Academic Research
We are creating clean drinking water from solar energy.
We are helping keep our air clean for future generations.
We are researching how our frozen environments are changing in a warming climate.
We are investigating the cause of a devastating Indian flood.
We have confirmed Antarctic glacier’s tipping point and the global consequences.
We are working with Newcastle University to develop sustainable 'living buildings'.
We have discovered the environmental impact of plastic clothing hangers.
We are transforming single use plastics into traditional sailing vessels.
We are reducing ocean pollution by making simple changes to our laundry habits.
Our researchers have discovered a previously unrecorded Chilean tsunami.
We are researching how rising sea levels may benefit coral reef islands such as the Maldives.
We are researching how robotic systems can transform the natural world.
Examining the impact of climate change on Siberia’s stores of permafrost.
World first research hub to create Living Buildings.
Tracing the history of farming in the Amazon.
Study sheds light on pre-Columbian life in understudied area of Amazon.
Climate crisis to destroy 167 million homes in next 20 years.
Prehistoric homes would have failed modern air quality tests.
New technology could see solar panels integrated into windows and cladding.
Fungi in a warmer world – research project will explore impact of global warming on fungi species.
New discovery: Evidence for a 90-million-year-old rainforest near the South Pole.
Antarctic ice walls protect against rising sea levels.
Climate change could shrink vital tropical rainfall belt.
Unlocking desalination with solar energy.
Sea-ice-free Arctic makes permafrost vulnerable to thawing.
Northumbria scientist embarks on ambitious mission to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier.
Smarter electric vehicles for cleaner greener cities.
Global channel broadcasts academics’ Antarctic footage.
How to design and build better green environments in our towns and cities.
International Fellowship award enables further Antarctic research.
Cold climates contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals.
Leading the way in modelling the behaviour of ice sheets.
Study examines the impact of thawing frozen carbon on the Arctic Ocean.
Earliest European evidence of lead pollution uncovered in the Balkans.
Subglacial valleys and mountain ranges discovered near South Pole.
Only north-facing ice cliffs survive on debris-covered glaciers, find researchers.
Northumbria University becomes UK's first home of world-leading spectrometer
Academic voices
Dr Alex Hope on empowering young people to take action on climate change.
Geography Academics discuss what the Conger Ice shelf's collapse means for the future.
Dr Rosie Everett discusses how climate change is damaging ancient artefacts.
Dr Peter Howson discusses the environmental issues surrounding NFTs.
Dr Joanna Allan discusses the misuse of renewable energy in Africa.
Alister Scott discusses how to change the climate of climate change narratives
Dr Matthew Pound and Dr Martha Gibson explore how the climate crisis will affect the UK
Academics discuss why allotments offer urban oases for bees and butterflies.
Dr Kate Winter shares her experience of living in a zero-emissions base in Antarctica.
Professor Adrian Jenkins discusses his extensive research career and his missions to Antarctica.
Mike Jeffries discusses how ponds could help combat climate change.
Lauren Napier discusses the need for better rules to prevent space crashes.
“Batteries are a critical piece of the jigsaw in our journey towards net zero,” by Dr Lucy Whalley
'Bitcoin isn’t getting greener: four environmental myths about cryptocurrency debunked' by Pete Howson
VIDEO: 'Tackling Climate Change' by Hilmar Gudmundsson
'Is Santa’s sleigh zero carbon? The answer lies in reindeer poo' by Dr Mike Jeffries
'Why urban gardens are crucial for conserving bees and butterflies – and how you can help them', by Katherine Baldock.
'NFTs: why digital art has such a massive carbon footprint' by Pete Howson.
'How climate change caused the world's first ever empire to collapse', by Dr Vasile Ersek.
'Climate change: real estate worth billions could become obsolete – unless owners act now' by Kevin Muldoon-Smith and Paul Michael Greenhalgh.
Staff and students taking on climate change
Student explores the dirty secret of fast fashion in award-winning dissertation.
Fashion students are creating products with sustainability at the heart of their designs.
Northumbria's Student Law Office was highly commended at the International Green Gown Awards.
We are improving the lives of elderly people in parts of China.
Dr Richard Morton has helped change our understanding of the Sun’s magnetic waves.
Dr Muhammad Wakil Shahzad has been awarded a sustainability medal.
Our students are helping towards decarbonising the city by 2030.
Graduate Joel Tate, highlights growing consumer pressure to end plastic pollution.
Sustainability on campus
The NSU Easy Eco society shares tips on how to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle.
We are leading the way in corporate responsibility.
We are the highest ranked university in the North East for sustainability.
We have transformed our campuses following a hedgehog preservation campaign.
A communal garden project ran by NSU.
We have been ranked 50th in the world for sustainability.
Working together to tackle climate change
Northumbria is supporting important Antarctic research.
We are helping to make the region a leader in environmentally-friendly innovation.
We are providing BritishVolt with world-leading expertise.
We are helping to address the challenges of the UK housing crisis.
Northumbria is championing responsible business education.
We are supporting the economic and social recovery of our region post-Covid.
We are making residential buildings in Europe more energy efficient.
We are helping to digitalise and transform manufacturing supply chains.
We are helping to transform the UK’s manufacturing and construction sectors.
We are helping to train scientists to transform our understanding of planet Earth.
We are committed to making the fashion and textile industries more sustainable.
We have joined UKRI research hubs, tackling the world’s toughest challenges.
UN space weather expert to join Northumbria University as Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellow
Building industry links through engineering partnership
Tackling global challenges at North East summit
Work begins on experimental Living Building
Disaster risk experts join forces to make cities safer in future
New technologies for renewable energy to be developed by region’s universities
UN Sustainable Development Chairman makes an impact at Northumbria
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