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From fascinating research, outstanding achievements and exciting exhibitions to forthcoming open days and high-profile public lectures, here you can find information about the latest news, events and activities at Northumbria University, Newcastle.

With a global reputation for academic excellence and rich research, Northumbria University, Newcastle has plenty to shout about. The News pages showcase the very best of the University’s academic, research and partnership activities. Our News pages provide a glimpse into the exciting work taking place at Northumbria every day with stimulating comment and opinion from our academics – many of whom are leaders in their fields – alongside student and graduate success stories.

Journalists can contact the Media & Communications Team for information, access to academic experts and press releases via the Media Staff page. Video clips, articles, interviews, academic profiles and news coverage featuring the University are also available for broadcast and publication.

On the Events pages you will find information about the wide range of exciting activities taking place , including public lectures, gallery exhibitions and installations, performances, conferences, open days, sports fixtures and much more.  Many of our events are free and open to the public, so take a look at our Calander and see how you can get involved.

 

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Greenland (credit Dr Sammie Buzzard)
Dr Juna Sathian
UUK Future Jobs event at Northumbria University
Professor Greta Defeyter OBE and Andrew Forsey OBE pictured outside 10 Downing Street.
Illustration of the ecosystem in Antarctica around 90 million years ago. Research shows that wildfires regularly occurred near the South Pole at that time. Credit: James McKay (University of Leeds).
Dr Lea Ferellec, a Research Fellow based in Northumbria's School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics
Professor Elliott Johnson and Professor Nicola Wake
Radar measurements of coastal ice all around Antarctica will be taken from the air in an effort to get more accurate calculations and reduce uncertainty about future global sea levels. Photo by Dr Kenichi Matsuoka
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Upcoming events

Aged Veterans Research Conference 2026
IPE Conference 2026
Specialist Teaching Assistant Degree Apprenticeship - In-person Information Session
Next Stop Northumbria
The Past We Inherit. The Future We Build: Better Decisions Happen Together
Next Stop Northumbria
The Missing Lynx Project the return of lynx to England
Christmas Market and Tree lighting
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