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5 days ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
In this article originally written for The Conversation*, Dr Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Associate Professor and Head of Subject, Mechanical and Construction Engineering at Northumbria University, discusses a possible solution to the environmental impact of AI data centres. Data centres are the invisible engines of our digital world.
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1 week ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
Northumbria University has been ranked top 10 in the UK and among the top institutions in the world for sustainability in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
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1 week ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
Northumbria University has been awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellowship to lead innovative research into low-carbon, 3D-printed construction materials. Funding of over a quarter of a million euros will enable postdoctoral researcher Dr Jyotirmoy Mishra to join Northumbria University to undertake a fellowship exploring the potential of sustainable, waste-derived alternative activators in 3D-printed geopolymer mortars.
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1 week ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
Evidence of the permanent impact of smoking on people’s teeth has been uncovered by researchers for the first time. Researchers from Northumbria University have discovered that smokers have tell-tale signs of their smoking habits ingrained deep within their teeth, which remain even after a person has quit. Their findings, which are now published in the scientific journal PLOS One, could help to shine new insights on forensic and historical investigations.
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1 week ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
One of the world’s most prominent leaders in end-of-life care and experiences has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Professor Allan Kellehear has been appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to palliative care.
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2 weeks ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
A Fashion student from Northumbria University was selected as one of just 10 students from across the UK to receive funding and mentoring guidance during his placement year from the Drapers’ x UKFT Bursary programme. Harry Russell, a third year Fashion BA (Hons) student at Northumbria University, has recently undertaken London-based internships with clothing brands Tondolo and Treddenick, supported by the bursary programme.
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2 weeks ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
Two PhD students from Northumbria University are taking part in a highly competitive space weather summer school at the world-renowned Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico, USA, this summer. Ishbel Carlyle and Dylan Weston are spending two months at the research facility, known globally for its cutting-edge scientific research and historic contributions to national security, energy, and environmental science.
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2 weeks ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
Northumbria University has been named Higher Education Institution of the Year at a prestigious national awards ceremony which recognises successful initiatives aimed at widening access to higher education.
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3 weeks ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
A former paramedic turned academic is playing a central role in a newly funded national project, being led by Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust, aimed at improving care for patients with previously unknown health conditions discovered during emergency ambulance responses.
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3 weeks ago | 
mynewsdesk.com | Rik Kendall |Andrea Slowey |Rachael Barwick |James Fox
Professor Matt Kiernan, Director of The Northern Hub for Veterans and Military Families Research at Northumbria University has been shortlisted for ‘Inspiration of the Year’ in the British Forces in Business Awards 2025. The awards, now in its eighth year, are designed to celebrate the talented veterans in business who have transitioned form military service to high-value civilian careers.
