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This is the place to find all the latest news releases, feature articles, expert comment, and video and audio clips from Northumbria University. 

You’ll find news about our student and graduate successes, business and research activity, feature articles showcasing our alumni and academic staff, and general University news.

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Professor Matthew Johnson has been involved in research which has modelled the impact a Universal Basic Income could have on poverty and inequality.
Northumbria University has launched a new report that sets out its social impact and identifies where it is spreading opportunity to those who need it most.  The Social Mobility Impact Report has been developed in partnership with former Education Secretary Rt Hon Justine Greening.
MFA student Celia Burbush, MFA co-Programme Leader Gavin Butt and Deputy Head of Arts, Steve Gilroy, are pictured outside the new look Gallery North.
Minister for Science, Research and Innovation opens £2m investment in region’s Engineering and Environment students
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Professor Andrew Wathey CBE speaking at the Rutherford Roundtable
Sarah Munro, Director of BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art stood next to Professor Katy Shaw, Director of Cultural Partnerships at Northumbria University, in front of The Travelling Gallery bus in the Quad on Northumbria University's campus.
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Professor Richard Fu - smart sensor. Friction between sophisticated materials with pre-patterned pyramid shapes used to make the sensor can generate enough energy to power wearable devices.
Northumbria University News, Spring 2022.
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