on people, wildlife and the environment. www.mynewsdesk.com/uk/northumbr...

Proud to announce that Northumbria academics are among the R&D Creators to receive seed funding under @aria-research.bsky.social's ambitious Programmable Plants opportunity space. They will develop a 'smart bacterium' that can reprogramme how crops respond to environmental stresses in real-time.

Excellent news and another step closer to seeing the Centre for Writing become a reality for the people of the North East and beyond.

Northumbria University outreach group @nustem.bsky.social is celebrating a decade of STEM engagement in the North East and beyond, having recorded over 170,000 interactions with children, families and teachers during that time. 💡Discover more: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

In recognition of their outstanding achievements, Northumbria University has awarded honorary degrees to 11 distinguished individuals at its summer graduation ceremonies this July. Congratulations to the class of 2025! Discover more information at: shorturl.at/9xARc

An anti-stigma training course designed to support health and social care professionals working with people who have lived experience of substance use has now been rolled out across Northern Ireland, following a successful pilot in Newcastle. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Recently, we were delighted to welcome Bishop of Newcastle The Right Reverend Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, to a roundtable event at Northumbria’s Newcastle Business School on the topic of the social economy. 📰 Read more about the event at: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Exciting news! Northumbria University is to provide its students and staff with access to Claude for Education – a leading AI platform specifically tailored for higher education www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Congratulations to Dr Bethan Ford, Sophia Rose Long, and Dr Juna Sathian who have made a breakthrough in their development of a new type of ‘microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation’ device – or Maser. Their findings have been published in Communications Engineering today.

The Asian continent was free of permafrost - even along its most northerly Arctic coastline - when Earth's average temperature was just 4.5˚C warmer than today, finds new research from Northumbria and Oxford universities. www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Exciting strides being made in Northumbria University's partnership with award-winning community health charity Healthworks. The collaboration, which began during Covid-19, has since led to one of the UK’s first community-based long Covid rehabilitation programmes, with remarkable results.

From a shortlist that included 21 Northumbria Fashion students, a team from the University returned from this year's Graduate Fashion Week in London with four overall awards and a whole host of impressive opportunities secured by soon-to-be graduates. Congratulations to all involved. 🎉 #GFW2025

Exciting news for two of our PhD students, Ishbel Carlyle and Dylan Weston, who were selected for the prestigious space weather summer school at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Ishbel’s work explores the onset of auroral substorms, whilst Dylan looks at improving space weather forecasting models.

Did you know data centres, crucial for artificial intelligence to operate, are facing growing environmental challenges? Significant quantities of water, used for cooling, are required to keep them running.

Congratulations to Dr Graeme Turnbull who has won the @rsc.org Award for Exceptional Service. Graeme was recognised for his inspirational work as a volunteer with school children and families to find fun in science and for his work on the RSC’s member communities and governance groups. #RSCPrizes

Smokers have tell-tale signs of their smoking habits permanently ingrained deep within their teeth, which remain even after quitting, finds new research from Northumbria University. Discover more: bit.ly/446Ft2Z

As a university with a social mission at its core, we believe world-leading research & outstanding education has the power to change lives & that everyone deserves the opportunity to benefit. Read in The Guardian how we are shaping futures and driving change… www.theguardian.com/shaping-futu...

📣Come and join us for #TyneDesignWeek This new North East festival celebrating all things design features an exciting programme of events that showcases the region’s design research and activity. 💡Discover more: www.ed-ge.uk/tyne-design-... #CreativeIndustries #Innovation #NorthEastDesign

Listen to our Law School corporate manslaughter expert Dr Victoria Roper being interviewed by the BBC following a seven-month trial at the Old Bailey into the death of 22-year-old Alice Figueiredo while she was in the care of the North East London Foundation NHS Trust: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Northumbria University has been named Higher Education Institution of the Year at the National Education Opportunities Network (NEON) Awards 2025, which recognises successful initiatives aimed at widening access to higher education. 💡Discover more:

Our law students are gaining valuable practical experience and making a real difference by helping individuals without legal representation navigate through the Family Court system: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...

Huge congratulations to our talented business students for winning the highly prized Greggs Marketing Challenge: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new...