Support our Research
Our researchers are solving some of the most pressing problems facing the world today and involving students in ground-breaking research as part of their educational experience.
How donations support research
From theory to practice, our research community develops solutions to societal challenges. Solutions that control and cure disease, enrich our cultural world, protect and enhance the environment. And drive greater understanding of society itself.
Creating a high-performing culture for research is about investing in the best people and the best projects. Donations create bold new possibilities without the strings that are often attached to more traditional forms of funding. They inspire confidence and act as a catalyst for accelerated growth and as a magnet for additional investment.
To learn more about how to support research and innovation at Newcastle University, contact Alexa Charlton at alexa.charlton@ncl.ac.uk.
Future Research
Newcastle University is well known for attracting and nurturing ambitious and creative researchers. With your support, we will be able to offer even more opportunities for the most talented researchers. Opportunities that push researchers and their disciplines to new boundaries.
Our priorities include:
- investing in PhD students as the cornerstone of a research community. A community that is dedicated to the discovery of new knowledge for the benefit of humanity. We will always welcome funding towards PhD studentships. Either in a particular area of interest or towards one of our areas of priority
- finding and developing the best academic and clinical research leaders of the future
- expanding opportunities for successful academics. Allowing them to tackle the most significant research challenges. Whilst also creating a thriving culture of discovery for our students and colleagues
- providing state of the art equipment for our world leading research teams
Discovery Fund
Our Discovery Fund supports a broad range of discoveries. From fundamental life sciences and physical sciences to biomedical science and clinical practice. Through to engineering and agriculture, to humanities, the creative arts and social sciences.
The impact of our pioneering research is wide-ranging. Recent achievements include:
- the globally significant discovery that Type 2 diabetes can be reversed by low-calorie diets
- the discovery and world-first implementation of a new IVF technique. One that reduces the risk of rare mitochondrial disease and allows affected families to have healthy children
- the development of techniques to improve the viability of donor lungs. This increases the availability of life-saving donor organs for those needing transplants
From cutting-edge research in energy transition, battery technology and water security. Through to advanced motor designs for hybrid aircraft. Newcastle engineers continue to push boundaries towards creating a cleaner, greener future.
Spanning architecture, arts and cultures, business and management, education, geography, history and archaeology, law, literature and linguistics, modern languages and politics. Our research in humanities and social sciences touches every corner of humanity. With an underpinning desire to contribute to a fairer society in the UK and around the world.
