Researchers aim to grow optical fibres using biology instead of machinery
A new project led by Northumbria University aims to grow optical fibres using proteins, mimicking…
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Training the next generation of space scientists
Northumbria University has hosted a major international workshop, bringing together leading…
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International design competition to grow the colour of the future
Researchers at Northumbria University and Imperial College London have launched an international…
Northumbria graduates celebrated at North East Business Awards
Graduate entrepreneurs from Northumbria University are celebrating after winning recognition…
How facial recognition failures harm people with facial differences
Researchers at Northumbria University's Centre for Responsible AI are working with Face Equality…
New Master Research Agreement strengthens commitment to cutting-edge research and innovation
Northumbria University and Lockheed Martin Space UK have signed a new Master Research Agreement,…
Speeding glaciers drive half a century of polar ice loss
The longest satellite record ever assembled shows that Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3…
Northumbria physicist elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Dr Juna Sathian, an Associate Professor at Northumbria University, has been elected a Fellow…
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