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25 April 2024 14:00

EXPERT COMMENT: Rishi Sunak wants to cut the cost of ‘sicknote’ Britain. But we’ve found a strong economic case for benefits

In this article originally written for The Conversation*, from Northumbria University, Elliott Johnson, Senior Research Fellow in Public Policy and CAPE North of Tyne Combined Authority Policy Fellow, Howard Reed, Senior Research Fellow in Social work, Education, and Community wellbeing, and Matthew T. Johnson, Professor of Public Policy, discuss the economic case for benefits.

Great Escapes: Remarkable Second World War Captives exhibition, design-led by an academic in architecture at Northumbria University.

25 April 2024 12:00

Northumbria architect leads design for unique exhibition space at London’s National Archives.

An academic in architecture at Northumbria University has led the design of a ground-breaking new exhibition in London.

The project team, Research Assistant Mingyu Zhu, Dr Jiayi Jin and Professor Richard Laing are pictured while attending the Future Observatory workshop and presenting their research at the Design Museum, London.

24 April 2024 14:30

Collaborating with coastal communities on regeneration is key

Researchers at Northumbria University have undertaken a project exploring sustainable planning with the coastal communities in North and South Tyneside. The team developed and championed methods to enable communities to co-design how urban redevelopment might best serve their neighbourhoods.

Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in London. Shutterstock/Richie Chan

24 April 2024 10:37

EXPERT COMMENT: Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

In this article originally written for The Conversation*, Matthew T. Johnson, Professor of Public Policy at Northumbria University, and Matthew Flinders, founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics at the University of Sheffield, discuss the Labour Party's opportunity to address the country's economic pressures.

Afghanistan’s economy is in crisis, one of the reasons the Taliban may be looking to develop its relationship with Russia. Guido Schiefer /Alamy

22 April 2024 11:17

EXPERT COMMENT: Russia and the Taliban: here’s why Putin wants to get closer to Afghanistan’s current rulers

In this article originally written for The Conversation* by Intigam Mamedov, Postdoctoral research fellow in Social Sciences at Northumbria University, discusses the relations between Putin and the Taliban.

19 April 2024 11:29

Pioneering businesswoman honoured by Northumbria

Roisin Currie, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Greggs PLC, has been awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Northumbria University, Newcastle in recognition of her outstanding contribution to business, her commitment to diversity in the workplace and her support in creating positive futures for people leaving prison.
Her appointment to lead Greggs in May 2022 created history for t

19 April 2024 09:00

EXPERT COMMENT: The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

In this article originally written for The Conversation*, Dr Thomas Cheney, Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at Northumbria Law School in Northumbria University, discusses the implications of Space Junk.