Move over Elle Macpherson – the search is now on for the pig with the best legs as part of a new research project to improve the health and welfare of pigs on farms across the UK.

published on: 28 June 2012

A rare kind of mineral which scientists hope could be used to remove toxic metals and radioactive species from the environment played a similar, crucial role early in Earth’s history.

published on: 27 June 2012

A ground-breaking report which sets out how to make Newcastle a fairer city will be launched next month (July).

published on: 27 June 2012

High achieving school pupils have visited Newcastle to get their first taste of university life.

published on: 25 June 2012

A project to map the research equipment across universities in the North could point the way to greater collaboration between universities and improved research links with industry.

published on: 22 June 2012

There’s been national recognition of the University’s profile and research excellence in the field of ageing in two visits by high profile guests.

published on: 22 June 2012

University academics look at bank's management and discover why the bank failed.

published on: 22 June 2012

North East councils are working with Newcastle University to become world leaders in enshrining and protecting the rights of older people.

published on: 22 June 2012

Exclusive funding for regenerative medicine projects with academic and industry collaborators were launched at a high profile event this week (Wednesday 20 June).

published on: 21 June 2012

Children younger than eight need to be targeted to make sure they lead more active lives to combat our obesity time-bomb, researchers at Newcastle University say.

published on: 20 June 2012

A team led by Newcastle University's Professor Ian Haynes and Current Archaeology's Archaeologist of the Year Tony Wilmott has started work in Maryport.

published on: 19 June 2012

Pre-school children should be more closely monitored by health and early years professionals to try and identify potential language problems, new research suggests.

published on: 18 June 2012

Newcastle University’s Council Chairman is launching his own scholarship scheme to support more young people to study at Newcastle.

published on: 18 June 2012

A top Indian diabetes expert has travelled to Newcastle this week to learn about a new branch of science which could improve health across the world.

published on: 18 June 2012

New insights into the electrical patterns of the brain reveal how brain waves with rapidly increasing frequencies, like musical ‘glissandi’, could help predict when a patient is going to start an epileptic seizure.

published on: 16 June 2012

University staff and students are enjoying the experience of a lifetime as they proudly carry the Olympic Torch.

published on: 15 June 2012

Simulating weather and water conditions before a race could give sailors the advantage they need to win, new research reveals.

published on: 14 June 2012

A Newcastle University student will travel to Rio de Janeiro next week to attend the Rio +20 Earth Summit and report back live on the debates that could shape the future of our planet.

published on: 14 June 2012

An influential independent body has found that a pioneering mitochondrial transfer technique is ethical.

published on: 12 June 2012

Children and young adults scanned multiple times by computed tomography (CT) have a small increased risk of leukaemia and brain tumours in the decade following their first scan.

published on: 7 June 2012

A North East team who have developed a device which will help monitor gum disease have been awarded more than £1,000,000 of Government funding.

published on: 6 June 2012

Newcastle University has been awarded first-class honours for its efforts to help the planet and has become the greenest university in the North East.

published on: 1 June 2012