Academic Department Research

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT RESEARCH

Northumbria is a research-rich, business-focused, professional university with a global reputation for academic quality. Our academic departments conduct ground-breaking research through diverse themes that have global impact and recognition.

Applied Sciences

The Department of Applied Sciences contributes primarily to the University’s research themes in Cellular & Molecular Sciences and Health & Lifestyle studies...

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Architecture and Built Environment

Architecture and the Built Environment is an essential part of the modern world. From architecture, urban design, and global construction economics, to sustainability, building information modelling...

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Arts

Research in the Department of Arts ranges from practice-led explorations in Fine Art and Performance to theoretical investigations of Visual and Material Culture, Cultural Management and Conservation...

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Computer and Information Sciences

We are living in a digital age where all of our lives are impacted by computer sciences and digital technologies, from cyber security and computational intelligence to games and visual effects...

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Geography and Environmental Sciences

From Antarctica to Africa, global warming to disaster risk reduction, Geography takes place on a truly global scale at Northumbria. Research in this department is focused in three groups: Cold and Palaeo Environments...

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Humanities

Research in Humanities is divided across two distinct areas: English (Literature, Language and Linguistics and Creative Writing) and History. Alongside these research areas we also have our American Studies...

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Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering

From robotics to photovoltaics, cosmic rays to smart materials, Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering’s pioneering research focuses on a wide range of issues. The department is divided into three groups: Sustainable...

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Mechanical and Construction Engineering

Engineering is everywhere, from the buildings we live and work in to the products we use every day. Mechanical and Construction Engineering explores a wide range of areas, including research into advanced materials, product development...

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Newcastle Business School

The subject diversity of Newcastle Business School, part of the Faculty of Business and Law, facilitates inter-discipline exchange of ideas and collaboration between staff across the functional business areas and departments...

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Northumbria Law School

The Law Department embraces diversity and breadth of research interests and outputs. While the research flagship of the Department is the Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies...

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Northumbria School of Design Arts and Creative Industries

We bring together innovative, inter-disciplinary research and experiential education in pursuit of the betterment of people, place, cultures, and societies.

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Northumbria School of Design

Northumbria School of Design hosts the following research groups; Design Issues (Critical Design Discourses), Design Innovation and Research Methods, and Design Making...

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Nursing, Midwifery & Health

The Department of Nursing, Midwifery & Health builds on a long history of high-quality research in public health and related fields; working closely with the Department of Healthcare and the Department of Social Work and Communities...

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Psychology

The Department of Psychology has an overarching theme of ‘Psychology of Health and Wellbeing’ that defines its research strategy. Areas of research specialism are Brain Performance and Nutrition Research Centre...

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Social Sciences

Social Sciences research at Northumbria is concerned with analysing and explaining how the lives of individuals, societies and nations are being transformed by multi-level processes of change, from the global to the local...

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Social Work, Education & Community Wellbeing

The department includes over fifty members of staff, with most of us having come into the academic world following many years working in welfare services for individuals, families and communities provided by local authorities...

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Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

With a strong and thriving research culture the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation specialises in research activity to address contemporaneous issues in health, performance and well-being.

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Research Excellence Framework 2021