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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
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The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has a global reputation as a centre for research, education and engagement across the creative arts, humanities, and social sciences.
We are home to an exceptionally broad range of disciplines. These sit across our 10 academic schools, research institutes and centres. Through our thinking, making, research and education practice, we seek to address social and global challenges.
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On show at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art until 9 Feb 2025
Buried landforms reveal North Sea’s ancient glacial past
An international team of researchers, including a glaciologist at Newcastle University, has discovered remarkably well-preserved glacial landforms buried almost 1 km beneath the North Sea.
Comment: Who cares for the British countryside? - new book
Writing for The Conversation, Professor Christopher Rodgers reviews a new book by campaigner Guy Shrubsole, who argues for a radical reappraisal of property and land ownership rights.