An award-winning tale of a woman’s search for her birth parents and her childhood has been chosen to be part of World Book Night.

published on: 27 March 2013

As MPs call for commonly-used pesticides to be banned, Newcastle research has revealed that they are damaging honey bee brains and their ability to learn.

published on: 27 March 2013

Why do prominent business people, like Bill Gates or Warren Buffet, seek to extend their reach in society beyond business and help to change the world?    

published on: 27 March 2013

A ‘cleaner app’ which allows those at risk from domestic violence to seek help online without leaving an electronic trail behind them has been developed by Newcastle University.

published on: 26 March 2013

A device invented by two Newcastle University graduates to make houses warmer without the need to turn up the heating has been launched.

published on: 25 March 2013

Poems inspired by Newcastle University’s Dove Marine Laboratory have been nominated for a prestigious prize.

published on: 21 March 2013

An independent regulatory body has found there is broad support for a Newcastle-led pioneering mitochondrial transfer technique to allow families to have healthy children.

published on: 20 March 2013

Professor Jeff Errington has been recognised for the profound implications his work has had for the research community and wider society.  

published on: 15 March 2013

Lords hear from Newcastle University academic as they warn that the UK is “woefully under-prepared” for the impact of the increasing number of people living to much older age.

published on: 14 March 2013

Some of the world's ancient art is at risk of disappearing, Newcastle University experts have warned.

published on: 14 March 2013

Two leading Newcastle University researchers have been appointed to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

published on: 14 March 2013

Medics are today celebrating 25 years of improving the health of our nation with discussions on the future of the NHS.

published on: 14 March 2013

Welfare cuts mean countryside poverty is set to increase in the next five years, a Newcastle University expert has predicted

published on: 13 March 2013

Newcastle University is to lead a £5.5 million research project investigating new ways to provide cheaper, cleaner water.

published on: 12 March 2013

Scientists from Newcastle University will be taking their work from the lab to the gallery to expose some of the astonishing workings of the brain.

published on: 11 March 2013

His Excellency Mr João de Vallera, and the Attaché for Education Affairs, Dr Regina Duart have visited the University.

published on: 8 March 2013

A large scale project to map Antarctica has discovered the continent contains more ice than previously understood.

published on: 8 March 2013

You may need a cup of coffee to kick start the day but it seems honeybees also get their buzz from drinking flower nectar containing caffeine.

published on: 7 March 2013

A Newcastle University professor says the Church has a vital role to play both locally and nationally in lobbying on rural disadvantage.

published on: 7 March 2013

While the UK's population is ageing by five hours a day, innovation is lagging behind finds a report from the UK's innovation foundation reiterating the message of our Newcastle Initiative on Changing Age.

published on: 7 March 2013

Newcastle University is to host a new national centre for subsea and offshore engineering.

published on: 3 March 2013

Newcastle University has celebrated the achievements of its Chinese graduates with its first ever graduation ceremony in the country.

published on: 1 March 2013