It was during a heartfelt service celebrating the colourful life of the legendary Vera Selby that Keith Green, secretary at Ashington Veterans and Elders Institute, described the former snooker world champion as ‘popular, respectful and always in good spirits’. He went on to tell a packed room that ‘Not only was she the only lady …
Sensors which measure how landscapes “breathe” are set to deliver a low cost solution to the monitoring of carbon emissions from vast swathes of peatland. Dr Paul Mann and his team from Northumbria University will work to develop a sensor system which can operate from remote areas to measure carbon dioxide and methane emissions from …
Vacant shop units and closure of banks have hit High Streets throughout the North East. But one village is fighting back against the blight. The Chopwell Regeneration Group had its origins in a public meeting called to discuss ways of improving life in the Gateshead village. Its first major project was to take over the …
A leading light in the world of wellbeing has urged two successful Tyneside start-ups to broaden their reach and realise their full potential following a whistle-stop trip to the North East. Nicola Elliott, a Northumbria graduate and founder of internationally renowned NEOM Organics London, visited her former university to pass on key advice and expertise …
It’s the sort of window shopping experience that might have appealed to HG Wells or John Wyndham – a swathe of black sheeting visible behind posters teasing: “Imagine if we could grow buildings.” But this at 55 Westgate Road, the historic Newcastle building known as Assembly House – conventionally constructed from brick and stone in …
“It is often said that you can judge societies on how they treat the least well off and the weakest, and I think we have got to a point where we are doing, very, very badly as a country when we are unable to provide any level of sufficient care to those people who need …
Nigel Coates, founder of The Business Clinic, exudes enthusiasm as he extols the virtues of a student-powered, client-focused education scheme that continues to set the standard for experiential learning. Spend time in the company of the innovative marketeer and professor and it’s immediately clear that this is a passion as much as a profession. To …
The weather – what’s forecast and what actually arrives – is a daily topic and a longtime conversation-maker. But Northumbria University scientist Dr Andy Smith has his sights trained rather higher – on the weather in outer space. With society increasingly dependent on technology, activity such as solar eruptions has the potential to cause serious disruption …
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