University spinouts and tech-focused start-up companies have the potential to significantly boost the region’s economy by creating skilled, high-paying jobs and bringing innovative products to market.

Over recent years, the experience of childhood for many children has been a difficult one, and the root causes that diminish their wellbeing and life chances, although often glaringly obvious, have ...

Since 2018 Annette has been the very driven and inspiring Director and ‘Chief Collaboration Officer’ of the N8 Research Partnership- the strongest university research alliance in the UK. As one of the ...

The twelfth and final report in a year-long series – produced jointly by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives – that seeks to deliver a country that works for all children and young ...

Nanette De Jong, Professor of Socially Engaged Ethnomusicology at Newcastle University, has developed and implemented ...

Last year the parliamentary Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee launched an inquiry into ‘Innovation, growth and the regions’ to assess the role of the UK’s innovation ecosystem in ...

The N8 Policing Research Partnership (N8 PRP) has released its Annual Report for 2024, highlighting achievements from the past year and plans for 2025. N8 PRP is a collaboration between the N8 ...

The below article was first published in The Northern Agenda. In the Chancellor’s recent growth speech it was encouraging to hear how the government plans to enhance transport connectivity in the ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising industries and enhancing lives worldwide, and universities across the North of England are playing an increasingly key role in this transformation. As a ...

Our main areas of focus for collaboration have been chosen based on existing strengths in the N8 universities and the region, as well as for their potential for growth and economic impact. We actively ...

The N8 Research Partnership is a collaboration of the eight most research intensive Universities in the North of England: Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and York ...