Academic Partnerships

We work with University partners to drive innovation, talent development and collaborative research.

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Securing the Future

At Northrop Grumman UK, we work with University partners to drive innovation, talent development and collaborative research. We also work with universities to support initiatives aligned to our UK business through the Northrop Grumman foundation.

“We are thrilled to be working alongside a number of universities in the UK. Not only do they give us access to fresh perspectives and emerging technologies but also introduce us to a diverse pool of bright, emerging talent which is absolutely critical for securing the future of the UK.”

Phil Dadd, Technical Director, NSS

University of Southampton

We partner with the University of Southampton working on technological advancements and developing our future workforce. We support a number of initiatives at the University, through the charitable giving from Northrop Grumman Foundation, including Future Worlds.

Future Worlds is a start-up accelerator existing to help aspiring student entrepreneurs change the world with their ideas.

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University of Birmingham

We work with the University to enhance diversity in tech by removing barriers for underrepresented groups. We provide bursaries for the top performing master’s students at the University within the subject areas of Cyber Security, Data Science and AI and Machine Learning.

We also work with the University to deliver two annual STEM days focused on secondary school female students. Participants attend a series of workshops designed to identify their skills and strengths and understand how they can be applied to careers in STEM.

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University of Manchester

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UK Multidisciplinary Centre for Neuromorphic Computing

Northrop Grumman is part of a consortium, made up of universities, non-academic partners and SMEs, which aims to use neuromorphic computing to play a key role in addressing the sustainability challenges in today’s digital infrastructure and artificial intelligence systems.

Neuromorphic computing sits at the intersection of several fields, and real progress depends on those communities working closely together. The consortium creates a practical bridge between leading academic research and industry experience, quickly moving ideas from the lab into usable technologies.

This collaboration strengthens the UK’s ability to develop more efficient, adaptable computing systems with clear real-world relevance.