Newcastle transplant experts will help lead a clinical network expanding the use of technology that gives surgeons more time to assess donated kidneys, enabling more life-saving transplants.

published on: 23 October 2026

Venice Biennale exhibition Shame Parade, created by Newcastle University’s Angel Cohn Castle, is to go on show in the city.

published on: 22 October 2026

A new UK network led by Newcastle and Northumbria universities, in partnership with Sunderland Software City, will help develop sustainable coatings and accelerate industrial innovation.

published on: 22 October 2026

Children with the most common form of childhood cancer could benefit from more personalised treatment thanks to new research that is changing how doctors assess the risk of the disease returning.

published on: 21 October 2026

People’s online behaviour has changed in response to legislation to prevent children from viewing harmful content – raising possible privacy and security risks, research suggests.

published on: 16 October 2026

Professor Chris Fowler has been awarded the 2026 Rivers Memorial Medal in recognition of his internationally significant research on kinship in Neolithic Britain.

published on: 13 October 2026

An event at Newcastle University will explore what ‘Manchesterism’ means for the North East or whether it is simply a new chapter in the long-running debate about how to rebalance Britain.

published on: 13 October 2026

An estimated 2.2 tonnes of plastic pellets, equivalent to around one in eight of those spilled into the River Tyne, remained in the estuary six weeks after the incident, according to new modelling.

published on: 12 October 2026

Writing for The Conversation, Dr Meg Kobza discusses the social importance of dancing in the Regency age as depicted in the new adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.

published on: 9 October 2026