Tag: Northumbria University
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Strategic Partnership To Revolutionise Support For LGBTQ+ Veterans
Northumbria University and Fighting With Pride – The LGBT+ Armed Forces Charity – have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a shared mission of transforming support for LGBTQ+ Veterans.
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Better access to justice needed for victims of gender-based violence
Family justice experts from Northumbria University are calling for changes to the support given by government to victims of gender-based violence, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Gender-based violence during lockdown: media reports may have missed the true picture
The ability of gender-based violence victims to access support services during the Covid-19 lockdown has not been accurately portrayed in the media, with potentially damaging consequences, according to new research.
Photo credit Pictured: The Northumbria University team working on the ‘Out and About’ project. (LR) Dr Antonio Portas, Frances Hamilton and Daria Onitiu.
New online tool to offer support for LGBTQ+ staff and students
A team from Northumbria University, Newcastle are developing plans for an online platform that would help members of the LGBTQ+ community to understand their legal rights when they travel abroad.
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Remembering and responding on World Aids Day
Staff and students at Northumbria University will mark World AIDS Day by celebrating the life and work of a former academic, and launching two new initiatives aimed at highlighting the challenges faced by those living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
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Researchers awarded almost £600k to boost diversity in engineering and physical sciences
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has awarded almost £600,000 to a consortium of universities and businesses in the north of England – including Northumbria University, Newcastle –to boost the reputation under-represented groups in engineering and physical sciences.