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Northumbria staff and students took part in a carefully curated schedule of activities which ran in parallel with the online Design for Planet Festival, embracing the key themes of the event.
John Bloom Law Bursary
Dr Ulugbek Azimov (right) and Research fellow Iftheker Ahmed (left), holding new biopolymer material samples.
FA sanctioning

Moving the goal posts

On 9 December 2022, the English Football League (EFL) unveiled a Supporter Sanctioning Guidance…

Pictured l-r, Hazel Muse and Kirstie Wallace, both Heart Transplant Co-ordinators; Newcastle Hospitals Charity Director Teri Bayliss; and Associate Professor Jamie Steane, of Northumbria University’s School of Design.
Amelia Wright
L-R - Dr Tony Soteriou, Director of Commercialisation, UKRI and Dr Gosia Ciesielska, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies, Northumbria University
From l-r: Bookbinder Alexandra Marsden, Dr Claudine Van Hensbergen and Dr Gareth Roddy at the Books as Treasures event at the Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead.
Northumbria student to represent Great Britain in Goalball World Championships
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Professor Katy Shaw
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Yana
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