Northumbria University is a research-intensive modern university playing an increasingly prominent role in the space sector. The university focuses on space-related research and development across multiple specialist areas, including satellite communications, space law and policy, and space weather. Northumbria collaborates with organizations like the UK Space Agency, Lockheed Martin, and the UK Met Office, working towards establishing the North East as a hub for space research and development. They are also developing the North East Space Skills and Technology Centre (NESST) with significant investment from the UK Space Agency and Lockheed Martin.
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JWST General Observer program 5073, led by Dr Henrik Melin of Northumbria University, used Webb's Integral Field Unit to monitor Uranus for about 15 hours on 19 January 2025.
Professor Richard Morton leads a study at Northumbria University investigating Alfven waves in the solar corona.
The planned investments and facilities at Northumbria University are intended to support new research, develop innovative technologies for export, and generate skills for the high-growth space sector in the North East of the UK.
Lockheed Martin will make an initial planned investment of up to £630,000 to support the development of skills, research, and technology across the region in collaboration with Northumbria University.
Lockheed Martin’s investment forms part of a wider £7 million investment into engineering facilities for research and teaching at Northumbria University funded by the Office for Students, the UK Space Agency, and Northumbria University.
On 2020-05-04, Astroscale Holdings Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Professor Chris Newman of Northumbria University in Newcastle to collaborate on investigating end-of-life standards and practices from industries such as oil and nuclear energy.
The first working paper from the collaboration between Astroscale and Northumbria University is scheduled to be published later in 2020.
Christopher Newman, a professor of space law and policy at Northumbria University, estimated the cost of developing a national GNSS replacement to be in the region of £3 billion to £5 billion.